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These "Stamped Citrus Shortbread" cookies, by community ecologist Rachel Vannette, won best-decorated cookie. (Photo by Rachel Vannette)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Who Won the Department's Cookie Contest?

December 13, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Who won the Department of Entomology and Nematology's cookie contest? A nematologist, an aquatic entomologist and a community ecologist. The event, which took place at the department's recent holiday luncheon in the International House, drew nine contestants.
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Yellowing of raspberry leaf on one side deriving from heat stress.
Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Handedness in Leaves of Raspberry and Crabapple

December 13, 2019
By Mark P Bolda
One thing that has many times struck me about farm calls in raspberry, often in tunnels, is the appearance of yellowing starkly on one hand of the leaf in association with stress. Usually the stress comes from the tunnel being too hot, though sometimes the stress is originating from salt.
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Avocados
Noticias: Article

Aguacate, el alimento de los dioses

December 13, 2019
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
El aguacate, cuya evidencia ms antigua, se encontr en una cueva localizada en Puebla, Mxico hace 10 mil aos, es delicioso y se mezcla bien con casi todos los platillos, de ah que las principales cocinas lo han adoptado y en los Estados Unidos la demanda contina aumentando.
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Eliza Litsey, UC Davis entomology alumnus, holds a selection of water bears (tardigrades) in the Bohart Museum of Entomology gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Bohart Museum of Entomology Gearing Up for Holiday Season

December 13, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Bohart Museum of Entomology is gearing up for the holiday season with a gift shop stocked with insect-themed items, ranging from stuffed animals, books, jewelry, t-shirts and sweatshirts to logo patches, pens, coffee cups, lollipops, and insect-collecting equipment.
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(l-r) Regent Stegura and Michael Bedard talk with Glenda Humiston at Bayer Farm Park & Gardens
From Soil to Science: Article

UC Vice President and Regent visit UCCE Sonoma County

December 13, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Vice President Glenda Humiston introduced alumni regent-designate Debby Stegura to UC Cooperative Extension staff and their community partners and clientele in Sonoma County on Nov. 15.
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Training
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT :: Pesticide Safety Educator

December 13, 2019
By Gale Perez
JOB TITLE: Pesticide Safety Educator (CES 2/3) JOB ID: 3582 LOCATION: DAVIS CLOSE DATE: January 2, 2020 JOB DESCRIPTION: https://careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psp/ucanr/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.
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S.E.M. Micrograph of a female dust mite.
The Backyard Gardener: Article

House Dust Mites

December 13, 2019
By Dustin W Blakey
I've noticed as I get older my Christmas wish list gets less interesting and more practical. I have to work harder now to think of fun stuff. Instead I end up with great ideas like silverware. I know I'm not alone.
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past blogs
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Seasons Past Blogs

December 13, 2019
By Ben A Faber
I just discovered that there are 993 blog post on our Topics in Subtropics Blog Site posted as UC Ag & Natural Resources. And you can read them all, if you have some down time this season.
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Frost damaged citrus leaves by Jack Kelly Clark, UC ANR
The Real Dirt: Article

Recognizing and Caring for Frost-Damaged Plants

December 13, 2019
Plummeting winter temperatures often lead to frost damage in plants. The damage occurs when ice crystals form within plant tissue, damaging their cells. Leaves and tender new growth are usually affected first. Initially, they will appear wilted.
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