Test PB Collection: FTE

So here's this praying mantis perched on top of a prickly pear cactus. It's early morning and she's hungry. A cabbage white butterfly, looking like a white-gowned princess in a medieval palace, flutters by and pauses on the prickly pear to seek some sunshine. Oops! Fatal mistake.

The latest issue of Farm Advisor's Update is out (Sept. 2016.) Here are the articles in the Sept.

On a bright Saturday morning, girls ages 10-16 started tearing apart water hyacinth plants, some with exclamations of disgust, and others filled with joyful excitement.

When the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, hosted an open house showcasing specimens collected last summer in Belize, attendees came from far and wide, from senior citizens to pre-schoolers.

Blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, is a photosynthetic organism that can proliferate, or bloom, in waters that are warm and stagnant. It is a concern for human and animal health because it can produce toxins that cause nerve and liver damage. Blue-green algae has been in the news recently.

After last year's release of the iOS version of the first IPMinfo app, several improvements have been made for the Android version, which was released on 30 September, 2016. One main difference is that the current app is a dynamic one, which requires Internet connection to access the content.

It just came to my attention that there is a map of all the oil pipelines in the US. If you go to the bottom/left side and put in the state and county, it will be revealed. This is mainly for those growers who need to be aware of pipelines and tillage or any other work in the aerea of a pipeline.

POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT University of California Cooperative Extension Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Area Cooperative Extension Advisor Agronomic Cropping Systems/Weed Science serving Glenn, Butte and Tehama Counties (AP #15-27) LOCATION HEADQUARTERS: Orland, Glenn County, Cali...

So here's this gravid praying mantis perched on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia) in a Vacaville pollinator garden. She's in a butterfly state-of-mind, a picture of patience and persistence, a predator like no other. She doesn't have long to wait.

University of Wisconsin - Madison Position Vacancy Listing PVL # 88246 Working Title: Assistant Professor -- Cropping Systems Weed Scientist Official Title: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(C40NN) Degree and area of specialization: Ph.D. required in Agronomy, Weed Science or a closely related discipline.