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Drought Resouces

November 7, 2014
By Ben A Faber
Here's a wide range of information on drought resources from ATTRA, the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service - https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.
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Porch lights attract predators and prey, including this predator, a praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Why You Should Not Clean Your Porch Light Fixtures

November 6, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Here's a good reason why you should not clean the fixtures around your porch lights--if you need a reason. The lights attract all kinds of nocturnal flying insects. It's like the proverbial draw of a moth to a flame. Spiders weave their webs on the light fixtures to trap their prey.
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Flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Just Buggin' Ya

November 5, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If there's ever a time to start "buggin' someone,' that would be at the Entomological Society of America's 62nd annual meeting, set Nov. 16-19 in the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Ore. There will be plenty of people to bug.
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UC Davis entomology undergraduate student Christine Melvin models the monarch wings on display at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Gathering of the Insect Tribe: Fusing Art with Science

November 4, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ready to make some human-insect connections? Cultural entomologist Emmet Brady, host of the Insect News Network, a Davis-based program on radio station KDRT 95.7 FM, is planning something special on Friday, Nov. 14 in Nevada City and you're all invited.
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IGIS: Article

New GIF Director: Nancy Thomas

November 4, 2014
By Maggi Kelly
The GIF welcomes our new Executive Director Nancy Thomas, who joins us Monday November 10th. Nancy comes to us from the Spatial Analysis Center at Stanford. She has over 18 years of experience in managing successful remote sensing and GIS projects in both consulting and academic arenas.
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A mighty male Monarch on the move. On its way to one of coastal California's overwintering sites, it stops to sip from flight fuel (nectar) from a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Marvels of Migration

November 3, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Lately we've been fascinated by the migrating Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) heading to coastal California and central Mexico for their overwintering sites. For years we've marveled at the migrating whales passing Point Reyes as we stood glued to our binoculars.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

JOB OPENING :: Writer Editor Supervisor—Content Development Supervisor

November 3, 2014
By Gale Perez
Writer Editor SupervisorContent Development Supervisor Application instructions and a full position description are available on the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources employment web site (ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/Employment_Opportunities).
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October 31, 2014
By Maggi Kelly
Violence against those who help manage and protect our public lands is an unfortunate reality in the United States. Though the recent Cliven Bundy standoff served to publicly highlight tensions between public lands managers and private citizens, that was not an isolated incident.
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