Ongoing research

Why not start the new year by bringing a new houseplant into your home, or perhaps even by starting an indoor garden to enjoy during the cold winter months?

This is the story about an entomologist, a rhino, a woodpecker and E. O. Wilson. Back in May of 2005, entomologist Fran Keller, a professor at Folsom Lake College and a UC Davis doctoral alumnus, interviewed E. O.

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UC Davis faculty and students are remembering Harvard emeritus professor Edward Osborne (E. O.) Wilson, the legendary biologist, naturalist and author who died Dec. 26 at age 92 in Burlington, Mass.

No matter how many times I prune roses, I return to articles about pruning to sharpen my skills and memory, and this year is no exception.

December was a slow time in the garden. We added a few plants like leeks and arugula but our workdays were limited due to the regular rain that came through our county. No one is complaining though since our drought conditions have eased somewhat....

There may not be a UC Davis "Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest" or "Suds for a Bug" in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic precautions and/or lockdown may interfere with it.

CropManage Hands-on Workshop Bringing Irrigation and Nutrient Management Decision-Support Tool to the Field Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 1pm 5pm Location: University of California Cooperative Extension-Stanislaus County Harvest Hall, Room E 3800 Cornucopia Way, Modesto, CA 95358...

The Bohart Museum of Entomology is launching its second annual Robbin Thorp Memorial Bumble-Bee-of-the-Year Contest to see who can find and photograph the first bumble bee of 2022 in Yolo or Solano counties.

December 28, 2021 KMJ580's Don York, who produces the daily Ag Report on the Fresno-based radio station, interviewed Alyssa DeVincentis and Jeff Mitchell about work they and a larger team of researchers at UC Davis conducted on water-related impacts of winter cover crops throughout the Central Valle...