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A honey bee packing pollen as it forages on almonds. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Trouble in the Almond Orchards

April 23, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Beekeepers and almond growers are concerned--and rightfully so--about the some 80,000 bee colonies that died this year in the San Joaquin Valley almond orchards. In monetary terms, that's a loss of about $180,000. But the loss isn't just financial. It could have long-term effects.
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Female metallic green sweat bee, Agapostemon texanus, on coreopsis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey
Bug Squad: Article

A Bee That's a Delight to See

April 22, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What's that on the Coreopsis? Could it be--a bee? Yes, that's the metallic green sweat bee, also called an ultra green sweat bee, Agapostemon texanus. This one (below) is a female. Males and females are easily distinguishable.
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Colusa County: Article

Sac Valley Almond News

April 22, 2014
New UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor Introduction Insect Activity Foliar Nutrient Sprays Nitrogen Use Efficiency Irrigation Management Nickels Field Day, lunch reservation form and map...
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A honey bee foraging on rapini at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Rapini! Rapini! Rapini!

April 21, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Honey bee population declining? You wouldn't know it if you were to visit the two rapini patches in front of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road, University of California, Davis.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Weed Day 2014 comes to UC Davis July 10

April 21, 2014
By Gale Perez
Weed management research will take center stage at UC Davis on July 10th, when scientists, students, regulators and weed managers gather for the 58th annual Weed Day.
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Pruning Cherimoya for Off-season Fruit

April 21, 2014
By Ben A Faber
A recent trip to Spain was an opportunity to look at their cherimoya production practices. One of the most interesting is their ability to manage the tree through pruning to produce fruit off-season (in spring) when the prices are the highest.
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Debra Jamison (left), state regent, and Gayle Mooney, state treasurer, share a bench that the California State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution purchased for the UC Davis bee garden.
Bug Squad: Article

An Un-bee-lievably Generous Gift

April 18, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What an un-bee-lievably generous gift! Debra Jamison, state regent of the California State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. loves bees. So when it came time to select a fundraising project, she knew what she wanted to do.
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SWD-Adult
Pest News: Article

Be on the Lookout for Spotted Wing Drosophila

April 18, 2014
Adult male spotted wing drosophila. Note the dark spot on the tip of its wings. (Photo by Larry L. Strand) It's cherry growing season and a good time to begin looking for spotted wing drosophila (SWD), Drosophila suzukii.
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