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New UC IPM photo repository shows plant damage from herbicides

March 5, 2015
By Ben A Faber
UC Statewide IPM Program Identifying nontarget crop and ornamental plant damage from herbicides has become much easier with the launch of a new online photo repository by the Statewide IPM Program, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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A honey bee foraging on a redbud, Cercis canadensis, at the UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Come for the Flowers, Stay for the Bugs

March 4, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're going to the UC Davis Arboretum Member Appreciation Plant Sale, set Saturday, March 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Arboretum Teaching Nursery on Garrod Drive, you'll be in plant heaven. You'll see drought-tolerant plants, plants perfect for your pollinators, and the Arboretum All-Stars.
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Soil Moisture Sensors

March 4, 2015
By Ben A Faber
Grapes February 22, 2013|Print Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_share Tensiometers Electrical Resistance Blocks Neutron Probes Di-Electric Sensors More Info Jim Wolpert, University of California, Davis The quantity of water in soil is called the soil m...
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A "mute" cicada, Karenia caelatata. (Photo by Christian Nansen)
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The Silence of the Cicadas

March 3, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you've ever been around cicadas, you know how loud they can be. How loud are they? They are so loud--up to 120 decibels--that many tender-eared folks would like to cite them for "disturbing the peace.
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A male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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The Wild Ones! Want to See Them in a Documentary?

March 2, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You've probably seen some of them in your garden, but have you seen them up close? Really close? Have you seen the male Valley carpenter bee, that green-eyed blond fondly nicknamed "the teddy bear bee?" (Well, it does have that fuzzy-wuzzy look, and it being a male, has no stinger.
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March 2015 CloverLines

March 2, 2015
In this issue... A Member's Guide, Calling All-Star Applicants, Super Field Day, Presentation Days, Project Sheets and much more.
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February 2015

March 2, 2015
Summary of 2014 University of California Statewide Rice Variety Trials, Managing rice with limited water...
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