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The first thing you notice when you walk up to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis, are the natives. Native plants, that is. California golden poppies and phacelia are among the plants sharing the "Pollination Habitat" bed.

Nickels Soil Lab Annual Field Day Almond Varieties Crown Rot and Pruning Wound Cankers New video: Managing Almond Pests using the the Year-around IPM program Tying Young Trees Navel Orangeworm Pressure?

A repost today from the Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative. Int this snap shot, AHRI discusses new Monsanto technology called BioDirect (RNAi) for control of glyphosate-resistant weeds with glyphosate.

Decisions, decisions... Where's the best spot for the new residents of my garden? I acquired two ladybugs last Saturday during the 99th annual UC Davis Picnic Day.

Practices to consider in prune orchards in April/May Sutter-Yuba Spring Field Meeting Orchard Irrigation Prune Tisshe Sampling for Leaf Analysis Efficient Nitrogen Management in Prune Production How hot was it at bloom, 2013?

Field Meetings: Monitoring and Control of Walnut Husk Fly and Walnut Orchard Herbicide Research and Demonstration Field Day Final Chilling Hours Predicting Peach Harvest Sizing Peach Fruit Updated Website 36th Annual Nickels Field Day (announcement to be released soon)...

Bumble bees are major contributors to pollination of crops and wildflowers throughout the temperate northern hemisphere. Many species have declined, contributing to fears that we might face a 'pollination crisis.'" So says David Goulson, professor at the University of Stirling, U.K.

On Earth Day. Managing weeds is a costly and difficult task. Yet their impacts to the environment are high. Herbicides or hoes cost money and the impacts to the environment when weeds grow unchecked are also significant. The costs of managing invasive species are staggering.

Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen isn't the only person coordinating a honey tasting at the UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 20. Amina Harris of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center will, too. She's offering honey tasting, along with arts and crafts for kids, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

If you don't like lima beans, not to worry. You'll probably like lima bean honey. Lima beans are a honey production crop, and this varietal is one of the six honeys to be sampled at the UC Davis Department of Entomology's free honey-tasting event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.