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Bug Squad: Article

It Is Not a Good Time to Be a Butterfly

January 9, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It is not a good time to be a butterfly. Especially if you're a monarch butterfly that eclosed on Jan. 5 in cold and rainy Vacaville, Calif. while all--or most--of your counterparts are overwintering along coastal California or in central Mexico.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Weedy Rice in California: An Update

January 9, 2017
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
In the past year, the California rice industry has begun to deal with a new pest: weedy rice, also known as red rice. Weedy rice is a common weed in rice-growing regions of the world, and when infestations are high, it can significantly reduce yields.
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UC Rice Blog: Article

Weedy Rice in California: An Update

January 9, 2017
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
In the past year, the California rice industry has begun to deal with a new pest: weedy rice, also known as red rice. Weedy rice is a common weed in rice-growing regions of the world, and when infestations are high, it can significantly reduce yields.
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Bug Squad: Article

Bruce Hammock: From Butterflies to Alzheimer's

January 6, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
We remember hearing Bruce Hammock, distinguished professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, present a seminar on From Butterflies to Blood Pressure and Beyond." He marveled at how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly and said that "science is full of surprises.
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Bug Squad: Article

From Honey Bees to Flower Thrips to Asian Longhorned Beetles

January 5, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
From honey bees to flower thrips to Asian longhorned beetles... From a beneficial insect to pests... It's good to see the wide diversity of topics in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's winter seminar schedule.
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Bug Squad: Article

Bumble Bee Mellowing Out on the Mallow

January 4, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Nice to see you! That's how we greeted our very last bumble bee of 2016. The yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, apparently came out of hibernation and started nectaring on mallow Nov. 14 at the Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz.
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ACP adult and nymph
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Huanglongbing Detected in Cerritos, Los Angeles County

January 4, 2017
By Ben A Faber
[News release from the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program] An intensive risk survey in Cerritos, Los Angeles County, resulted in the discovery of Huanglongbing in a single orange tree.
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