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The "porch light" bumble bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

'Zombie' Bumble Bees?

January 9, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
This is the story of what may be three parasitized bumble bees. Or to put it more precisely, three Bombus melanopygus queens. Early this morning, in between dark and dawn, three black-tailed bumble bees buzzed around our porch lights.
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UC Rice Blog: Article

2014 Rice Grower Meetings - Program

January 9, 2014
By Luis Espino
2014 Annual Rice Grower Meetings Sponsored by UC Cooperative Extension -------------- 4 Locations -------------- WHERE & WHEN Richvale: Monday, Jan. 27, 8:00 am, Evangelical Church, 5219 Church St., Richvale Glenn: Monday, Jan.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

When the Rains Don't Do Their Thing

January 9, 2014
By Ben A Faber
"We don't need to irrigate, it's winter." This is a commonly held idea, and many years it is true. Adequately timed rains will often meet the needs of avocado trees during the winter period, and in times like last year, even satisfy much of the spring requirement.
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Bed bug. (Photo by Piotr Naskrecki, courtesty of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
Bug Squad: Article

Bring on the Bed Bugs at the Bohart

January 8, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
They're the bugs you love to hate. Bed bugs, lice, ticks, mites, fleas and mosquitoes. If you want to see and/or learn more about them, attend the Bohart Museum of Entomology's "Snuggle Bugs" open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

NEW PUBLICATION // Weed Pest Identification and Monitoring Cards

January 8, 2014
By Gale Perez
Based on the bestselling Weeds of California and Other Western States, the Weed Pest Identification and Monitoring Cards is the perfect pocket-sized companion for anyone working in the field. These 48 cards cover the most common weeds, grouped into 8 categories for easy identification.
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Colusa County: Article

Tomato Production Meeting, 1/9/14 8:00-12:00 in Woodland

January 8, 2014
The South Sacramento Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting will be held tomorrow, 1/9/2014 from 8AM to 12 noon at the Woodland Community Center (2001 East St., Woodland 95776). The agenda is attached along with PCA/CCA credit information.
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IGIS: Article

Dense cities contribute less GHG

January 8, 2014
By Maggi Kelly
A CoolClimate Map of the SF Bay Area's carbon footprint by zipcode tabulation area shows a pattern typical of large metropolitan areas: a small footprint (green) in the urban core but a large footprint (orange and red) in surrounding suburbs.
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Bee breeder-geneticist Michael "Kim" Fondrk works the Page bees in a Dixon almond orchard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

It All Began at UC Davis

January 7, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It all began at UC Davis. The highly acclaimed research published in Current Biology that cracked the 200-year secret of complementary sex determination in honey bees is rooted right here, right here at UC Davis. Arizona State University Provost Robert E. Page, Jr.
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