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ACP adult and nymph
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Perfect Weather for ACP Scouting

March 21, 2013
By Ben A Faber
The weather is perfect for looking for Asian Citrus Psyllid. There is new flush and that is where the adults go to lay their eggs and feed. This is also the tissue where aphids and scale crawlers will be found, as well.
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HLB citrus
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Electronic “sniffer” for determining HLB

March 21, 2013
By Ben A Faber
At a recent conference on Postharvest Technology Advances, Cristina Davis from the UC Davis Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering presented information on the development of a device that can smell out trees infected with Huanglongbing (HLB).
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Israel 1A
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Update from Israel

March 21, 2013
By Ben A Faber
Over the last two weeks Mary Lu Arpaia (Extension Specialist, UC Riverside) and David Obenland (Plant Physiologist, USDA-ARS) had the opportunity to visit Israel and spend several days looking at avocados including a visit with Zvi Mendel and Stanley Freeman, the lead researchers in Israel on the Po...
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Red flame skimmer (Libellula saturata). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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From Toe Biters to Flame Skimmers

March 20, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
From toe biters to flame skimmers... That's what visitors will see on "Aquatic Insect Day" on Sunday, March 24 at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis.
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Western Society of Weed Science - UC news (2 of 2)

March 20, 2013
By Brad Hanson
My second WSWS post today is intended to provide folks a sense of the involvement of UC weed scientists in the WSWS meeting and organization. I'll just run through a few UC highlights from the 66th WSWS meeting program for those that may not have been able to attend the meeting.
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Western Society of Weed Science news (1 of 2)

March 20, 2013
By Brad Hanson
Two posts today to share news about the 66th annual meeting of the Western Society of Weed Science (WSWS) last week in San Diego. This first post will have links to WSWS news and information: WSWS webpage: http://www.wsweedscience.org/ WSWS-sponsored publications: http://www.wsweedscience.
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Lanini receives Fellow Award

March 20, 2013
By Gale Perez
Dr. Tom Lanini was made a Fellow of the Western Society of Weed Science (WSWS) in March 2013 at the annual meeting in San Diego. Tom is a Cooperative Extension Weed Ecologist in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis.
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Invasive weeds are taking a toll on wildflower displays

March 19, 2013
By Gale Perez
Sahara mustard, a resilient weed native to North Africa and the Mediterranean, is invading desert landscapes in the American Southwest, squeezing out beautiful wildflower displays that attract tourists and maintain the local ecology, reported the San Diego Union Tribune.
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