Ongoing research

A team of international scientists led by Friedrich Schiller University Jena and including key researcher and lead author Brendon Boudinot, a UC Davis doctoral alumnus, has discovered a new genus of an extinct ant--estimated to be about 20 million years old--in Ethiopian amber.

On Labor Day, a federal holiday, we celebrate the our country's labor movement, our gratitude, and our achievements. But there is no Labor Day holiday for the worker bee, one of three castes (queen, worker and drone) in a honey bee colony. No Labor Day holiday for the queen, either.

Cynthia Kerson With the weather getting warmer by the year, it's time we recognize the difference between heat and water stresses in our plants. The temperature is averaging 83, and according to www.GreenCastOnline.

Thirteen UC Davis scientists or former affiliates are among authors from eight countries who contributed to research articles for the Journal of Economic Entomology's Special Collection: Research Advances in Spotted-Wing Drosophila suzukii Management.

Last fall I noticed a brown squirrel lounging on top of my owl nest box. She was just opposite my kitchen window so I put my binoculars there so I could watch her. Often she would be stretched out with her front paws hanging over the edge.

In this issue: Climate Smart Agriculture: more relevant now than ever (and UCCEs efforts in building farm resilience) SWEEP: what you need to know before applying Free webinars on Pump efficiency Our Climate Smart Agriculture team is growing!...

The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Barbara County invite you to join us for a free, online Garden Talk on Monday, September 12th from 7:00-8:00PM. UC Master Gardeners Bill Morey and Marian Rusting will share a research-based presentation, Seed Saving and Growing Bulbs.

The Placer County Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD) is rapidly expanding their prescribed burning program offerings to improve community wildfire resilience.

They're here and more are coming! Be on the lookout for migratory Monarch butterflies from the Pacific Northwest heading south to their overwintering sites along the California coast.

The Situation: Several species of brightly colored, ground dwelling bugs are familiar to California residents who observe the insects running over dry ground, feeding and migrating among urban vacant lots and weedy fields.