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USDA forest research entomologist Chris Fettig will discuss bark beetle damage (shown) when he delivers a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar at 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1. (Photo courtesy of Chris Fettig)
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Chris Fettig: How Bark Beetles Are Transforming Forests with a Little Help from Climate Change

January 26, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
USDA forest research entomologist Chris Fettig of the USDA's Pacific Southwest Research Station, Davis, will speak on "Bark Beetles: How Tiny Insects Are Transforming Western Forests with a Little Help From Climate Change" at a seminar sponsored by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematolog...
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A bristlecone pine tree attacked by bark beetles. (Photo courtesy of Justin Runyon)
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USDA Research Entomologist to Give Seminar on Bark Beetles vs. Bristlecone Pines

January 26, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
USDA Forest Service research entomologist Justin Runyon of the Rocky Mountain Research Station, Montana, will present a special UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology in-person and virtual seminar on "Secrets of a Long Life: Chemical Defense of Bark Beetles by Bristlecone Pines" on Tuesday...
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photos by Cindy Yee
Under the Solano Sun: Article

A Trip to Mendocino

January 26, 2023
In mid-December before all the rain, we spent a week in Mendocino and Fort Bragg. We always visit the Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden in Fort Bragg. Whatever the season, there are always so many plants and trees blooming, and extraordinary landscape to enjoy.
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Steve Sibbett
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In memoriam: G. Steven Sibbett

January 25, 2023
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Steve Sibbett, UCCE emeritus nuts, prunes, olives, apples and pears farm advisor for Tulare County, passed away unexpectedly at his Visalia home on Nov. 17. He was 82. Most of his illustrious 35-year career was spent serving agriculturists in Tulare County.
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