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A pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor, is like a bolt of blue. Here it heads for salvia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Oh, the Plants You'll See at the UC Davis Arboretum Plant Sale!

March 8, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Who doesn't love that "bolt of blue," the pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor? A black butterfly with iridescent blue hindwings, it's a frequent visitor to our garden, where it nectars on such plants as the butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii, the Mexican sunflower (Tithonia), and sage (Salvia).
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Brendon Boudinot won the John Henry Comstock Award. (Photo by Jill Oberski)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Four UC Davis Entomologists Win Prestigious Awards from PBESA

March 8, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology won four major awards from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA), which encompasses 11 Western U.S. states, plus several U.S. territories and parts of Canada and Mexico.
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Cooperative Extension, Sutter-Yuba Counties: Article

Rice Notes - March, 2019

March 8, 2019
Weedy Rice: 2018 season wrap-up and looking ahead for 2019 Summary of 2018 University of California Rice Variety Tiliage for weed management in a good water year Change in UCCE Rice Advisor County Assignment...
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citrus cornucopia
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Citrus? Water? How Do They Go Together?

March 8, 2019
By Ben A Faber
Advances in Citrus Water Use Workshop & Field Day Tuesday, March 26, 2019 8 Am - 3 PM Strathmore, CA Attend the Advances in Citrus Water Use Workshop & Field Day and join UC Davis Irrigation Specialist Daniele Zaccaria as well as other water experts and specialists from the University of California...
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Kern County: Article

Cover Crop Survey

March 8, 2019
Please take survey to help guide cover crop research See attached for survey information and link...
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Santa Cruz County: Article

4-H March Newsletter

March 8, 2019
Clover Hello 4-H Families, We are sending you the 4-H March Newsletter. We have three different projects this weekend the Cloverbuds, Lego's and gardening projects. We are inviting all 4-H members to attend. See the newsletter for details.
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photo by Kathy Low
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Plant Lore and Legends

March 8, 2019
Do you know what flower was said to once be a fair nymph, who was changed by Diana into this flower to avoid the importunities of Apollo? Do you know what bush is said to be the burning bush that appeared to Moses? Do you know what flowering plant Hindu poets refer to as the Moonlight of the Grove?
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