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Bug Squad: Article

When Bugs Beckon, the Bohart Museum Gift Shop Can Oblige

December 2, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Keep Calm and Insect On." That's the theme of the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5 in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building on Crocker Lane, University of California, Davis.
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roof rat
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Rats in Your Orchard

December 2, 2015
By Ben A Faber
The roof rat (Rattus rattus), sometimes called the black rat, is a common vertebrate pest in citrus, avocado and other yummy tree orchards. It builds leaf and twig nests in fruit trees or nearby trees, or it can nest in debris piles or thick mulch on the ground.
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Bug Squad: Article

Quick: What Critter Eats Styrofoam?

December 1, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Quick question: What critter can chew and digest Styrofoam? Drum roll...Time's up... If you answered "mealworms"--or the larval form of the darkling beetle, family Tenebrionidae--that's correct.
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land planaria
Topics in Subtropics: Article

With the Rain Come Land Planaria

November 30, 2015
By Ben A Faber
When it starts to rain, things start happening. Growers come in with some interesting specimens. Wet, high leaf mulch environments create a special world that brings out some interesting creatures like slime molds and land planaria.
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SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting

November 30, 2015
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
UC Cooperative Extension in San Joaquin County will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 8, 2016 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E.Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206).
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Bug Squad: Article

When Science and Art Meet

November 29, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When entomologist Diane Ulman, professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, and self-described rock artist Donna Billick of Davis co-founded the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program, one of the many outcomes is LASER.
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