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Is there anything more beautiful than a golden honey bee tucked inside the spectacular rosy pink blossom of Anisodontea sp. ‘Strybing Beauty'? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Beauty at Its Best

September 27, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Beauty at its best. If see the perennial shrub, Anisodontea sp. Strybing Beauty,' a member of the family Malvaceae (mallows), chances are you'll see bees pollinating the rosy pink blossoms. It's an early bloomer, a mid-bloomer and late bloomer. Yes, it blooms year-around. It's a year-around bloomer.
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European earwig. (Photo by Beth Grafton-Cardwell)
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Hanna Kahl: Exit Seminar on European Earwigs

September 27, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ecological pest management specialist Hanna Kahl, who recently received her doctorate in entomology from UC Davis, studying with UC Davis distinguished professor Jay Rosenheim, will present her exit seminar on Herbivory of Citrus Fruit by European Earwigs in California on Wednesday, Sept. 29.
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Charlie Summers holds orange pumpkins in each arm while standing in a green field.
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In memoriam: Charlie Summers

September 24, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Charles Geddes Summers, UC Davis emeritus entomologist, passed away on Aug. 12 from acute respiratory failure in his hometown of Clinton, Utah. He was 79.
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European earwig. (Photo by Beth Grafton-Cardwell)
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Hanna Kahl's Exit Seminar: European Earwigs!

September 24, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you grow citrus, you've probably been introduced to the introduced European earwig, Forficula auricularia, the most common of the earwig species infesting the fruit here in California.
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John Whittlesey sage (salviz x) in the Demonstration Garden, Brent McGhie
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Sage Advice: Welcome Salvias into Your Garden

September 24, 2021
If you are starting a list of plants to put in the ground this fall, you might want to add a salvia or two. With just under 1000 varieties, Salvia is the largest genus in the mint family (Lamiaceae). Commonly known as sages, Salvias come in a dizzying variety of forms and colors.
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Changes to UC benefits

September 23, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) In recognition of the many challenges UC employees continue to face, the University has decided to extend the 2021 time in which to use Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) through 6/30/22. The systemwide website and forms will be updated in the coming weeks.
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