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Leia Matern (far left) shows Vivienne Statham (center) and Tilly Matern the honey bee observation hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Let's Hear It for 'The Buzz'

November 19, 2012
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's such a joy to see little kids fascinated with bugs. The UC Davis-based Bohart Museum of Entomology, home of nearly eight million insect specimens, is a good place to start.
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Colusa County: Article

EMAIL EXTRA

November 19, 2012
Introduction to Almond Production registration attached.
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Worker bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging on a California poppy. (Photo by Gary Zamzow)
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California Poppy: No Nectar, Just Pollen

November 16, 2012
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The latest edition of Fremontia, a publication of the California Native Plant Society (CNPS), is devoted to the state's declining prairies and grasslands. "Humans are largely responsible" for this decline, writes editor Bob Hass.
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Doris Longwing (Lapus doris viridis) at Puentes Colgantes near Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica. (Photo by Hans Hillewaert, Courtesy of Wikipeda)
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Those Fascinating Heliconius Butterflies

November 15, 2012
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Those fascinating Heliconius butterflies... Heliconius butterflies will take center stage, so to speak, when James Mallet of Harvard University presents a lecture at the University of California, Davis on Wednesday, Nov. 28.
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Bee observation hive will be one of the attractions at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bohart Museum Open House: Insect Societies!

November 14, 2012
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're looking for something to do on Sunday, Nov. 18--something both fun and educational--you'll want to attend the Bohart Museum of Entomologys open house. The theme is "Insect Societies," featuring honey bees, ants and termites.
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Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, casts a shadow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Casting a Long Shadow

November 13, 2012
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
We probably won't see the Gulf Fritilliary (Agraulis vanillae) laying eggs any more this year on our passion flower vine. Cool weather has set in, the rains are coming, and the butterfly season is ending. But just for a little while, the Gulf Frit obliged us with its shadow.
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Pregnant praying mantis camouflaged on a germander twig. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Just Waiting in the Germander

November 12, 2012
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's no secret that bees are fond of germanders or Teucrium, a genus in the mint family, Lamiaceae. And it's no secret that praying mantids are fond of bees.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Outreach on methyl bromide alternatives for the Pacific West region

November 11, 2012
By Brad Hanson
One of my research focus areas over the past few years has been related to soil fumigation issues, specifically focused on methyl bromide alternatives for the tree and vine nursery industry. I described some of this nursery work in a post late last year.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

UC-IPM Pear Pest Managment Guide revised and published

November 11, 2012
By Brad Hanson
A quick post today to share a link to the recently revised "UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines for Pear" (UC ANR Publication #3455). You can download the whole document as a pdf here, or use it online at the above link.
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