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Chemical ecologist Anjel Helms of Texas A&M University will speak on "The Smells of Dinner, Death, and Danger: How Organisms Navigate Multitrophic Interactions in a Chemical World" at the next virtual seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

Newly published research by an international team of scientists, including UC Davis entomologist and co-author Diane Ullman, promises to be an important resource on the genome analysis of the western flower thrips, an invasive global agricultural pest that feeds on plants and is considered a superve...

UC ANR leadership has opened an internal call for those interested in assuming the role of County Director (CD) for Riverside County beginning Jan. 2, 2021. This call is open to all UC ANR employees regardless of staff or academic status.

Seeding rate is an important consideration for small grain growers at planting.

The false chinch bug (FCB), Nysius raphanus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae), is a pest of many plants. FCB is a generalist and has been found to be a problem in many cropping systems such as soybeans, quinoa, tobacco, cotton, broccoli and other Brassicaceae plants.

One approach to dealing with drought conditions in the garden is to turn to native plants that are well-acclimated to our local environment. Some gardeners new to planting natives may be concerned that these plants might require special care, but in general they need not worry.

Don't take a coffee break. Take a bug break. Step into your garden, walk over to a community park, or hike in the wilderness and see what's out there. And take along the newly published, newly revised "The Field Guide to California Insects." It includes more than 600 insect species.

For those of us who have lived in Stanislaus County for many years, can you remember what life was like when there were no water meters, and we paid a flat fee for water?

Eighty-six percent of private forest landowners indicate they are highly motivated to develop a forest management plan after attending a Forest Stewardship workshop, which puts them on the path towards improved management of forest lands, participation in cost-share funding programs, and protecting...

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