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A honey bee heads for an African mallow, Anisodontea capensis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Honey Bees Do Love Their Mallow

December 13, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
There's not much blooming this time of year but if and when blossoms burst open, the honey bees are going to find them. Take the Anisodontea capensis, the cape mallow or African mallow. It's a species in the mallow family, Malvaceae.
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photos by Al Alvarado
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Merry Christmas Cactus!

December 13, 2022
We have an enchanting little plant that sits on our kitchen counter. This plant has many common names, such as Thanksgiving cactus, crab cactus, Easter cactus, and holiday cactus, but is most known as the Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera).
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ANR Adventures: Article

‘Tis the season for citrus!

December 12, 2022
By Deanne Meyer
My fingers are crossed that the rain that started, continues in proper intensity and frequency to refill California's reservoirs! Davis enjoyed 1.5 inches with the weekend storm. Much more precipitation arrived in the mountains as snow.
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A honey bee sips honey from a plastic spoon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

When Honey Is Not Honey

December 12, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Bee-free honey?" What? It's interesting that a company based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, has announced plans to produce a "bee-free honey." Snackandbakery.com recently published a piece about Fooditive's plans.
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Refrigerator temperature ranges: what's safe and what's not safe? Photo by Maureen Ladley
Food Blog: Article

Hotel refrigerators vary in temperature

December 12, 2022
By Susan Mosbacher
For food safety, storing leftovers at 33 F to 40 F is ideal A few years ago, I was in Reno overnight for work and wanted to save my delicious dinner leftovers for breakfast.
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Gary Ge's experimental set up to test the effects of convective vs. radiant heating on Parnassius clodius larval development. (Photo by Gary Ge)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Gary Ge: Researching the Cold-Adapted American Apollo Butterfly

December 12, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The cold-adapted Parnassian butterflies don't get nearly as much attention as the iconic monarchs that migrate to overwintering spots, but a UC Davis entomology student's research may help change all that.
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Puckery looking green leaf tinged with red.
The Stanislaus Sprout: Article

Cool, Moist Weather Favors Peach Leaf Curl

December 12, 2022
By Anne E Schellman
Peach leaf curl, a fungus disease of peach and nectarine trees, is very common in home gardens. Cool and rainy weather provide ideal conditions for the spread of the disease. Recognizing the disease is simple, since it occurs only on peaches and nectarines and has very definite symptoms.
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"ose Garden of the White House by The White House is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.
Under the Solano Sun: Article

From the White House to Your House

December 12, 2022
Though we think of our country's capitol as a place of constant change, with Congress and the administration making grand entrances and exits every two and possibly every four years, there is one place that continues to be relatively stable the pristine grounds of the White House.
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