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This image of a squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa, appears in the article, "The Plight of the Pollinators," in the March edition of the UC Davis Magazine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis Entomologists Weigh in on 'Plight of the Pollinators'

March 11, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Several UC Davis scientists, including Professor Lynn Kimsey, and Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Nio of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, weighed in on "The Plight of the Pollinators," in an informative article by Ula Chrobak in the March edition of UC Davis Magazine, edited...
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Doggone Right
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Stop the Fake it Only Bakes

March 11, 2022
Every day on my walk I'm seeing more and more people installing the fake green grass. This artificial grass is not environmentally friendly. After 15-20 years, it gets put into the landfill because it is old. There are concerns about toxic runoff from the crumb rubber infill.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Citrus Has an Immune Response to HLB

March 11, 2022
By Ben A Faber
LAKE ALFRED, Fla. Sometimes in science, a new perspective brings an a ha! moment. That's what one senior researcher at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences believes happened with his latest research on Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening.
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Anna's hummingbird in Upper Bidwell Park, William Kees
The Real Dirt: Article

The Hummingbird – A Gem of the Americas

March 11, 2022
A true treasure of the Americas, hummingbirds are a diverse family of more than 340 species, only 17 of which are found north of Mexico. They are also keystone mutualists, nectar feeders that have coevolved with the indigenous plants they pollinate.
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UCCE Master Gardeners of San Bernardino County Blogs: Article

UCCE Master Gardener Spotlight: Roxana Price

March 10, 2022
By Margaret J O'neill
UCCE Master Gardener Roxana Price had been a supporter of the UCCE Master Gardener program for many years, but it wasn't until fall of 2020 that she finally decided to join our program.
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Delta rice variety trial. (Photo by M. Leinfelder-Miles)
SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

2021 Delta Rice Variety Trial Results

March 10, 2022
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
Last year, we reinstituted the San Joaquin County Delta rice variety trial, after a four-year break. San Joaquin County is one of twelve locations of the statewide trial that evaluates commercial varieties and advanced breeding lines.
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UCCE Master Gardeners of San Bernardino County Blogs: Article

Ready to Remove Your Cool-Season Lawn?

March 10, 2022
By Janet S Hartin
By Barbara Dawson (on behalf of the UCCE San Bernardino County Master Gardener Drought Committee) Landscape irrigation in California accounts for 1/3 to 1/2 of all residential water use.
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Landscape Horticulture Updates for Southern California: Article

How do plants "communicate"?

March 10, 2022
By Janet S Hartin
o you ever wonder if plants communicate with each other? If so, you're not alone. The research on this important and fascinating topic has increased dramatically in the last decade.
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