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Honey bee tumbles off a flowering catmint and lands on a leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Day in the Life of a Single Worker Bee

May 7, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
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.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Dandelions Beware!

May 7, 2013
By Robert G Wilson
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.
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Honey bee foraging on a yellow rose, "Sparkle and Shine!" (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Sparkle and Shine!

May 6, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's not "Rise and Shine!" any more. It's "Sparkle and Shine.
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Carpenter bee, Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex, robbing nectar from salvia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Robbing Nectar

May 3, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
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.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Deep tillage and cover crops for Palmer amaranth control

May 3, 2013
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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JOB OPENING // Herbicide Discovery Scientist

May 3, 2013
By Gale Perez
This job announcement ws sent to the UC Weed Research & Information Center. ****** There are two Positions for Associate Investigators in Global Discovery Biology at DuPont Crop Protection in Herbicide Discovery. We would be preferably interested in Masters as well as Bachelor level candidates.
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Syrphid fly nectaring on tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Hovering in the Wind

May 2, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The 40 mile-per-hour howling wind didn't seem to bother the syrphid fly, aka hover fly and flower fly. It clung to a blossom on the tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii, and proceeded to nectar. Its wings sparkled in the morning sun. This is a pollinator and one that's often mistaken for a honey bee.
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Yellow roses are popular at the rose sale. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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What's Not to Love About Roses?

May 1, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
I beg your pardon I never promised you a rose garden Along with the sunshine There's gotta be a little rain sometime... So began Joe South in his hit song, "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden," popularized by country singer Lynn Anderson in 1970. That was Joe South's rose garden.
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