Ongoing research

Several years ago you probably read about the Stanford researchers who discovered that mealworms--larvae of darkling beetles--eat Styrofoam. And if you attended the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Dec.

March 18-24 was National Poison Prevention Week. While our blog post may be tardy, it's never too late to raise awareness about the risks associated with using pesticides and how to protect yourself and your family from accidental poisoning.

Join us for a Rangeland Weed Workshop on Tuesday, May 1st in Tulare County! The workshop will meet at the Sequoia Riverlands Trust James Herbert Wetlands Preserve and move to the UCCE Tulare office for lunch and the afternoon session.

Houseplants are back and philodendrons are the star! Philodendrons thrive on neglect. Provide them with some light and a little water then watch them grow. Houseplant newbies should start with this plant. This group of plants have hundreds of varieties. Here are a few tips.

Shoppers purchasing fruits and vegetables in stores located in low-income neighborhoods in California may pay more for those fruits and vegetables than shoppers in other neighborhoods, according to a study that examined prices in a large sample of stores throughout the state.

Seasonal Greetings Rebirth of Mother Nature A New Year Promise...

This is the summary of a recent article by Allen Morris, a retired University of Florida Extension Economist Even when a cure for HLB is implemented, unless something is done to stop the decline in orange juice consumption, the citrus-growing part of the industry will become too small to support the...

Over the weekend I went in search of the bowling balls near Schooner Gulch in Mendocino County.

Unprecedented Study Discovers what Urban Coyotes Really Eat (Care2) Laura Goldman, March 30 Hiking boots, avocados, candy wrappers and fast-food containers.

Let's consider plant-insect interactions in agro-ecosystems. That's what Katja Poveda, assistant professor of entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., does.