Ongoing research

Primary Image
A male sunflower bee, Melissodes agilis, keeps a wary eye out as she forages on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Watch Out, Below!

July 3, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Summertime, and the livin' is easy," belted out Ella Fitzgerald. She wasn't singing about bees, but she could have been. Summertime, and the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin' So hush little baby, Don't you cry.--George Gershwin.
View Article
Primary Image
Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen in front of the apiary at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

End of an Era for Eric Mussen

July 2, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's the end of an era for Eric Mussen. The Extension apiculturist, aka "honey bee guru," officially retired at the end of June after a 38-year academic career.
View Article
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Organic Herbicides Revisited

July 1, 2014
By Cheryl A Wilen
With summer kicking in, I thought it would be a good time to revisit organic herbicides. That's because most of these contact postemergent herbicides work better at higher temperatures than cooler temperatures.
View Article
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

The Weed Agency

July 1, 2014
By Gale Perez
At a meeting yesterday, Joe DiTomaso mentioned a new book: The Weed Agency written by Jim Geraghty.
View Article
Colusa County: Article

Sacramento Valley Walnut News

July 1, 2014
New IPM Advisor Introduction New Farm Advisor Introduction Advisor Retirement Scale Identification and Lifecycles in Walnut Orchards Walnut Husk Fly Trap and Low Volume Spray Study Update Irrigation Management Tools for Developing Walnut Trees...
View Article