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Environmental Horticulture News: Article

Health, Happiness.....and School Gardens!

January 23, 2020
By Janet S Hartin
I love research results that can be applied to everyday life and wanted to pass along a couple of tidbits. Did you know that playing in the dirt (e.g.
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A male monarch nectaring on Mexican sunflower (Tithonia) in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Troubling Question: Why Are the Monarchs Declining in the West?

January 23, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The question is troubling: What's going on with the monarch butterfly population in the West? The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation reported this week that its Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count shows a decline for the second consecutive year.
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Dahlia. photo by Jennifer Baumbach
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Bulbs: It's Not Too Late to Plant Them

January 23, 2020
Even in the middle of winter, we know that spring can't be far behind. We see those delicious leaves from the bulbs we planted years ago just push up and out of the soil and our first hope of that welcome, warmer season dares to fill us with wonder and expectation.
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Overwintering monarchs in the Berkeley Aquatic Park on Nov. 30, 2015. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Elizabeth Crone: 'Why Are Monarchs Declining in the West?'

January 23, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Why Are the Monarch Butterflies Declining in the West?" When Professor Elizabeth Crone of Tufts University, Medford, Ma., zeroes in on that topic to the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, she will discuss the challenges that both monarchs and ecologists face.
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Colusa County: Article

Sacramento Valley Walnut News - Winter, 2020

January 23, 2020
In This Issue: 2020 UCCE Sacramento Valley Walnut Meetings Winter Pest & Weed Management Considerations Preparing for Extreme Events: Floods and Drought Young Orchard Weed Management New EPA Paraquat Restrictions Pre-Season Airblast Sprayer Caliberation Navigating Irrigation Technology Overload...
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The 2019-20 Chancellor’s Fellows, from left: Top row — Christopher Barker, Eleonora Grandi, Jane Gu, Erin Hamilton, Maceo Montoya and Santiago Ramirez. Bottom row — Shalini Satkunanandan, Christopher Simmons, Anne Todgham, Aijun Wang, Megan Welsh and Nicolas Zwyns. (Courtesy of UC Davis Dateline)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Christopher Barker, Santiago Ramirez: Chancellor's Fellows

January 23, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis associate professors Christopher Barker and Santiago Ramirez, global leaders in their fields and close affiliates of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, are among the 20th class of Chancellor's Fellows.
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