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Biologist Iris Bright checks out a red earthworm, one of the items available for sampling at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on Sept. 21. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

This Bug's for You! Enjoy Tasty Bugs at the Bohart Museum Open House

September 16, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ever eaten a bug? Sure you have. Insect fragments are in just about all the foods we eat, from chocolate to coffee to wheat flour to pizza sauce to beer and more. An insect control company estimates that we eat, on the average, 140,000 "bug bits" every year. (See Business Insider.
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Biologist Iris Bright, a student at Sacramento City College and a volunteer at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, samples a red earthworm. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

This Bug's for You at the Bohart Museum Open House Sept. 21

September 16, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
This bug's for you. Ever tasted a cricket? A mealworm? An earthworm? You can if you attend the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house themed "Gobble, Gobble, Munch, Munch, Crunch: Entomophagy, to be held from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept.
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Crop Biostimulants: Article

Trials Were Harvested and Effectiveness TBD

September 16, 2019
By Zheng Wang
Recently, two evaluation trials of crop biostimulants in Patterson were harvested. These two trials involved a Calcium-based and fungi-containing products, aiming to maintain yield and plant health, and protect crop quality. Ten and eight plants were hand harvested from the respective trial.
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Emily Lovell (left), Shulamit Shroder (center), and Caddie Bergren (right) sharing with field educational event participants information about the CDFA Healthy Soils and State Water Efficiency Enhancement Programs
Conservation Agriculture: Article

Public educational event on healthy soil and climate-smart agriculture at Pikalok Ranch/Locke Farm in Mendota, CA September 13, 2019!

September 16, 2019
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
September 13, 2019 About forty people took part in the public educational event that was held at the farm of Gary, Mari, and Daniel Martin just north of Mendota, CA on the 13th of September to tackle the very timely and important topics of soil health and climate-smart farming techniques.
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