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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

UC Weed Report Database project

September 12, 2016
By Brad Hanson
Several years ago, I had what seemed like a great weed research idea. My idea addressed a serious agricultural weed problem in California, it was applicable to several cropping systems, it used an integrated approach to weed management, and it utilized a pretty novel approach (or so I thought).
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Livestock & Range: Article

Oct & Nov Events / Newsletter

September 12, 2016
By Devii R Rao
Here's some info about 3 upcoming events related to livestock and rangelands. All of this information, and more, is available in a hard copy newsletter I mailed out today to almost 1,000 livestock producers in San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Cruz counties.
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Bug Squad: Article

Meet You at the Bohart!

September 9, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you've never visited the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, or if you're eager to return, mark your calendar! Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum and Tabatha Yang, public education and outreach coordinator, have just announced the schedule for the special w...
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Bug Squad: Article

High Society--with Bad Breath?

September 8, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It was right where it belonged--by the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences. As I returned from a meeting in the building today, something green caught my eye. A praying mantis was hanging out on the society garlic. Was it eating any prey? No, not this time.
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Bug Squad: Article

An Un-Bee-Lievable Summer at Belize: Bohart Open House on Sunday, Sept. 18

September 7, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You will not bee-lieve what a group of scientists affiliated with the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, found last summer in Belize. They brought back some 100,000 specimens, ranging from stunning orchid bees to spectacular morpho butterflies, to add to the museum collection.
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Bug Squad: Article

A WSU-Tagged Monarch: What a Traveler!

September 6, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What are the odds? What are the odds? A monarchthe most special monarch ever--fluttered over our pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif. on Monday afternoon, Sept. 5 and touched down on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia).
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Bug Squad: Article

Learn All About Butterflies Sept. 18 at UC Davis Arboretum

September 5, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You might see monarchs, Gulf Fritillaries, Western tiger swallowtails, pipevine swallowtails, and skippers. You'll learn about butterflies and their needs. It's a UC Davis Arboretum talk and tour and it's free and open to the public.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Tackling Tumbleweed in San Benito County

September 5, 2016
By Devii R Rao
Many of the ranchers I've spoken with over the last year and a half have said that tumbleweed, also known as Russian thistle (Salsola sp.), is a big problem in both San Benito and Monterey counties.
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Bug Squad: Article

Yellowjacket or Paper Wasp?

September 2, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Western yellowjackets, nicknamed "meat bees" (as opposed to the "vegetarian honey bees") are often misidentified. A recent visitor at a camp in the Sierra Nevada mountain range witnessed a large number of wasps and stinging behavior.
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