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This is Iquitos, Peru, known as the "capital of the Peruvian Amazon." Scientists know it as a hot spot for dengue. (Photo courtesy of the Thomas Scott lab)

Battling Dengue at a Field Station in Iquitos, Peru

January 9, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis epidemiologist Amy Morrison knows Iquitos, Peru, like the back of her hand. Travelers know Iquitos as the "capital of the Peruvian Amazon" but scientists know it as a hot spot for dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease with raging outbreaks in many tropical and subtropical countries.
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UCCE Siskiyou: Article

January - February 2018 Newsletter

January 9, 2018
Upcoming Events Record Keeping 4-H Scholarship Handbook for New 4-H Families Club News Siskiyou County 4-H Field Day 4-H Presentation Basics Youth Arts Festival State 4-H Updates Joann/4-H In-store Service Project Save the Date for the 2018 California State 4-H Field Day!...
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Lake County: Article

January 2018

January 9, 2018
Summer Camp Information & Deadlines, Presentation Day Forms and Information, Upcoming Shooting Sports Events, STEM Activity Egg Drop, JoAnn Fabric Discount, Club Updates, Calendar.
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Officials believe romaine lettuce contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 is responsible for recent illnesses and two deaths in the U.S. and Canada. (Photo: Creative Commons 3 - CC BY-SA 3.0)
ANR News Blog: Article

No need to pass on the Caesar's salad

January 9, 2018
By Jeannette Warnert
At least 58 people have been sickened, and two one in California and one in Canada have died because they contracted E. coli O157:H7 in November and December, believed to be related to eating romaine lettuce or other leafy greens. In the United States, the U.S.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

What Makes a Weed a Weed? The Case of “Weedy” Rice

January 8, 2018
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
Over the past year and a half, I have been conducting research and extension with weedy (red) rice (Oryza sativa L.), which has re-emerged as a pest in California rice fields. What makes this plant so interesting is that it is the exact same species as cultivated rice (also Oryza sativa L.).
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UC Cooperative Extension Imperial County: Article

January 2018

January 8, 2018
IS DRIP-IRRIGATION A VIABLE PRACTICE IN THE LOW DESERT REGION?
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