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The UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP) is being recognized by the UC Davis Staff Assembly as a Citation of Excellence winner in the Faculty-Staff Partnership Award category for its "outstanding achievements and notable contributions" in disseminating science-based beekeeping...

I just wanted to give a little update on the 2023 Devil's Garden (DG) Colt Challenge. We had 40 youth in 4-H and FFA enroll in the program from 18 counties all over California.

The jumping worm, Amynthas agrestis, is an invasive earthworm capable of harming native forests that has been recently reported in some areas of California.

Land use change in agricultural frontiers can have far-reaching social and environmental implications, such as habitat loss, water contamination, or worker demographic shifts particularly when it involves the rapid expansion of a new industry such as cannabis production.

If you have concerns for your small children and pets in the presence of coyotes, you should know about a remarkable new interactive service that is available on the MG website. It's called Coyote Cacher. You can find it here at https://ucanr.edu/sites/CoyoteCacher/.

If bees are your buddies, ants ought to be your friends, right? Right. They belong to the same order, Hymenoptera, but some folks insist that ants don't belong in your life. Oh, but they do! Find out why at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, May 21.

Reposted from Sac Valley Orchards (article here or landing page here) I recently participated in a UCCE meeting focused on orchard management decision making when times are hard.

Ants! Let's talk about ants! The laboratory of Professor Phil Ward, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will provide live ants, specimens, information, and engage in one-on-one discussions about ant species at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, May 21.

By Faith Kearns. As water system managers across California devise strategies to help secure their water supply, they often face a major obstacle to implementing those measures: a lack of interest or will to act among community members.

Gardening The benefits of gardening Pollinator-friendly plants...