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One of my favorite experiences about being a UC CooperativeExtensionMaster Gardener is sharing what I am learning with my granddaughter,Cleary. Most people assume that when you have a Master Gardener title that you know everything.

And just like that, a female monarch butterfly fluttered into our Vacaville pollinator garden this morning, Aug. 10, and left a dozen or so calling cards: precious eggs. We earlier saw a male monarch patrolling the garden on the morning of July 23, but he left to go find the girls.

Microbiologist Shawn Christensen, a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the Rachel Vannette laboratory, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and Vannette, his major professor, were among those collaborating with the producers of KQED Science's Deep Look for its wildlife video on bindweed t...

The Gender Recognition and Lived Name Policy (GRLN) ensures that all individuals are identified by their accurate gender identity and lived or preferred name on university-issued documents and in UC's information systems.

Mosquitoes are the winners in the global warming climate, thriving for longer periods of time in areas that are warmer and more humid.

The Secret Life of Vineyards depicts what you may never see: the life that inhabits a vineyard. A UC Davis team created the insect-themed ceramic-mosaic mural that was recently installed at the Matthiasson Winery, 3175 Dry Creek Road, Napa.

Professor emerita Sharon Lawler of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology is quoted in a Pest Gnome study titled "2023's Most Vulnerable Counties for Mosquito-Borne Diseases," published Aug. 9. The article, noting that World Mosquito Day is Aug.

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University of California Cooperative Extension, 4-H Youth Development Program in Santa Clara County partnered with multiple community organizations to hold a 4-H Nature Explorers Day Camp at Escuela Popular Bilingual Academy in East San Jose from July 17 to July 21.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Childrenalso known as WICserves nearly half of children born in the US at some point before their fifth birthday. WIC participation enhances food security, diet quality, and developmental outcomes of children.