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Designing a survey from scratch can be daunting and a time-consuming affair. You have to go through previous literature and survey instruments and adapt it in the context of your work. Now you can leverage the AI Assistant in Survey123 to make your job easier.

One of the comments we hear frequently at our Master Gardener Demonstration Garden is “I’ve tried but I can’t grow peppers” or “My plants never produce any decent peppers”. We hear your frustration! While pepper plants are not hard to grow, it can be tricky getting them to set fruit. Peppers have some unique…

 Congrats to Alison!Doctoral candidate Alison Blundell of the laboratory of associate professor Shahid Siddique, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is the recipient of the 2025 John M. Webster Outstanding Student Award from the Society of Nematologists.We are so proud of her and her…

  Pollinators like bees, butterflies, moths, and birds play an important role in pollinating your vegetable garden and supporting a healthy ecosystem. However, habitat loss, disease, and pesticide use have contributed to the decline of these species. You can help pollinators by selecting a wide…

 As of Jan 1, 2025, a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids have been banned for nonagricultural outdoor use as they have been linked to a decline in honey bees and other pollinators. Although the pesticides are no longer for sale at garden centers and retail stores, you might have them at your home…

The International Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Symposium is held every three years, and the venue rotates in different places. This year was the 11th time and the event happened in a city on the Pacific coast of California, San Diego, from March 3 to 6, 2025. Emily Kraus, Small Farms and…