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The drone fly, aka European hover fly, aka syrphid fly, doesn't get as much press as the other drone, the unmanned aircraft. But the drone fly (Eristalis tenax), about the size of a honey bee and often mistaken for a honey bee, makes for great in-flight photos.

Oh, the myths about insects and spiders! It was a fun and educational afternoon when the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology hosted an open house last Sunday. Visitors checked out the displays, asked the entomologists and staff questions, and looked over the list of myths.

It's that time of the year when we're planning preemergence (aka "residual") herbicide programs for orchard and vineyard crops in California.

Myths and gifts... When the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology hosts its open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 23, the theme will be "Insect Myths.

Understanding the behavior of a pest is very important in developing appropriate control strategies. Information on feeding, host searching, migratory, and reproductive behavior of the invasive Bagrada bug is very limited in published literature.

From this great paper I just came across: Stefan Steiniger and Andrew J.S. Hunter, 2013. The 2012 free and open source GIS software map A guide to facilitate research, development, and adoption. Computers, Environment, and Urban Systems. Volume 39: 136150.

Effective this fall (2014) there will be a fairly significant change to the Alion herbicide label for California orchard and vineyard crops.

In This Issue: Club Reports Home Ec Review and County Presentation info Fair info Chico State Swine Day and much more....

In This Issue: Sacramento Valley Cling Peach Day meeting Walnut Day meeting Updates on Potential New Disease...

Cmty Educ Spec 3 / Pesticide Safety Educator Application instructions and a full position description are available on the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources employment website (https://jobs.ucop.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=57905).