Ongoing research

Yesterday, the Weed Science Society of America honored several members for their outstanding contributions to the Society and the discipline. Among the awardees this year was, Dr. Joe DiTomaso, Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist at UC Davis.

I recently spent a month in India visiting relatives, watching wildlife, and taking photos of cattle! Cattle are everywhere in India - in rural areas, national parks, cities, even temples.

It was a gathering of lepidopterists. A veritable Who's Who of lepidopterists. Some 25 lepidopterists and others interested in butterflies and moths gathered recently at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, to work on identifications, share research information, and enjoy camaraderie.

From the Sacramento Valley Field Crops blog (published on February 6, 2017.) Author: Konrad Mathesius Hello Growers and Members of the Ag Community, I'm Konrad Mathesius (Muh-tay-zee-us), the new agronomy advisor for Yolo, Sacramento, and Solano counties.

Rotational Crop Grower Meeting Thursday, February 9, 2017, 8 a.m.

Congrats, Rick Karban! We just received word that noted ecologist Richard Rick Karban, professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has been named a fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) for his innovative contributions to community and evolutionary ecology, especia...

I wanted to share some initial results from some medusahead trials I implemented this past year. Most of you are probably familiar with the invasive winter annual grass medusahead. If you follow this blog there have been numerous medusahead postings over the past years.

She's only 11 years old, but already she's interested in butterflies.

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INVESTIGATOR: Roper, C.; Borneman, JA.; Jassby, DA.; Rolshausen, PH.; Vidalakis, GE.; Maloney, KA, N.; Liu, HA.