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ANR Contracts & Grants Updates: Article

Open Calls for Proposals on Grapevine Research

December 8, 2024
By Kendra T Rose
Dear Colleagues, The Unified Grant Management for Viticulture & Enology (UGMVE) is hosting requests for research proposals for FY 2025-2026 on behalf of five entities.
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UC Davis student entomologist Kaitai Liu exults after finding a rain beetle on a field trip. He plans to become an entomology professor and study rain beetles.
Bug Squad: Article

UC Davis Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology: Meet Kaitai Liu

December 7, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Back in 2011, three UC Davis entomology faculty members launched the campuswide Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology (RSPIB) to provide "academically strong and highly motivated undergraduates with a closely mentored research experience in biology.
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Photo 1, Rose hips, beginninng (Niklewicz)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Pruning Your Roses

December 7, 2024
Hey, everybody, it is deadhead time at the Rose Corral. No, I am not talking about a gathering of slow-thinking people. Nor am I talking about followers of a famous rock group, or about delivery trucks that travel without any cargo.
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A honey bee heading toward almond blossoms. Managed bees such as bumble bees and honey bees are used to transfer a powder form of a biological control agent from flower to flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

UC Davis Apiculturist: Apivectoring Defined

December 6, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Do you know what apivectoring is? Bee scientist Elina Lastro Nio, associate professor of Cooperative Extension, Apiculture, and a member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT) faculty, defines it in a recent edition of Bee Culture.
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