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The Annual Bluegrass Pest Notes has been revised. If you're not familiar with Pest Notes, they are the University of Californias official guidelines for pest monitoring techniques, pesticides, and non-pesticide alternatives for managing pests in homes and landscapes.

All winter long my bee condo housed 16 tenants...and one earwig. And quite comfortably, too, thank you. It all began last fall when the leafcutting bees laid their eggs, provisioned each nest with a nectar/pollen ball, and plugged it with leaves. Just about every morning, I did a bed check.

Entomologists at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, want you to know your sticks.

Annabelle Kleist, a Ph.D. student working with Associate Professor Marie Jasieniuk, has been awarded a California Science & Technology Policy Fellowship by the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST).

Marcelo Moretti, a UC Davis Horticulture and Agronomy Ph.D. student working with Weed Specialist Brad Hanson, was named as the 2012 University Graduate Medalist at Fresno State for his effort during his M.S. program at Fresno States Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology.

I recently blogged about an National Public Radio (NPR) broadcast regarding the development and spread of glyphosate-resistant weeds. Well, weeds are back in the news; below is the link for a recently published piece in the The Scientist (Revenge of the Weeds. May 20, 2012). http://the-scientist.

Ivana Li's fascinations with insects began in early childhood. She delighted in the insects on her parents' rose buses--the aphids, the ladybugs, grasshoppers and the caterpillars.

Scorpions--to fear or to revere? The Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house last Sunday drew visitors of all ages who marveled at the scorpions glowing under ultraviolet light. UC Davis entomology major Alexander Nguyen flashed a UV light on the critters as his audience watched in amazement.

This issue of Topics in Subtropics contains the following articles: Quarantine for Huanglongbing Declared in Hacienda Heights Section of Los Angeles County An Outline of Management Options for HLB in Florida Avocado Farming with High Priced Water Soil Moisture Sensors...

Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae) is one of the most problematic invasive grasses on many California rangelands. It is difficult to control selectively in grasslands. Prescribed burning, grazing, and herbicides have been tested with some success but are not practical in all situations.