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Carpet beetles. (Credit: Dong-Hwan Choe, UCR)
Community Pest News: Article

Urban Entomology at Bohart Museum this Sunday!

November 14, 2018
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Are you interested in urban entomology? Do you wonder what that bug is you found in your carpet? Or maybe you love ladybird beetles and want to find out more about them. Come learn about and see indoor and outdoor insects this Sunday, November 18 from 1 to 4 p.m.
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Sanchez named UCCE woody biomass specialist

November 14, 2018
By Susan D Kocher
Daniel Sanchez joined UCCE on Sept. 1, 2018, as a UC Cooperative Extension specialist in woody biomass utilization in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management at UC Berkeley.
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Jones named UCCE forestry advisor

November 14, 2018
By Susan D Kocher
Reposted from the UCANR report Michael Jones joined UCCE on Oct. 1, 2018, as the area forestry advisor in Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma counties. He specializes in forest entomology with a focus on forest health and integrated pest management of invasive and endemic forest pests. Jones completed a Ph.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

New News for Subtropicals

November 14, 2018
By Ben A Faber
TOPICS IN THIS ISSUE California Citrus Network: an online forum to facilitate communication and information exchange regarding California citrus High Density Planting for Avocado Production: A Chilean Perspective Avocado Brainstorming 2018 Meet our new subtropical crops specialist at UC Riverside AU...
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Entomologist Brennen Dyer, shown here at work at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, lost it all in the Paradise inferno known as Camp Fire. His supervisor, Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum and UC Davis professor of entomology, encouraged him to set up a gofundme account.
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They Lost It All in the Raging Inferno in Paradise

November 13, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Paradise isn't. It was, though. And it will be again when it's rebuilt. #ParadiseStrong. The raging inferno known as "Camp Fire" that started Nov. 8 on Camp Creek Road, near Pulga, Butte County, California, ranks as the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state's history.
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Emergency support available from UC’s benefit plans

November 13, 2018
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Dear Colleagues, As the devastating Camp and Woolsey wildfires continue to burn in Northern and Southern California, I'd like to remind you of the support available from UC's benefit plans for those of you impacted by the fires: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.
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Holes in wood. (photo by Betsy Buxton)
Under the Solano Sun: Article

The Bee and the Deck

November 13, 2018
Once upon a time, a couple living in Suisun City built a really big (25 feet X 20 feet) deck behind their house. They chose redwood because of its beauty and its reputation for lasting a long, long time.
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