Ongoing research

Bartlomiej Bart Sapeta has been appointed to the position of Director of Facilities Planning and Management.

In Part I, we discussed why mosquitoes bite, and which mosquito species can spread West Nile and Zika virus. Now, let's talk about what mosquitoes need to reproduce, how to prevent them from breeding around your home, and best methods to protect yourself and your family while outdoors.

Reprinted from California Magazine Vista View at North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park // Detail of photo courtesy of harminder dhesi / flickr When the Tubbs and Nuns wildfires exploded across Sonoma County in 2017, firefighters found they lacked critical information.

Produce Safety from Purchase to Consumption: Shopping; Storing; Preparing...

Much has been made of the lethal effects of eucalyptus when living plants and their residues are near other desirable plants. Blue gum eucalyptus probably is the most widely grown euc in California and it particularly carries the onus of being a bad neighbor.

Why are wine bottles tall and narrow? That distinctive shape contributes to the happy marriage between cork and a bottle made tall enough to lie on its side so the wine can breathe through the cork as it matures.

They are legends. Two of those attending the four-day international Lepidopterists' Society conference held recently at the University of California, Davis, are as celebrated in Lepidoptera circles as the butterflies they study.

I had an interesting conversation a number of weeks ago with my boss, Assistant Vice Provost Mark Lagrimini, concerning how we extensionists present information in a format that successfully changes the way people think about and approach a subject.

I was holding some strawberry fruit a few weeks ago to check on a pathogen for a local grower (it's very likely anthracose, but more to come on that account), and of course this being late season had a lot of leak rot showing up.

Second Saturday at the Library Saturday August 10, 10 am to noon Colusa Library "Building your Soil"...