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A female Habropoda miserabilis in flight at Bodega Head on May 9. This silver digger bee was heading for mustard and wild radish. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Silver Digger Bee in Flight at Bodega Head

May 19, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So there we were, checking out the bumble bee mimics (Anthophora bomboides stanfordiana) on May 9 at Bodega Head, Sonoma County, and along buzzes a pollen-packing Habropoda miserabilis, the bee that UC Davis doctoral alumnus Leslie Saul-Gershenz studies.
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Food Blog: Article

Should there be more microbes on your plate?

May 18, 2022
By Michael Hsu
Our diets provide us with the building blocks we need to stay healthy and fight disease. The nutrients in foods and beverages can be tallied up to know if we are getting what our bodies need.
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pink lilies growing in a flower bed
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Right in My Own Front Yard!

May 18, 2022
For years, I have been buying flowers with Peruvian lilies in the bouquet because those beautiful lilies last and last for at least two weeks. I have longed to grow them myself and have coveted any neighbor who has the good fortune to grow them in their own front yards.
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Brownish gray adult squirrel on dirt with its tail outstretched.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Squirrels: Topic for Webinar on May 19

May 18, 2022
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
If you are battling with ground squirrels or tree squirrels around your home or property, join us on Thursday, May 19 at noon for UC IPM's one-hour seminar on Squirrels! Dr.
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