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UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal is a newly selected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Walter Leal Selected Fellow of National Academy of Inventors

December 3, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Soares Leal, a leading global scientist and inventor in the field of insect olfaction and communication, is a newly selected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NIA), which honors and encourages academic inventions that benefit society.
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The walnut twig beetle is about the size of a grain of rice. In association with the fungus, Geosmithia morbida, it causes the insect-pathogen complex known as "thousand cankers disease." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Jackson Audley: Targeting the Walnut Twig Beetle

December 2, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Doctoral candidate and forest entomologist Jackson Audley of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, targets an invasive bark beetle that's about the size of a grain of rice. The beetle? The walnut twig beetle, Pityophthorus juglandis.
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UC Cooperative Extension human-wildlife interaction advisor Niamh Quinn is conducting research to help Southern California communities manage the growing coyote population.
ANR News Blog: Article

UCCE researcher studies urban coyotes

December 2, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
Some people believe shouting, waving arms and flashing lights will keep coyotes at bay, but UC Cooperative Extenison wildlife-human interaction advisor Niamh Quinn isn't so sure, reported Louis Sahagun in the Los Angeles Times.
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Master Gardener Speakers for our Vermicompost Workshop.
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

2019 Year-In-Review

December 2, 2019
By Anne E Schellman
Wow! Its been a busy, productive year. The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Stanislaus County Master Gardener Program started it's first training class in January of 2019. Twenty-three Master Gardeners graduated in June and have been volunteering in the community ever since.
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