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Bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Queen of the Queen Bees

October 2, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Great to see the Wall Street Journal feature bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey in its Oct. 1st piece, "A Scientist Teaches Drones and Queens the Birds and the Bees." Sue Cobey is world renowned for her work in trying "to build a better bee.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Farm Budget Generator 2011 Workbook and User's Guide

October 2, 2013
By Etaferahu Takele
Agricultural producers are constantly engaged in evaluating and analyzing their costs of production and returns to measure profitability and develop efficient production management strategies because of continually rising costs.
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Jakub Gabka, a bee scientist from Poland, held this expression for a minute during the bee beard event at UC Davis. This photo appears on the cover of the current American Bee Journal. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

To Bee or Not To Bee?

October 1, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
To bee or not to bee? That was not the question. There was no question. The answer was "yes" before the event began. When visiting bee scientist Jakub Gabka of Warsaw, Poland, studied at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr.
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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Article

October 2013 CloverLines

October 1, 2013
In this issue... Trick Or Treat So Others Can Eat, Tie Blankets Wrap-Up, Awards Night coming soon, and much more.
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Drone fly nectaring on bulbine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey
Bug Squad: Article

Another Kind of Drone Strike

September 30, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
No, it's not a honey bee. But many people think all floral visitors are bees. It's a fly. A drone fly. Family: Syrphidae; subfamily Eristalinae; tribe Eristalini; genus, Eristalis. Like all syrphids, it has two wings. The honey bee has four.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Matrix and Alion combinations for tree nut weed control

September 30, 2013
By Brad Hanson
One of the major research and extension areas in my program is weed control efficacy in orchards and vineyards. During the 2012-13 growing season, we conducted about 50 herbicide efficacy trials in commercial orchards or research station sites.
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Inside the hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

All About Honey Bee Colony Health

September 27, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
(Editor's Note: Due to the government shutdown, this seminar has been cancelled.) It's a topic we've all been waiting for: "Honey Bee Health and Disease Resistance.
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Colusa County: Article

October 2013

September 27, 2013
1st Annual Colusa Harvest Festival, National 4-H Week, Club Achievement Nights...
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