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"Aah, nectar!" A Mexican cactus fly, Copestylum mexicanum, on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifolia, in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Behold: A Mexican Cactus Fly on a Mexican Sunflower

July 29, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's not often you see a Mexican cactus fly, Copestylum mexicanum, nectaring on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifolia. At first glance, you may think the insect is a carpenter bee or bumble bee. Then you see it hovering. Then you see its head. Then you see its stubby antennae.
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Safeeq Khan at French Meadows Forest.
ANR Employee News: Article

Names in the News

July 29, 2020
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
ACWA honors PCWA and French Meadows Forest Restoration Project team The Association of California Water Agencies has selected the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) French Meadows Forest Restoration Project for the 2020 Clair A. Hill Agency Award for Excellence.
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UCCE in the County of San Luis Obispo: Article

Grape Notes Blog

July 29, 2020
Hello- Please see the attachment for information about "GRAPE NOTES BLOG" written by our advisor, MARK BATTANY.
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Products containing carbaryl, like some Sevin products, won't be sold in retail nursuries and garden centers.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Carbaryl Becomes Restricted Material

July 29, 2020
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas, Belinda Messenger-Sikes
Starting August 1, 2020, all pesticides containing the active ingredient carbaryl will be designated as restricted materials in California, except for baits labeled only for agricultural use.
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Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Geoffrey Attardo: Focus on Tsetse Flies

July 29, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
(Editor's Note: Geoffrey Attardo, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, published this piece July 29, 2020 on The Conversation website. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.
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The Asian giant hornet (Photo courtesy of the Washington State Department of Agriculture)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Lynn Kimsey Fields Questions on Asian Giant Hornet

July 29, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Noted hymenopterist Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, shed light on the Asian giant hornet in an interview with urban entomologist Michael Bentley on his BugBytes podcast. See https://bit.
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Stanislaus County: Article

The Scoop Volume 25.3 July 2020

July 29, 2020
In This Issue: IPM Task at Harvest: Identifying Insect Pest Damage Through Harvest Sampling Managing Walnut Mold Walnut Rootstocks...
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