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Calcareous Soil Confusion

November 7, 2016
By Ben A Faber
Calcareous soils have often more than 15% CaCO3 in the soil that may occur in various forms (powdery, nodules, crusts etc). They are relatively widespread in the drier areas of the earth.
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Bug Squad: Article

How Much Do You Know About Entomology?

November 4, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You have just moved into an apartment that has been vacant for weeks but whose prior owners had several cats and dogs. A very few days after you move in you are bitten by a huge number of cat fleas that seem to have appeared out of nowhere.
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Staying on Top of What's Going on with ACP

November 3, 2016
By Ben A Faber
Entomology Specialist and Lindcove Research and Education Center Director keeps her Asian Citrus Psyllid website for homeowners up-to-date at: http://ucanr.edu/sites/ACP/Homeowner_Options/Homeowner_Resources/ Check it out.
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Why You Should Think 'Fall Planting' and 'Pollinators'

November 2, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If want to beautify your yard, attract pollinators, and save money at the same time, then you'll want to attend the UC Davis Arboretum Plant Sale on Saturday, Nov. 5. It's the final clearance sale of the season, and it will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Help wanted: participation in herbicide-resistant weeds workshop

November 2, 2016
By Brad Hanson
Requesting growers and ag industry members to contribute to the national conversation on herbicide-resistant weeds As part of a national effort on developing research and regulatory priorities related to the challenging problems of herbicide-resistant weeds, the Weed Science Society of America is sp...
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Bug Squad: Article

I Am NOT Afraid of Spiders!

November 1, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Repeat after me. I am NOT afraid of spiders. I am NOT afraid of spiders. I am NOT afraid of spiders.
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Bug Squad: Article

Entomologists Know How to Party

October 31, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Entomologists know how to party. They know how to put the "boo" in biology and the "just buggin' ya" in bugs.
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