Ongoing research

If you've been following the breaking news about the invasive mosquito, Aedes aegypti, detected recently in Yolo, Solano and Sacramento counties--you can learn more about these disease-carrying mosquitoes at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 23.

Una onda expansiva de incendios forestales azot a California. Posiblemente usted no se dio cuenta.

Estos fondos son los primeros en su tipo que aprueba el gobierno de California Los fuegos prescritos o quemas controladas son una buena medida para prevenir incendios forestales de mayores proporciones.

Anil Shrestha (Weed Science Professor, with the Department of Plant Science at CA State University, Fresno) will be speaking at the Association of Applied IPM Ecologist (AAIE) Annual Conference in Visalia, CA. His talk on "Managing weeds in an IPM program. Ecology plays a big part.

Enjoy the last flush of blooming roses along with the bounty of the fall harvest. Tasks: Adjust watering systems as weather cools. Remove and dispose of any fruit and nuts that cling to the tree. Spray hedges and shrubs with water to clean and keep them free of dust to discourage spider mites.

In the wake of California's increasing wildfire concerns, UC ANR has made a concerted push to expand their fire network by hiring more academic advisors like Barb Satink Wolfson.

An insect carrying the huanglongbing bacteria, a pathogen that kills citrus trees, has been found on a residential citrus tree in Ventura County, according to the California Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program.

Felicidades al programa Jardineros Maestros de UC del condado de Riverside por haberse llevado el primer lugar en la competencia 2023 UC Master Gardener Search for Excellence (Jardineros Maestros en busca de la excelencia 2023).

If you've been wanting to grow your own blueberries, fall is a good time to plant a blueberry bush (or two, or three) in our climate.

I have always had an interest in entomology and honestly wished I had pursued it many years ago.