A couple years ago, I posted some statistics on the tree, vine, and berry acreage in California because I find that kind of thing interesting and thought others might too.
Today, instead of posting something about weed control and herbicide resistance in orchards and vineyards, I thought I'd go out on a limb and discuss weed management and herbicide resistance in... alfalfa! (Yes, it gets a little wild around the holidays at UC Weed Science...
A beer for a butterfly. What a deal. Whoever collects the first live cabbage white butterfly of 2013 in the three-county area of Yolo, Solano and Sacramento, can win a pitcher of beer, compliments of Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis.
It's Christmas Day and time to revisit "The 13 Bugs of Christmas." Back in 2010, Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and yours truly came up with a song about "The 13 Bugs of Christmas.
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse... --Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) In our house, nothing is stirring, thanks be to the cat. Xena the Warrior Princess does not like anything stirring. Even the dog annoys here.