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This year's class: the why, how and what of GIS

August 30, 2016
By Maggi Kelly
Here are the tag clouds from this year's GIS class: the why, how and what of our upcoming semester's projects. Word clouds from Wordle. The Why: what are the key problems class members want to focus on... The How: possible methods we will use... The What: some of the datasets that might be used...
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GIS for Needs Assessments

August 30, 2016
By Andy Lyons
I recently attended a really useful ANR training from the office of Program Planning and Evaluation (PPE) on needs assessment. Incorporating needs assessments into research and extension makes a lot of sense for many reasons.
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And Along Came a Wasp...

August 29, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So here's this cute little reddish/orangish caterpillar munching away on a passionflower vine. It's Sunday and he's having Sunday dinner--after having Sunday breakfast and lunch and snacks in between, thank you. He's on his way to becoming a Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) butterfly.
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Armyworm Season Coming to an End

August 29, 2016
By Luis Espino
Finally, the armyworm season seems to be over. Moth trapping shows that the numbers are decreasing to the lowest levels of the season. Additionally, most fields are ripening and therefore less susceptible to armyworm injury. Overall, armyworm infestations were not as severe as last year.
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William Hazeltine II: His Passion, His Work Live On

August 26, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Noted medical entomologist William Hazeltine II (1926-1994) made a difference. Today he continues to make a difference through his legacy--supporting mosquito research of UC Davis graduate students. Hazeltine, a U.S.
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Forget the Soaps: Let's Talk Soapberry Bugs!

August 24, 2016
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A soap opera is usually defined as a drama performed as a serial on daytime TV. But soapberry bugs and the people who study them are much more interesting! Forget the soaps; let's talk about soapberry bugs and an entomologist at the University of California, Davis, who studies them.
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