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Avocado Dieback

July 22, 2015
By Ben A Faber
This is being posted again because there have been so many calls recently with the same problem - lack of good water management accentuated by lack of rain and salt damage.
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E-Journal of Entomology and Biologicals: Article

Calculate Your VOC Emissions

July 22, 2015
As summer continues to heat up, keep in mind that regulations remain in effect to reduce the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that can be emitted into the atmosphere by pesticides and other harmful chemicals and contribute to the amount of ozone or smog in the environment.
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UC Davis Extension apiculturist Elina Niño (left) explaining bee biology. At right is staff research associate Bernardo Niño, her husband. They will teach two short courses in September. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

So You Want to Be a Beekeeper...

July 21, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So you want to be a beekeeper...but you don't know where to begin. You're in luck. Bee experts at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, University of California, Davis, are planning two short courses or sessions in September--the first on Sept. 13 and the second on Sept. 20.
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Day 1 at the 2015 ESRI User Conference

July 20, 2015
By Shane T Feirer
Today was the first day of the ESRI User Conference in San Diego. It was a day filled with new software, apps, and inspirational talks by special people. The plenary talk today, as always, highlighted the newest and greatest software and tools in development at ESRI.
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A praying mantis snares a newly emerged Gulf Fritillary butterfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Two Predators, One Prey

July 20, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Sometimes you just can't win for losing. This morning a newly emerged Gulf Fritillary butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) began drying its damp wings, preparing for flight. It had just emerged from its chrysalis.
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July 16, 2015. Field Meeting in Five Points.
Conservation Agriculture: Article

UC Davis hosts Rain for Rent and Reinke Mfg at Center Pivot Field in Five Points

July 20, 2015
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
UC Davis Horticulture and Agronomy graduate student, Gerardo van den Hoek, hosted a group of irrigation technology suppliers from Rain For Rent (San Joaquin, CA) and Reinke Mfg. (Deshler, NE) at the field site where he is conducting the second year of his MS thesis project in Five Points, CA.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Cold Tolerant Avocado Varieties?

July 20, 2015
By Ben A Faber
Avocado is a fruit tree that is notable for its sensitivity to cold. There are tropical varieities that are very sensitive to cold most notably many of the varieties that are of a West Indian origin.
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