Ongoing research

Molecular biologist Adam Steinbrenner, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Washington, will present a Feb. 23rd seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology on "Plant Immune Recognition of Insect Herbivores.

by Cindy Kerson I'm back again to report on the progress of the Kurapia replanting area. The original post in Spill the Beans was on December 6,2021. The saga began in April of 2020 when we laid Kurapia (Lippia nodiflora) sod.

I can't believe I've been working part-time as the UCCE San Bernardino Environmental Education Coordinator for six months already! As the saying goes, time flies when you're having fun.

Author: Petr Kosina, UC Statewide IPM Program To raise awareness of pesticide safety practices, February is celebrated as National Safety Education Month.

UC Cooperative Extension County Master Gardeners (Solano & Yolo) are currently renovating the 900 square foot Willis Linn Jepson Native Plant Garden at the Pea Adobe in Vacaville.

Private forest landowners in California are increasingly interested in using prescribed fire for vegetation management. When properly done, prescribed fire can be used effectively in many different vegetation types, at different times of the year and under different weather conditions.

Monarch Butterfly Alert! It's early spring and Western monarchs are heading inland from their overwintering sites along the California coast.

We have recently produced a series of videos on weedy rice identification in California. Each video is biotype-specific. Our UC Rice YouTube Channel also has many other recordings from our virtual meetings and webinars.

In case you missed it, the recording of our annual strawberry production research meeting is now available, thanks to Julia Kalicka from UC ANR Program Support Unit. It was a good meeting, for sure if you weren't there you want to watch: Link: https://youtu.

Loss of natural habitat is a serious threat to wildlife. How game birds have managed to recover after the wildfires that have roared through and incinerated our neck of the woods is a mystery, but they are again thriving in my part of Paradise.