Ongoing research

It is the time of the year when Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) licenses need to be renewed. I usually have enough continuing education hours to renew, but this year I fell short. A few days ago, I took the new "Pesticide Resistance" online course offered by UC IPM.

The Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB), Euwallacea sp. #1, is an invasive beetle that carries three fungi: Fusarium euwallaceae, Graphium sp. , and Acremonium sp. The adult female tunnels galleries into a wide variety of host trees, where it lays its eggs and grows the fungi.

What's that wet stuff falling from California skies? Could it be the "R" word, rain? Or what Wikipedia calls "liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then precipitatedthat is, become heavy enough to fall under gravity?" It is.

Nobody really bats an eye when a chicken lays an egg. That's what we expect them to do. But when a butterfly lays an egg, that's a different story--especially in December.

New Pesticide Resistance Online Course with Continuing Education Units Author: Cheryl Reynolds, UC Statewide IPM Program An online course highlighting how pesticide resistance develops among pests is now available on the UC IPM Web site.

Curious about those insect-eating bats? Yolo County Farm Advisor Rachael Freeman Long, who has been researching and writing about bats for 20 years, has two colonies of bats at her ranch in Woodland.

REMINDER: 2014 Grower Meeting Wednesday, December 10, 8am-12noon Colusa Fairgrounds, Festival Hall 1303 10th Street, Colusa Continuing Education Hours - 3 laws and reg, .

An online course highlighting how pesticide resistance develops among pests is now available on the UC IPM Web site.

Hello World! There are several GIS classes to chose from in the spring.

So you're thinking about a holiday gift for someone who has everything. You've racked your brain trying to think of the perfect gift. Nothing. You can think of nothing. Nothing is not good. Nothing can get you in big trouble. VERY. BIG. TROUBLE.