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Colusa County: Article

Orchard Notes - April/May 2014

April 16, 2014
Irrigation Scheduling in a Drought Year Field Meeting Final Chilling Hours Predicting Peach Harvest Sizing Peach Fruit Website Resources Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Alert 37th Annual Nickels Field Day...
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A malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, feeding on human blood. (Photo by Anthony Cornel)

Observing Bay Area World Malaria Day

April 15, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The statistics are alarming. "Every 45 seconds a child in Africa dies from malaria, a disease spread by a single mosquito bite. There are more than 200 million cases of malaria each year, and nearly 1 million of those infected die from the disease most of them children under the age of five.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

JOB OPENING :: Rice Breeding Research Associate

April 15, 2014
By Gale Perez
Research Associate: Rice Breeding Rice Experiment Station California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation Biggs, California 95917 www.crrf.
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Effective control of perennial plants with herbicides

April 15, 2014
By Gale Perez
In the 1920's and 30's field bindweed (Convovulus arvensis) was a major weed in the western US; so much so that coordinated research was undertaken by the most prestigious Agricultural Universities from California to Oklahoma to figure out what to do.
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Male Valley carpenter bee draws attention at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Golden Boy

April 14, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A "golden boy" drew a lot of attention at the Bohart Museum of Entomology last Saturday, April 12 during the campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day. "Golden boy?" A male Valley carpenter bee (Xylocopa varipuncta) to be exact.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

JOB OPENING :: Asst. Professor (Weed Science)

April 14, 2014
By Gale Perez
The College of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has a nine (9) month academic appointment with opportunities for summer research support, joint appointment in the College of Agricultural Sciences and the College of Science at SIU Carbondale.
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A maggot dipped in water-based, non-toxic paint crawls on paper. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Just Me and My Maggot

April 11, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you've never been to Briggs Hall during the annual campuswide Picnic Day at the University of California, Davis, you're missing a special kind of art. Maggot Art. Yes, you read that right. Maggot Art.
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earwigs
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Citrus, Earwigs and Tree Wraps

April 11, 2014
By Ben A Faber
Installing tree wraps on young trees provides protection to the trunk from applications of herbicides during weed management operations. Additionally, the wraps minimize light interception by trunk tissue thereby reducing sucker growth.
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scale Ceroplastes
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Seeing a "new" Scale in Ventura

April 11, 2014
By Ben A Faber
Jane Delahoyde, a PCA here in Ventura, recently found an unusual scale in lemon here. It is barnacle scale with a typically long Latin name - Ceroplastes cirripediformis. It is unlikely to be any worse than other scales, but it's something to keep our eyes on.
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Fish-eye view of the honey tasting at Briggs Hall during the UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey, Let's Go Honey Tasting!

April 10, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Want to sample some honey? How about almond, yellow starthistle, leatherwood, cultivated buckwheat, safflower and wild oak?
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