Ongoing research

Those blood-sucking varroa mites (Varroa destructor) are considered the No. 1 enemy of beekeepers. In powerful numbers and weakened colonies, they can overwhelm and collapse a hive. We remember seeing a varroa mite attached to a foraging honey bee one warm summer day in our pollinator garden.

The latest news on Ventura County Fair entry, Super Field Day and needed volunteers.

Pre-harvest rindstain of California [USA] cultivar 'Valencia' orange Citrus sinensis has economic significance since fresh fruit marketability is reduced.

So you want to learn more about almond pollination, integrated crop pollination, blue orchard bees, navel orangeworms, wildflower plantings and solarization for wildflpwer planting success. You're in luck.

Why eat terrible fruit when you can eat wonderful California fruit, or should be able to? All too often fruit which is shipped for several weeks from far off groves arrives distressed and put into cold storage here and then this is mishandled at the retailer.

A United Nations' organization today issued a global pollinator health report and the news was not good.

ATTENTION: All Cherimoya Producers (and friends), "Deliciousness itself", Mark Twain The California Cherimoya Association is sponsoring a knowledge sharing meeting. Time: Saturday, March 12, 2016, 12:00 to 2 p.m. Place: California Tropics Packinghouse 6950 Casitas Pass Rd.

Developing data-driven solutions in the face of rapid global change Global environmental change poses critical environmental and societal needs, and the next generation of students are part of the future solutions.

Imagine you're a tardigrade, aka water bear or moss piglet. You're microscopic but you're nearly indestructible. You can survive being heated to 304 degrees Fahrenheit or being chilled for days at -328 F. And if you're frozen for 30 years, you can still reproduce.

The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) announced earlier this month several new or updated educational publications about weeds and weed impacts that will be of interest to both the scientific community as well as the general public.