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From Soil to Science: Article

4-H Families Sew Masks for their Community

April 16, 2020
4-H families have been working hard sewing cotton masks for nurses, essential workers, and friends and family! Now that home sewn fabric masks are required in Sonoma County, and N95 masks are reserved for first responders, we are busy sewing up a storm.
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A bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, commonly known as a "black-tailed bumble bee," awakens on a Spanish lavender in a Vacaville park. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Good Morning from a Sleepy Bumble Bee

April 15, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Benjamin Franklin reportedly said: "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." What about the sleeping patterns of bumble bees? Bumble bees are definitely early risers--if the weather cooperates.
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Forest bathing, (sylwia-bartyzel-unsplash)
Napa Master Gardener Column: Article

Finding Respite in Green.

April 15, 2020
By Julie Pramuk, UC Master Gardener of Napa County About a year ago Master Gardeners of Napa County received a request to provide a speaker for a nursing home.
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Tractor in the experimental plot infested with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae.
Strawberries and Caneberries: Article

Moving pathogens in infested soil on equipment

April 15, 2020
By Mark P Bolda
Mark here - hey folks this concept of transmitting fungal inoculum from field to field on people's feet and equipment has been one I've been talking about for a while, and now here you have the scientific evidence from some of our finest scientists at the UC.
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The UC Davis-based COVID-19 public awarenness project will take place at 1:30 p.m.,Thursday, April 23 via Zoom and YouTube.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

UC Davis-Based COVID-19 Symposium on Thursday, April 23

April 15, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A UC Davis-organized COVID-19 webinar, with a welcoming address by Chancellor Gay May and featuring experts in immunology, infectious diseases, pathology and emergency medicine, will take place from 1:30 to 4 p.m., Thursday, April 23 via Zoom and YouTube.
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Crab apple and Saucer Magnolia. photo by Erin Mahaney
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Our April Gardens

April 15, 2020
Here we are, each of us in our own little cocoon, creating a new normalat least for a while. The perfect antidote to our new existence is to be surrounded by the comfort and beauty of our own gardens.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

New study from Nutrition Policy Institute shows beverages improve in child care after California's 2010 Healthy Beverages in Child Care Act

April 15, 2020
By Danielle Lee
Nutrition Policy Institute (NPI) researchers' latest study of 680 licensed child care providers across California evaluating adherence to California's 2010 Healthy Beverages in Child Care Act (CA AB2084) suggests that nearly half were adherent to the policy in 2016, an increase from about one quarte...
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Adult varied carpet beetle on a flower. (Credit: DH Choe)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Carpet Beetles in the Home

April 15, 2020
Like many, you have probably been doing extra cleaning around the house lately. Have you been finding furry-looking brown casings in the corners of drawers, in the carpet, or in the closet? These might be carpet beetles.
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