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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Fast-moving tree

April 16, 2013
By Guy Kyser
In ailanthus territory, you have to be careful not to park for too long in one place.
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Crane fly resting on a stucco wall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Crane Flies: Slender and Long-Legged

April 15, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Some folks call them "mosquito hawks" or "skeeter eaters" or "blood suckers." They're not. None of the above. Crane flies, in the family Tipulidae, don't prey on mosquitoes and they don't suck blood. These slender, long-legged insects remind us of runway models. Thin. Demure. Fragile.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Ever heard of fumitory?

April 15, 2013
By Guy Kyser
This is a new-to-me weed, even though it's growing all around Robbins Hall where I've been working since typewriter times. Fumitory (Fumaria spp.) is a lacy, vine-like annual native to Europe. Looks sort of like parsley, though it's not related.
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Webweaver spun a web and then crawled into the mason bee condo to occupy a hole. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Meet the New Tenant

April 11, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You can't always choose your tenants. Sometimes they choose you. Take the case of our two bee condos, which are blocks of wood drilled with holes for native bee occupancy. One, with the smaller holes, is for leafcutter bees (Megachile spp.
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Honey bee heading toward tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Luncheon in the Garden

April 10, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
(Editor's note: This event has been postponed until the fall of 2013. Details pending.) Mark your calenders! The Honey and Pollination Center at the University of California, Davis, is planning a "Luncheon in the Garden" on Sunday, June 2 from noon to 3 p.m.
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Professor Thomas Scott, a worldwide expert on dengue, is pictured in Kenya.
Bug Squad: Article

Global Burden of Dengue

April 8, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Don't ever underestimate the threat of dengue. The mosquito-borne viral disease known as breakbone fever, is three times more prevalent than originally thought, according to a research paper published today in Nature and co-authored by dengue expert Thomas Scott of UC Davis.
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