I received a press release this week from the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) that I thought would be of interest to followers of the UC Weed Science blog (link above, or attached below).
I recently received an email notification about a newly identified vineyard disease called grapevine redblotch. Although this is not really a weed science issue, I thought the symptoms might be confused with other biotic and abiotic problems (such as herbicides).
It's no secret that Bruce Hammock, distinguished professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, loves the water. Well, there's white-water kayaking for one. And, two, his water balloon battles.
What's that? A honey bee and a male yellowjacket on the same blossom? That's exactly what we saw Nov. 14 at the Hagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, located next to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road, University of California, Davis.
"Reducing the Usage of Bee-Killing Pesticides in My Community." That's the topic--and a good one it is--of the 2013 4-H Honey Bee Essay Contest, sponsored by The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees.
It's quite an honor to be singled out to deliver the Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Seminar, hosted annually by the UC Davis Department of Entomology. This year's recipient is Marc Tatar, an authority on the aging of insects.
It's a strange little insect. A reader likens it to "a cricket on steroids." A Van Nuys resident says she always wondered what they were. "I've lived in this house for 17 years, and a few times a year I see this strange insect in my backyard. It is always either dead or dying.
