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Detection Sensor Prototype HLB
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New Early Detection of Citrus HLB

November 17, 2016
By Ben A Faber
Kearney Research and Extension Center, University of California Cooperative Extension California is the major producer of fresh market citrus in the U.S., a $2 billion industry that is threatened by a devastating disease called citrus Huanglongbing (HLB).
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What to Do with Your Uninvited Guests in Your Home

November 16, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Worried about uninvited guests gathering in your home without an invitation or your permission? You know, the ones with six, eight or more legs? Now you can find out all about them. And maybe, just maybe, you can kick them out.
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Monarchs: Should They Go or Should They Stay?

November 15, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So here we are, planning a long-awaited 113-mile trip from Solano County to Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, to admire and photograph the overwintering monarch butterflies. Then it happened.
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Let's Hear It for the Bees and Beekeepers

November 14, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Let's hear it for the honey bees. Right now they're scrambling to gather nectar and pollen from the blanket flower, Gaillardia. You could say they're blanketing the flower. When resources are scarce in the fall, the blanket flower, in the sunflower family Asteraceae, draws them in.
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How the Bees Helped Save America

November 11, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Today, on Veterans' Day, we pay tribute to our military veterans and those serving in our U.S. Armed Forces. It's appropriate to think of America's first veterans from 261 years ago--the patriots who fought in the American Revolutionary War, also known as The War of Independence (1755-1783).
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NASA develops growth model for invasive aquatic plants

November 10, 2016
By Guy Kyser
Scientists at NASA Ames have created a new computer model to simulate the growth and decay of floating aquatic invasive plants, such as water hyacinth and water primrose, on Delta waterways. The model is used to estimate biomass levels throughout the year.
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