Ongoing research

Gotta love those spiders! What, you don't? They scare you? And you scream? Fear not. Arachnologists will set the record straight. (Maybe not your scream, though!) Just in time for Halloween, the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar will be on spiders.

Dear 4-H Community, The recently formed 4-H Task Force met on October 5th to take part in an informative presentation and discussion about the future of adult leadership in Monterey County.

UC study predicts three major pests to emerge earlier, produce more generations As a result of climate change, the Golden State's farms are expected to face a surge in agricultural pests, which poses a threat to California's specialty crops industry.

My September 15, 2023 blog post Mystery Plant Quiz: What Is It?! showed photos of a mystery plant that I discovered sharing a pot with one of our fuchsias. The new plant was so unfamiliar to me that the post became a Mystery Plant Quiz.

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Recently I had the pleasure of visiting San Diego with Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty. While in town, I met with members of San Diego County Farm Bureau, San Diego County supervisors and county administrators to learn about their concerns and to find out how UC ANR can be a better partner.

The journal Bee World, published by the International Bee Research Association, recently featured the research of internationally acclaimed honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr.