Ongoing research

Those who know that spiders have eight legs know exactly what's being showcased at the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology open house, "Eight-Legged Encounters," on Saturday, June 25. Spiders and other arachnids. And you're invited.

UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology undergraduate students swept all three awards in the Science, Engineering and Mathematics (SEM) category of the sixth annual campuswide Norma J. Lang Prize for Undergraduate Information Research.

Larry Schwankl, UC Cooperative Extension specialist emeritus, died from complications due to cancer May 2, 2022, in Visalia. He was 68.

Summer is a great time to sit inside an air-conditioned library and learn about gardening! Don't see your local library listed? Comment below to help usdecidewhereinStanislaus County to start teaching classes next! Monday, July 11, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.

On a recent trip to see my sister in Eugene, we had the opportunity to visit The Urban Farm that is located on the University of Oregon campus. The nearly two-acre garden is beautiful, quiet and serene, reflecting the love and constant attention given by the student caretakers.

Eric C. Mussen, emeritus UC Cooperative Extension apiculturist, died June 3 after being diagnosed with liver cancer on May 31. He was 78.

Stan Lim/UC Riverside German Rafael Villalba-Salazar, nursery technician, harvesting budwood from mother citrus trees at the UC Citrus Clonal Protection Program facility.

At this time of the year, it is not uncommon for large branches to suddenly drop from oak trees without warning.

Along with everyone else in California these past few years, I am looking for ways to use less water in my garden...

"For some people, spiders can be at the same time fascinating and frightening. The helpful friend who caught that fly buzzing around your kitchen, and the pest that scared you in the shower.