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Reading pesticide label instructions. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

UC Ag Experts Talk: Label Reading Webinar

November 14, 2019
Pesticide Label Reading for Safe Applications November 20, 2019 from 3pm to 4pm Lisa Blecker, Coordinator of the Pesticide Safety Education Program, will talk about all the important information you can find on pesticide labels to ensure the safety of pesticide handlers, other employees, and bystand...
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Point Reyes National Seashore Association logo
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT :: Biological Science Technician

November 14, 2019
By Gale Perez
Vegetation Management/Monitoring--Biological Science Technician position through Point Reyes National Seashore Association Application deadline: 11/29/2019 The Biological Science Technician will work in collaboration with National Park Service staff to assist with a wide variety of tasks, including,...
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Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Short Term Drought: What are Your Plans for the Next 3 Months?

November 13, 2019
By Daniel K Macon
Last Saturday evening, the Tahoe Cattlemen's Association held it's annual membership dinner. Ranchers from Placer and Nevada Counties sat down to a wonderful tri-tip dinner prepared by the Del Oro High School FFA chapter.
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Noted honey bee geneticist checking out a bee swarm at the University of Arizona, Tempe.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Robert Page Jr. to Deliver BrainFood Seminar Nov. 14 at Alumni Center

November 13, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Internationally recognized honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr., recipient of the 2019 UC Davis Distinguished Emeritus Award, will present a BrainFood Seminar at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 14 in the Walter A. Buehler Alumni Center on The Social Contract: How Complex Social Behavior Evolves.
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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug. (photo credit: Hectonichus via Wikipedia)
The Backyard Gardener: Article

Stink Bug Update

November 13, 2019
By Dustin W Blakey
Brown marmorated stink bugs found in Inyo and Mono counties.
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Daddy-Long-Legs spider legs
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Rethinking Spider Legs

November 13, 2019
Spiders. Whether dangling or leaping, scurrying or creeping, spiders usually make me flinch indoors and out. I don't know why, since I was raised in the country where spider webs stretched across rows of orange trees and rose arbors.
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