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A male leafcutter bee lands on a spent flower. He is not alone. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Good Morning for a Bee

July 24, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's a beautiful morning and life is good. A male leafcutter bee (genus Megachile) drops down on a spent flower in a Vacaville pollinator garden. He's warming his flight muscles, ready to greet the day--and maybe a female of his species. Mr.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Is that Thistle Native or Invasive?

July 24, 2023
By Thomas J Getts
Ten years ago, Guy Kyser wrote an excellent blog on the identification of Northern California's Big Three invasive thistles.
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UC Master Food Preservers of Tulare County: Article

A Journey to the Past: Food Preservation

July 22, 2023
While planting my summer garden, I thought of the abundance of food I would receive from the land, optimistic that this year would be better than the last few. The weather was milder than in previous years, and I could put more veggies in the ground. There was still a begging question: "What will I do with…
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A youth checks out the moth displays during a recent Bohart Museum of Entomology Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

What Will You See at Bohart Museum Open House

July 21, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What will you see at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house from 7 to 11 p.m., Saturday, July 22? The event, "A Night at the Museum," is free and family friendly.
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Clinical signs of vesicular stomatitis in cattle
Livestock & Range: Article

Vesicular Stomatitis Virus: An Unwelcome Guest in Livestock’s Mouth

July 21, 2023
By Roselle C Busch, Gabriele U Maier
July 2023 On May 18, 2023, Vesicular Stomatitis Virus was detected in a horse premises in San Diego County. Since then, several more counties in the southern half of California have reported positive cases of vesicular stomatitis, mainly in horses.
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Amina Harris, as director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, speaking at the 2018 UC Davis Bee Symposium that she organized. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Amina Harris: A Honey of a Career at UC Davis

July 21, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Just before Amina Harris retired June 30, 2023 as director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, part of the Robert Mondavi Institute, she headed to Mexico with Slow Food Yolo to teach about her favorite subjecthoney--at the Univa University in LaPiedad, Michoacan.
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Colusa County: Article

July 2023

July 21, 2023
Ornamental Plant of the Month Crape Myrtle Book of the Month Fertilize Fruit Trees for Best Production Edible Plant of the Month Peppergate Recipe of the Month BBQd Marinated Shrimp Garden Guide Safety Notes Open Garden July 29, 10 to 11 am 499 Marguerite, Williams Come and pick some peppers, cucumb...
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