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Bruce Hammock, UC Davis distinguished professor and co-founder of EicOsis and Cindy McReynolds, an EicOsis project manager and UC Davis doctoral student. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Davis-Based Company Targeting Chronic Pain Gets Financial Boost

April 22, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
DAVIS--EicOsis LLC, a Davis-based company seeking to block chronic pain in humans and companion animals, has received a $5 million investment from Open Philanthropy to move original research developed in the University of California, Davis laboratory of Professor Bruce Hammock into human clinical tr...
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Ag per state
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Where Does Ag Stand?

April 22, 2019
By Ben A Faber
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the results of the 2017 Census of Agriculture, spanning some 6.4 million new points of information about America's farms and ranches and those who operate them, including new data about on-farm decision making, down to the county level.
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Peach Leaf Curl
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Curling Up with Peach Leaf Curl

April 22, 2019
Advice for Home Gardeners from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Howdy! Can you please help me with my nectarine tree? How should I treat this disease and what is it?
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ANR Adventures: Article

Celebrate tiny victories

April 21, 2019
By Wendy Powers
I'm ahead of schedule! Don't get too excited; it's just in a very small part of my scope of responsibilities. Nonetheless, if we want to get into the habit of celebrating tiny victories, we can break out the champagne.
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December 1968 Earth rise.
Green Blog: Article

Earth Day history can inspire us all

April 21, 2019
By Rose M Hayden-Smith
My father was ahead of his time. Years before Americans were asked to, Jim Hayden ensured that our family conserved energy by keeping the thermostat low, turning off lights and taking "military" showers to reduce water use. My father also observed the speed limit.
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Pheromone trap
Salinas Valley Agriculture: Article

Update on area-wide monitoring for diamondback moth, aphids and thrips

April 21, 2019
We continue the effort of monitoring diamondback moth (DBM) across the Salinas Valley using sex pheromone baited traps, as shown in the picture above. We have been adding additional traps to cover a larger area along Highway 101. We have daily moth capture data from Castroville to Greenfield.
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An orb weaver at work in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Sarah Stellwagen: The Biomechanics of Spider Glue

April 21, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Postdoctoral researcher and spider silk expert Sarah Stellwagen, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), will speak on "Towards Spider Glue: From Material Properties to Sequencing the Longest Silk Family Gene" at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar at 4:10 p.m.
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Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Tomato Planting and Growing Tips.

April 21, 2019
By T. Eric Nightingale, UC Master Gardener of Napa County Spring is finally here and that means that tomato season is around the corner. Don't get too excited, though. Even though seedlings will be showing up in nurseries, it's best to wait to plant them.
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