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Female structures with dangling yellow spores
Nursery and Flower Grower: Article

Liverworts everywhere, and here's why (continued)

September 12, 2018
By Steven A Tjosvold
Spores are key to the success of the liverwort Spores are derived from sexual recombination, which provides the mechanism for new adaptations to the nursery and greenhouse environment. A single female reproductive structure produces thousands of spores. They are very tiny (less than 3.
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Mantidflies use their front legs to catch small insect prey. This one was collected by John De Benedictis at the UC Davis Stebbens Cold Canyon Reserve. (Snapshot by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Ever Seen a Mantidfly?

September 12, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ever seen a mantidfly, also called a mantisfly? Bohart Museum of Entomology associate John De Benedictis, aka "Moth Man," brought a mantidfly, an insect that's parasitic to spiders, to the museum on Tuesday.
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photo by Michelle Davis
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Sunflowers

September 12, 2018
A few evenings back, driving into town, I saw a young woman park her minivan next to a field of sunflowers. She and a little girl got out of their car and walked up to the flowers.
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Livestock, Range and Natural Resources: Article

Late Summer 2018 - Supplement

September 12, 2018
SB88 / AB589 Water Measurement and Reporting Short Course will be offered on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, from 2:30-6:00PM in Parlier, CA. This is currently the nearest location to Madera County where this course will be offered; however, the training is offered at multiple locations in California.
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weeds bordering avocado orchard
Topics in Subtropics: Article

New Class of Herbicides?

September 12, 2018
By Ben A Faber
A garden can be a competitive environment. Plants and unseen microorganisms in the soil all need precious space to grow. And to gain that space, a microbe might produce and use chemicals that kill its plant competitors. But the microbe also needs immunity from its own poisons.
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Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator for the Bohart Museum of Entomology, serves dessert at Robbin Thorp's birthday celebration while the distinguished emeritus professor reads the birthday wishes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A B-Day Celebration for Robbin Thorp at the Bohart Museum of Entomology

September 11, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It was "b-day" today at The Bohart Museum of Entomology in honor of longtime Bohart associate Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis. Bohart associates sang "Happy Birthday" and cheered when he blew out a candle on the dessert plate.
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