Ongoing research

Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Hi Master Gardeners. The weed in my yard is shown in the picture. I don't know what is the name and how it is reproduced. I used Google image search to find info about the weed.

Welcome to our blog! We are excited to announce the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Master Gardener Program is starting in Stanislaus County.

I know I pull too much from the Wall Street Journal, but I just can't not share this beautifully phrased paragraph that distills current political streams and what they could mean for the continuing integration of markets and labor across international borders.

Our postdoctoral scholar, Dr. Jia-Wei Tay, has successfully completed her postoctoral research, and will be leaving the Choe laboratory. Dr. Tay has been working on a novel baiting system (i.e.

We had a great 17th Annual Continuing Education Seminar for Ranchers on December 5! There were about 80 people. We had lots good discussion, particularly about ground squirrels and prescribed burning for medusahead.

With all the increasing--and alarming--global concern about declining pollinators, it's great to see some good news: pollination ecologist Neal Williams of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology is one of the Highly Cited Researchers in the 2018 list just released by Clarivate Analytic...

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Confronting the russet mites in tomatoes...

DAVIS--Pollination ecologist and Chancellor's Fellow Neal Williams, professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has been named one of the Highly Cited Researchers in the 2018 list just released by Clarivate Analytics.

Biological controls seem the ideal solution to insect pests. No poisonous residue to harm the plantor the consumer if the plant is one grown for food. Unlike broad-spectrum insecticides that can damage beneficial insects along with the pest, most biological controls target a specific organism.