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

Weed Day 2011 comes to UC Davis July 14

June 2, 2011
By Gale Perez
The latest developments in weed control will take center stage at UC Davis once again when scores of scientists, students, regulators and more gather July 14 for the 55th annual Weed Day.
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June bug, aka fig beetle (Cotinus mutabilis) at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Andrew Richards)
Bug Squad: Article

Cute as a June Bug

June 1, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You never hear anyone say "He's as cute as an earwig." Or, he's as cute as a "lygus bug." No. It's "Cute as a June bug," which could be any number of bugs, including the fig beetle (Cotinus mutabilis).
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Research program overview

June 1, 2011
By Brad Hanson
I gave an overview presentation on my research program today as part of the Plant Science Departmental Seminar series at UC Davis. I thought I'd post it here for several reasons: 1. There might be someone out there who is just dying to know what I do - here you go! 2.
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Honey bee on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Golden Girls

May 31, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When you encounter a "Golden Girl" in your backyard, there's one thing to do: grab the camera. The "Golden Girl," in this case, is an Italian honey bee (Apis mellifera liguistica), the most common honey bee in the United States. Make that the world.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

The human dimension of weed control

May 31, 2011
By Brad Hanson
I recently ran across an article from Western Farm Press (written last November) that I thought was interesting and worth reposting here. The article, which was entitled "Weed Control: Communication with Farmers Essential", provided a synopsis of a journal article on the subject.
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Pollen-packing honey bee heading toward a rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Red-Eye Flight?

May 30, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Unlike airplane pilots, honey bees don't file a flight plan. They know where they're going because their sisters tell them with their waggle dances. Pollen. Nectar. Propolis. All good. Bees seem to really like the pollen on rock purslane (Calandrinia grandiflora).
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Crab spider nails a flower fly in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Not a Good Day for a Flower Fly

May 27, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It was not a good day for a flower fly. A flower fly, aka syrphid fly, dropped down in a patch of pink roses at the Hagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at UC Davis today to sip nectar. It was a pink-rose kind of day. Not for the flower fly, though. A crab spider, lying in wait, pounced.
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Colusa County: Article

June 2011

May 27, 2011
2011-12 All Star Announced, Fair News, Congratulations to graduating 4-Hers!...
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Michelle Flenniken
Bug Squad: Article

Trying to Ward Off the Threats

May 26, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When we think about honey bees, we ought to think about the immune system. Understanding the honey bees immune system is crucial to battling the declining honey bee population, says University of California insect virus researcher Michelle Flenniken.
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Colusa County: Article

May 2011

May 26, 2011
Early pests of rice: tadpole shrimp and rice seed midge...
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