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If you think that every insect on a flower is a honey bee, you should see what the UC Davis Department of Entomology is showcasing at the Dixon May Fair, May 9-12.

Here's a list of links for growers and homeowners on how to prepare for fire and in the case of fruit trees, how to treat them after they have burned and how to calculate the loss of a commercial fruit tree.

The timeworn water tower that stands in front of the Giacomazzi Dairy in Kings County is a hallmark of the farms endurance. It proclaims, Since 1893.

A day in the life of a single worker bee... A honey bee tumbles off the flowering catmint (Nepeta) and struggles to right herself. Her wings tattered, her body battered, she does not buzz away.

Spring is finally upon on us in Northeast California. The joy of flowering trees, green grass, and warmer weather is here! Unfortunately, the familiar site of yellow dandelion flowers and other broadleaf weeds in my lawn is also abundant.

It's not "Rise and Shine!" any more. It's "Sparkle and Shine.

The field day is on WEDNESDAY, May 15th.

We all take short cuts--short cuts around the campus, to the beach, to a favorite restaurant... Honey bees take short cuts, too. We've often watched assorted bumble bees and carpenter bees drill a hole in a long-tubed flower to rob the nectar.

Glyphosate-resistant (GR) Palmer amaranth is, currently, the most significant weedy pest of cotton grown in the SE US. In order to reduce population size, maximize herbicide efficacy and prevent the development of further resistances, cotton growers must consider using additional mechanical (i.e.

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