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September 2016

September 2, 2016
Are you ready? TOTSOCE is back and this year could be bigger than ever! There's also Science Night with Drones and Ventura County Fair results.
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Extra, Extra, Read All About It!

September 1, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Extra, extra, read all about it! This "extra" has nothing to do with a special edition of a newspaper. This "extra" deals with something that may puzzle you. This "extra" refers to the passionflower vine (Passiflora), the host plant of the Gulf Fritillary butterfly (Agraulis vanillae).
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A Spectacular Spider

August 31, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You may not like spiders. You may have Arachnophobia, a fear of spiders, or maybe you just dislike all spiders. But still, some spiders are spectacular. Stunning. Striking. Take the redfemured spotted orbweaver, Neoscona domiciliorum.
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Figure 1. 2016 Armyworm populations from the Sacramento Valley to the Delta. Figure courtesy of Luis Espino, UCCE rice farm advisor in Colusa County.
SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

Armyworm Update from the Delta to the Sacramento Valley

August 31, 2016
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
Please see this article on the UC Rice Blog for an update on armyworm populations. We will continue to monitor traps in the Delta through mid-September, and we will plan to monitor populations next season.
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Argentine Ants

August 31, 2016
By Ben A Faber
There are numerous species of ants present in citrus orchards, however, the most common are the Argentine ant (southern and coastal California), the native gray ant (San Joaquin Valley) and the southern fire ant (statewide).
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Seconds Count When You're Photographing Butterflies

August 30, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When you're capturing images of butterflies, seconds count. They're unpredictable. They move from fluttering to fleeting. And just when you're focused on where they are, they aren't there anymore.
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This year's class: the why, how and what of GIS

August 30, 2016
By Maggi Kelly
Here are the tag clouds from this year's GIS class: the why, how and what of our upcoming semester's projects. Word clouds from Wordle. The Why: what are the key problems class members want to focus on... The How: possible methods we will use... The What: some of the datasets that might be used...
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GIS for Needs Assessments

August 30, 2016
By Andy Lyons
I recently attended a really useful ANR training from the office of Program Planning and Evaluation (PPE) on needs assessment. Incorporating needs assessments into research and extension makes a lot of sense for many reasons.
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