Ongoing research

UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

WANTED :: Area Agronomy Advisor

January 30, 2013
By Gale Perez
Area Agronomy Advisor Serving Colusa, Sutter and Yuba Counties Across California, the University of Californias Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) is an engine for problem solving.
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Silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci). Photo by Scott Baurer, USDA.
Bug Squad: Article

Who's Who in the Bemisia Zoo

January 29, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's a catchy title: "Unraveling the Complex: Who's Who in the Bemisia Zoo?" Paul de Barro, a senior principal research scientist at CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Australia, will speak on "Unraveling the Complex: Whos Who in the Bemisia Zoo?
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Honey bee lands on a Japanese apricot at Wickson Hall, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Sign of Spring: Flowering Apricots

January 28, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's a sure sign of spring when the Japanese apricot tree north of Wickson Hall at the University of California, Davis, blooms. Butterfly expert Art Shapiro, professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis, noticed it flowering on Jan. 21. "First fruit tree of 2013 blooming!" he said.
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Colusa County: Article

February 2013

January 28, 2013
Livestock Weigh-In and Entry dates, CSU Swine Day, Sheep & Meat Goat Educational Day & Sale, Home Ec Review updated information and deadline...
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

JOB OPENING // USDA ARS Research...

January 26, 2013
By Gale Perez
United States Department Of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Position Announcement Research Plant Physiologist/Ecologist/Entomologist/Geneticist/Biologist Davis, CA United States The Exotic and Invasive Weeds Research Unit is seeking a scientist at its Davis, CA worksite, to conduct researc...
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A honey bee checking out a butterfly rose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Stop and Smell the Roses

January 25, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Stop and smell the roses." How many times have you heard that? It's usually from someone urging us to slow down, to savor life, and to pay attention to the pleasures. Like fragrant roses.
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These Bohart Museum of Entomology specimens are Xerces Blue butterflies, Glaucopsyche xerces, (extinct). The museum has Xerces t-shirts for sale. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day: Super Science Saturday!

January 24, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What are you doing the day BEFORE the Super Bowl? Thinking about that battle in New Orleans? Getting ready to settle in for the Harbowl? Wondering who's going to win the Vince Lombardi trophy? How about heading over to the University of California, Davis, campus for "Super Science Saturday"?
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