Ongoing research

Well, hello there! A praying mantis, perfectly camouflaged in bushes outside the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at the University of California, Davis, was searching for prey when we spotted it.

Released August 29, 2011, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Forage Production This was again an exceptional year with rainfall above normal and extended into the spring. It was very nice to see some areas of green grass still in late May as we finished up our spring production clipping.

It's all about the bees. And the other pollinators. And the plants. We were glad to see that Melissa "Missy" Borel, program manager of the California Center for Urban Horticulture at UC Davis, recently received a much deserved honor for her work in making the Hagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven a reality.

Water prices are increasing and so are the regulatory pressures on agricultural runoff and sediment losses.

Todays post was written by Tom Lanini summarizing some recent work on organic herbicides. This article is also available in the "Topics in Subtropics" newsletter from the Tulare County Cooperative Extension office. http://cetulare.ucdavis.edu/newsletters/Topics_In_Subtropics39737.

Sometimes you can't get within 20 feet of a Western tiger swallowtail butterfly (Papillo rutulus). Sometimes it's a matter of inches.

This newsletter is being re-posted so our newly enrolled approved members receive current club meeting information and more..... >>This is only a re-post! No changes or corrections have been made to this September 2011 newsletter.

Mama said there'd be days like this, There'd be days like this, Mama said... When Van Morrison wrote the lyrics to "Days Like This," a song popularized by The Shirelles, he probably wasn't thinking of a mama garden spider or her prey.

The 2007 recipient of the Conservation Tillage Innovator of the Year Award, Tony Turkovich, was featured in a recent research video by the UC Office of the President.