Ongoing research

The California Weed Science Society recently published the 4th edition of the Principles of Weed Control as an e-book. This textbook/handbook that has been a valuable resource for many years and I'm excited that it has been updated.

The late comedian Rodney Dangerfield would have liked male ants. It was Dangerfield (1921-2004), you know, who coined the catchphrase, "I don't get no respect.

In This Issue: Upcoming 2015 UCCE Meetings Walnut Year-Round IPM Plan and Winter Orchard Pest Management Activities Walnut Orchards Planted in 2014-What to do Now?

In The Issue: Winter & Bloom Almond Orchard Management Considerations Winter Sanitation for Navel Orangeworm Control Honey Bee Safety During Bloom Rootstock trial for boron tolerance has Nickels with an early lead Bacterial Spot of Almond in California...

The IGIS team is constantly alert to new technologies that might be beneficial to UC ANR and the public that we serve. One particularly exciting technology that has been gathering much attention recently is that of emerging unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

South Sacramento Valley Processing Tomato Production Meeting Thursday, January 8, 2015 8am-noon Woodland Community Center...

In This Issue: Home Ec Committee Meeting Club Treasurer Training Chico State Swine Day Chico State Sheep & Goat Day Livestock Loans Theme for our County Fair 4H Night at the Sacramento Kings and so much more.....

As discussed in previous issues of this newsletter, polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB; Euwallacea sp.) is a new pest/fungal complex attacking a wide variety of host trees in Southern California, from avocado to common residential and street trees and native oaks and riparian species.

Here are some evocative words about mapping from an unlikely source: in her astounding and engrossing book Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel has Thomas Cromwell say: But the trouble is, maps are always last year's.

It's obvious that Bruce Hammock doesn't spend much time in a hammock. Research lab, yes. With colleagues, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students and undergraduate students, yes.