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UC Davis first-year entomology student Kat Taylor (in ant headgear) staffed the arts-and-crafts table at the Bohart Museum open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Colony of Red Ants Roams the Bohart Museum of Entomology

May 31, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A colony of red ants recently roamed the Bohart Museum of Entomology. They really weren't red ants, but children wearing ant headgear, created during the family arts-and-crafts activity at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on ants.
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Rice Production Manual cover
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2023 Rice Production Manual available for download

May 31, 2023
By Luis Espino
The 2023 Rice Production Manual is available for download here. The Manual was produced in association with the 2023 Rice Production Workshop; it describes the principles of rice production based on research conducted in the rice production areas of California.
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2023 California Invasive Species Action Week

May 31, 2023
By Lauren L Snowden
As we observe Invasive Species Week, we invite you to join us in our collective efforts to combat the potential threat posed by the Spotted Lanternfly to the state of California.
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Tulare County Cooperative Extension: Article

Volume 15, Issue 2 - June 2023

May 31, 2023
In this issue: Announcements......... .1 Stress & milk production.... 2 Crossbred feedlot data........ 3 SDCT Study Invite............. 4 Detecting mastitis, AMS.....
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Kern County: Article

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 05-29-2023

May 31, 2023
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How to Use Weekly Water Crop Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 05-29-2023" ET Report 05-29-2023 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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Forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey portrays "Dr. Death" in a Briggs Hall booth during the annual UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Bohart Museum Open House on June 3 on 'Insects and Forensics'

May 31, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Forensic entomologist Robert Bob Kimsey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will be featured at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Saturday, June 3 on Insects and Forensics. The open house, free and family friendly, is set for 1 to 4 p.m.
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laurel wilt
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Avocado Laurel Wilt Meeting

May 31, 2023
By Ben A Faber
You are invited to Avocado Growers Workshop, Laurel Wilt-Ambrosia Beetles and Phytophthora Root Rot When: Jun 8, 2023 09:00 AM-12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) This is a hybrid meeting meaning, you can join us in-person at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC), 18905 SW 280...
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Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito. (Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Doctoral Candidate Lindsey Mack: Zeroing in on the Yellow Fever Mosquito

May 30, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Doctoral candidate Lindsey Mack of the lab of medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, associate professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is zeroing in on the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, first detected in California in 2013. Infected Ae.
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