Ongoing research

The UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity is announcing an open call for research proposals that address a range of priorities at the intersection of climate change and human health.

Strategic Communications has created a UC ANR employees Facebook group page. It's a closed group for ANR members only. UC ANR members can post photos, videos, events and other things to share with colleagues.

Dear Colleagues, Happy holidays. We want to inform you about a series of projects related to planned ANR IT server maintenance during the upcoming curtailment. On Dec.

As of today, December 17, the regulatory quarantine for LBAM has been lifted and the CDFA has initiated the repeal process of removing the California State Interior Quarantine for LBAM. The link to regulatory statement from the CDFA can be found here. https://content.govdelivery.

For anyone trying to figure out what sort of critter is causing damage to their farm, garden, home or park, the University of California Statewide IPM Program has an online tool that can help.

When you look up into the bare branches of some oak trees at this time of year, you can see ball-shaped growths hanging there, looking almost like nature's Christmas ornaments. These are galls. A gall is an abnormal growth produced by a plant under the influence of another organism.

Do forests play a role in bumble bee life history? Yes, says UC Davis alumnus and research ecologist John Mola and his colleagues in a newly published article, "The Importance of Forests in Bumble Bee Biology and Conservation," the cover story in the current edition of the journal Bioscience.

Reminder to be COVID-safe over the holidays and get tested before returning in the new year As you spend time with family and friends indoors this holiday season, be sure to follow CDC safety protocols - these actions are your best line of defense against the virus.

Adult diamondback moth (Photo by Jack Kelly Clark) The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella, is a small plutellid moth of European origin that has been in North America for nearly two centuries.

I look forward to the Home Seller insert in the Friday paper every week. This article caught me by surprise for two reasons. 1. I had just seen a news clip on the TV news the evening before. A bee expert from UC Davis was being interviewed about the very study cited here.