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I recently visited a field that had quite a bit of rice seed midge injury. In this case, the seedlings that were not injured were almost at the one leaf stage, and one could observe quite a few seeds still in the soil surface.

I'd like to invite you to observe the Central Coast Prescribed Burn Association's (CCPBA) week-long prescribed fire training exchange (TREX). Observation days are June 4-9.

In celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May, two of our colleagues generously shared their stories and cultures with the UC ANR community during lunchtime webinars.

Visitors at the recent Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on ants learned all about what myrmecologist Phil Ward, UC Davis professor of entomology, calls "our friends, the ants." The three-hour open house included displays of live ants as well as specimens.

Free CalAgroClimate tool helps growers protect crops from frost and extreme heat California farmers can see how climatic conditions that may affect agriculture are changing in their regions by using CalAgroClimate so they can make strategic changes.

By now academics and their supervisors are aware the deadline for Project Board and merit and promotion dossier is December 8. We've moved the date for two reasons. First, the Federal Report is due earlier, so we had to move the Project Board deadline.

Every Memorial Day, I especially remember my great-grandfather, Samuel Davidson Laughlin (1843-1910), a Civil War color bearer who contracted malaria during the Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 -July 4, 1863). The soldiers called the mosquitoes "gallinippers.

UC ANR employees are invited to join the UCOP Black Staff & Faculty Organization for a Juneteenth week of events! More information and an event flyer (PDF) can be found on the UCOP page. The UC ANR Black and Allied Employees are also hosting a "Celebrating Juneteenth" event on June 14, from 10:30 a.

On UC ANR Giving Day, May 18-19, generous donors throughout the state contributed $80,737 for UC ANR research and extension programs across California.