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Shaun Winterton of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, an associate of the Bohart Museum, collected this stiletto fly, genus Agapophytus, and photographed it. It now needs a name. (Shaun Winterton Photo)

The Perfect Gift

December 8, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So you're thinking about a holiday gift for someone who has everything. You've racked your brain trying to think of the perfect gift. Nothing. You can think of nothing. Nothing is not good. Nothing can get you in big trouble. VERY. BIG. TROUBLE.
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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Article

Volume 12 No. 3 September-December 2014

December 8, 2014
In this issue: The Clegg Collection: A Valuable Resource Impacts of the recent drought conditions on Central Coast avocado production, and potential impacts of continued drought conditions Zinc and Phosphorus Recent findings on polyphagous shot hole borer/Fusarium dieback on avocado...
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Have yourself a very weedy Christmas...

December 8, 2014
It's that time of year again. Time for egg-nog, time for gingerbread cookies, time for stringing outdoor lights that have become tangled up into a massive, intractable knot, and time for decorating the home and hearth with weeds. What? Weeds? Yes, weeds.
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Ecuadorian Avocados?

December 8, 2014
By Ben A Faber
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. The government of Ecuador has requested the U.S. allow avocado to be imported into the continental United States. APHIS has drafted a pathway-initiated risk assessment for this request.
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A monarch and a honey bee sharing a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Monitoring the Monarchs

December 5, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Like the migratory animals that he studies, Hugh Dingle, emeritus professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, is on the move.
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Honey bee pollinating an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

It's Crunch Time: Almond Conference Dec. 9-11

December 4, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's crunch time. Officials organizing the 42nd annual Almond Conference are gearing up for their three-day event, which takes place Tuesday, Dec. 9 through Thursday, Dec. 11 in the Sacramento Convention Center.
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Colusa County: Article

December 2014

December 4, 2014
Winter Fruit Tree workshop Rose Pruning workshop 2015 Calendar available Need a Gift for the Holidays?
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Diane Ullman looking over students' work. The colorful bee boxes were then moved over to the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis. The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology operates the garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Diane Ullman: An Honor Well Deserved

December 3, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
An honor well deserved. Diane Ullman, professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, is known for her innovative, multidisciplinary teaching strategies that connect science and art programs.
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