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A female long-horned bee, Svastra obliqua expurgata, forages on sneezeweed, genus Helenium. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Does Sneezeweed Make You Sneeze?

June 2, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Does sneezeweed make you sneeze? Over at the UC Davis Arboretum GATEway Garden. off First Street in downtown Davis, sneezeweed is blooming and bees and butterflies are all over it. We didn't see any of them "sneezing.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Link to herbicide symptomology time-lapse (from Ohio State Univ)

June 2, 2015
By Brad Hanson
I thought I'd share a link to a YouTube channel from the Ohio State University Weed Science program. There is a series of short time-lapse videos of several herbicides acting on different weed species.
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UC Davis student Kelly Aoyama works on a painting that will be displayed June 3 at a public art exhibit in Davis. (Photo by Diane Ullman)

Can You Keep a Secret?

June 1, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Can you keep a secret? The secret world of insects? And unleash the secret of soapberry bugs?
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UC Cooperative Extension Napa County: Article

Arboreal Camel Cricket

June 1, 2015
By Monica L Cooper
In April, we observed leaf symptoms in select vineyards consistent with feeding damage by arboreal camel crickets. For photos and additional information, access the newsletter using the link provided below. 
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IGIS: Article

IGIS Goes to Bootcamp!

June 1, 2015
By Shane T Feirer
A little over 1 week ago ESRI and UCANR's IGIS program sponsored the Spatial Data Bootcamp for Professionals held at UC Berkeley. At this Bootcamp we delved into the quickly evolving world of Open Source Systems, GIS, and visualizations.
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Bee scientist Marla Spivak of the University of Minnesota keynoted the first-ever UC Davis Bee Symposium. (Photo by Dan Marshall)

The Bees Have It!

May 29, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you missed the first-ever UC Davis Bee Symposium on keeping bees healthy, not to worry The event, hosted May 9 in the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science by the Honey and Pollination Center and the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, drew some 360 people.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

JOB OPENING :: Aquatic Pest Control Assistant Program Manager

May 27, 2015
By Gale Perez
We received this today (5/27/2015). The final filing date is 5/28/2015> **See attachment for more information.** From: Vierra, Joyce@Parks Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 11:40 AM To: Parks All Parks Employees Subject: Aquatic Pest Control Assistant Program Manager, Dept.
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