Ongoing research

UCCE in the County of San Luis Obispo: Article

2018 Sudden Oak Death Meeting - SOD Blitz

March 27, 2018
The SOD Blitz is one of the best ways to know when the pathogen arrives in SLO County. The sooner we know, the sooner we can develop effective management strategies to prevent oak trees from dying and altering the vegetation composition and susceptibility to wildfire.
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The alfalfa looper moth, Autographa californica, nectaring on mustard blossoms in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

In the Loop--on the Mustard

March 27, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ever seen this mottled brownish/blackish/grayish moth around lately? The alfalfa looper moth, Autographa californica?
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Harlequin bug. (Photo: Jack Kelly Clark)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Easter Egg Hunt Answers

March 27, 2018
By Anne E Schellman
Yesterday we posted an Easter egg hunt challenge, and as promised, here are the adult insects and spiders with their matching eggs or egg cases pictured.
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Don Hankins (right) sampling vegetation for a fire and biodiversity project in the Kaanju Ngaachi Indigenous Protected Area on the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Photo by Niki Michail.
The Confluence: Article

California Indigenous perspectives on water and fire management

March 26, 2018
By Faith Kearns Don Hankins is a professor of geography and planning at Chico State and a Miwko? (Plains Miwok) traditional cultural practitioner. He has spent his academic career working on water and fire issues in California, with a focus on applied traditional Indigenous stewardship.
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A male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta, nectars on a a mustard blossom in Vacaville, Calif. on Sunday, March 25. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Boys Are Back in Town

March 26, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The boys are back in town! Well, at least one is. We don't know where the girls are. Neither, apparently, does he. A male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta, aka "the teddy bear bee," buzzed into our mustard patch Sunday and nectared on the blossoms for about 10 minutes.
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