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Close-up of a digger bee, Anthophora bomboides stanfordiana, on a sand cliff at Bodega Head, Sonoma County. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Digging the Digger Bees at Bodega Head

June 15, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you vacation at Bodega Bay--sometimes called "Blow-dega" due to whipping winds--you've probably driven to Bodega Head to watch for whales, see the waves crash against the cliffs, spot seabirds nesting in the rocks, or to observe such fauna as deer and red-tailed hawks on the horizon.
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fire in the trees

Fire and Farmer Health

June 15, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Summary: Wildfires have become a persistent health threat for people working in agriculture. This webinar will focus on understanding the risks of exposure to wildfire smoke and potential strategies for responding to protect human health.
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Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 06-14-2021

June 15, 2021
Please see below link to access "How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use (ET) Reports to Assist Farm Water Management" How To Use Weekly Crop Water Use Report Please see below link to access "Weekly ET Report 05-31-2021" ET Report 06-14-2021 Please see disclaimer link below: University of California Divisi...
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avocado aspyhxiation

Test Before Planting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

June 15, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Because it is easier to correct a problem before you plant the trees than it is to diagnose and treat dying ones, which will probably be ripped out. A sad start to a tree is not a good ending.
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Postdoctoral fellow Sergio Hidalgo Sotelo of the Joanna Chiu lab working on his research.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Sergio Hidalgo Sotelo of Chiu Lab Named Pew Latin American Fellow

June 15, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Sergio Hidalgo Sotelo, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of molecular geneticist and physiologist Joanna Chiu, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has been named a 2021 Pew Latin American Fellow in the Biomedical Sciences.
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Packing red pollen from lupine, Lupinus arboreus, a yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, heads toward more blossoms at Doran Regional Park, Bodega Bay. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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The Flight of the Bumble Bee

June 14, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Early scientists figured it was aerodynamically impossible for bumble bees to fly due to their size, weight and shape of their bodies in relation to their total wingspan. And then there were those air resistance issues.
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