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IGIS: Article

Workshop: create maps for Ebola's first responders

October 27, 2014
By Maggi Kelly
Workshop: HOW TO CREATE MAPS FOR EBOLA's FIRST RESPONDERS which are used by Doctors Without Borders, Red Cross, WHO and others. The workshop quickly shows how to easily use a humanitarian mapping freeware so anyone can contribute to this global mapping collaboration.
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UC Davis scientists in the Walter Leal lab have discovered the odorant receptor in the Culex mosquito that repels DEET. From left are
project scientist Pingxi Xu; postdoctoral scholar Young-Moo Choo; AgChem graduate student Alyssa De La Rosa; and Professor Leal. (Photo credit: Academic Technology Services/Mediaworks)
Bug Squad: Article

Unraveling the Mystery of DEET

October 27, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You spray DEET on your arms, and those pesky mosquitoes leave you alone. It works. However, not everyone wants to use DEET, a synthetic insect repellent. There's that smell, for one thing.
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IGIS: Article

Workshop on Oct 19: Planet Mapping: The Science of 3D Maps

October 27, 2014
By Maggi Kelly
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

City of Davis pest management seminar

October 27, 2014
By Guy Kyser
The City of Davis is hosting a pest management seminar Thursday morning at the Veteran's Memorial Theater.
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drought

Avocado and Citrus in a Drought

October 27, 2014
By Ben A Faber
Impacts of the recent drought conditions on Central Coast avocado production, and potential impacts of continued drought conditions Avocados are the most salt and drought sensitive of our fruit tree crops.
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Honey bee heading toward a bulbine (Bulbine frutesens). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Arboretum Plant Sale!

October 24, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you missed the first fall plant sale at the UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery on Garrod Drive, you're in luck. The next public sale is Saturday, Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We attended the sale on Saturday, Oct.
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