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Bruce Hammock: From Butterflies to Alzheimer's

January 6, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
We remember hearing Bruce Hammock, distinguished professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, present a seminar on From Butterflies to Blood Pressure and Beyond." He marveled at how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly and said that "science is full of surprises.
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From Honey Bees to Flower Thrips to Asian Longhorned Beetles

January 5, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
From honey bees to flower thrips to Asian longhorned beetles... From a beneficial insect to pests... It's good to see the wide diversity of topics in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's winter seminar schedule.
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Bumble Bee Mellowing Out on the Mallow

January 4, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Nice to see you! That's how we greeted our very last bumble bee of 2016. The yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, apparently came out of hibernation and started nectaring on mallow Nov. 14 at the Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz.
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Huanglongbing Detected in Cerritos, Los Angeles County

January 4, 2017
By Ben A Faber
[News release from the Citrus Pest & Disease Prevention Program] An intensive risk survey in Cerritos, Los Angeles County, resulted in the discovery of Huanglongbing in a single orange tree.
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2017 UCCE Rice Grower Meetings

January 3, 2017
By Luis Espino
WHERE & WHEN Richvale: Thursday, Jan. 26, 8:30 am, Evangelical Church, 5219 Church St., Richvale Glenn: Thursday, Jan. 26, 1:30 pm, Glenn County Office of Education, 311 South Villa Avenue, Willows Colusa: Friday, Jan. 27, 8:30 am, Colusa Casino Resort, 3770 Hwy 45, Colusa Yuba City: Friday, Jan.
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Weed Seeds and Their Longevity

January 3, 2017
By Ben A Faber
From the UC Weed Science Blog http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCDWeedScience/ A repost and link today to a recent Weed Science Society of America press release entitled: "About Weed Seeds and Their Longevity" Click the link to go to the full article.
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A Look Back at 2016: Monarch Butterflies Reigned

January 2, 2017
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What a marvelous year! Looking back at 2016, monarch butterflies reigned supreme--or at least they did in this Bug Squad blog! Finding--and photographing--a tagged monarch butterfly (monarch@wsu.edu A6083) in our pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif. on Labor Day, Sept. 5, highlighted the year.
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