Ongoing research

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The search is on to collect the first cabbage white butterfly of the year in the three-county area of Yolo, Sacramento and Solano. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Two Insect Contests: One Winner, One to Go

January 2, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
One down, one to go! We have a winner in the 4th annual Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble-Bee-of-the-Year Contest, sponsored by the Bohart Museum of Entomology. Details are being gathered, with the winner to be announced soon.
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Cartoon from the William Ja lab. He will speak on "Eat, Exrete and Die: Regulation of Homeostatic Behaviors and Aging in Drosophila" on Jan. 22.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Department's Winter Quarter Seminars Announced

January 2, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Seminar coordinator and associate professor Brian Johnson has announced the list of UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminars for the winter quarter, from Jan. 8 through March 11. All seminars will be on Mondays at 4:10 p.m. in Room 122 of Briggs Hall and also will be on Zoom.
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Fresno Gardening Green: Article

Winter in the Central Valley garden

January 2, 2024
A few observations on a rainy day when there's time to check on the winter garden. Many varieties of citrus and other fruit trees have set a bumper crop of small fruit this season.
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avocado different groth rates
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Move Fast and Break Things

January 2, 2024
By Ben A Faber
And live to regret it when it comes to planting a tree. Bring out that power auger and dig a hole and slam that tree in the ground and move on to the next planting hole. If it's rocky soil, with good drainage, the trees may look like this two years later. Alive, but some are much bigger than others.
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