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UC Davis professor Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shows butterly specimens to Woodland residents Olive Smith, 8, and her mother Sarah Smith. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Bohart Museum of Entomology: 'Be Curious'

February 12, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's Saturday, Feb. 10 and it's the 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. It's a Super Science Day showcasing 10 museums or collections across campus.
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Master Gardeners Planting Bare Root Fruit Trees
The Savvy Sage: Article

Winter Orchard Care

February 12, 2024
As we're approaching the end of the season for pruning dormant deciduous fruit trees, and also purchasing, planting, and training new bare root fruit trees, it's a good time to talk about some of the sources of information that will help you be a successful orchardist.
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Photo of Oxalis in a garden

Bermuda Buttercup

February 12, 2024
By Help Desk Team
Bermuda buttercup (Oxalis pes-caprae) has become a tenacious and frustrating weed throughout California. From November through April, bright yellow flowers on leafless stalks and green shamrock-like leaves pop up in many of our landscapes.
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Figure 2. Redstem (Ammania coccinea), photo by Jennifer Mo., 2019.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

New weed in California rice: White Water Fire (Bergia capensis)

February 11, 2024
By Whitney B Brim-Deforest
Background White water fire (Bergia capensis) was found in September of 2023, by the Butte County Agricultural Commissioner's office in a rice field in Butte County. The weed was identified by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA.
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