Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

Using no-till and corn-soybean rotation practices in farm fields can significantly reduce field emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide, according to a Purdue University study.

I've made a couple posts about herbicide resistant weeds but I thought today would be a good time to go back to the basics for a moment. Occasionally, there is some confusion about the definitions of a "resistant" weed versus a "tolerant" weed.

Shirley Luckhart, Edwin Lewis, Anna Drexler and Nazzy Pakpour ought to be dancing. They're probably not, though. They're too busy doing research. They're the UC Davis scientists who worked on a malaria-proof mosquito that just made Time Magazines 50 Best Inventions of 2010. It's listed as No.

A prestigious award, and well deserved.

If you're looking for your favorite beekeepers, apiculturists and bee researchers, odds are you won't find them. Unless you're in Galveston, Texas. The 2011 North American Bee Conference and Trade Show is taking place Jan. 4-8 in Galveston.

Some species of bumble bees are disappearing at an alarming rate. And that, in itself, is alarming. A three-year study published Jan.

Hmm, ever wonder why honey bees love salvia? Are they going for that nectar or are they going for something else? Salvia divinorum, which like all the salvias, is a member of the mint family, is gaining notoriety for its hallucinogenic effects.

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Happy New Year! Today I thought I'd attach a poster presentation from the recent 38th Annual Almond Industry Conference.

Emcee Tom Turpin of Purdue University stood at the podium and acknowledged he might mispronounce an entomology student's name. "If it sounds anything like your name and Im looking at you, thats you.