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With the Rain Come Land Planaria

November 30, 2015
By Ben A Faber
When it starts to rain, things start happening. Growers come in with some interesting specimens. Wet, high leaf mulch environments create a special world that brings out some interesting creatures like slime molds and land planaria.
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SJC and Delta Field Crops: Article

SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting

November 30, 2015
By Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles
UC Cooperative Extension in San Joaquin County will host the SJC and Delta Field Crops Meeting on Friday, January 8, 2016 from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The meeting location is the Cabral Agricultural Center in Stockton (2101 E.Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206).
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Bug Squad: Article

When Science and Art Meet

November 29, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When entomologist Diane Ulman, professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, and self-described rock artist Donna Billick of Davis co-founded the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program, one of the many outcomes is LASER.
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Bug Squad: Article

'Fourteen' Is a Lucky Number: That's Where the Monarchs Are

November 27, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Fourteen" is a lucky number at the Berkeley Aquatic Park, 80 Bolivar Drive, Berkeley. Fourteen is considered a day of love and romance, as in the 14th of February, Valentine's Day. But at the Berkeley Aquatic Park, it's also love. Love at first sight. Or love at first site.
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Lygus hesperus nymphs and adults
E-Journal of Entomology and Biologicals: Article

Role of lygus bug and other factors in strawberry fruit deformity

November 25, 2015
Lygus bug nymphal and adult stages Lygus bug or western tarnished plant bug (Lygus hesperus) is a major pest in California strawberries and causes significant yield losses by contributing to the fruit deformity. Lygus bug is a hemipteran insect and has piercing and sucking mouthparts.
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Bug Squad: Article

Insect Art in the Garden

November 25, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you look closely, you'll not only see the cycle of life in your garden, but art as the center of life. Take the Gulf Fritillaries. They're a stunning orangish-reddish butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) with silver-spangled underwings.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Organic Herbicides in Orchards

November 25, 2015
By Ben A Faber
Using organic herbicides in production fields and non-crop areas. The forecasts call for rainy winter and that means a lot of weeds.
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Bug Squad: Article

The Unpredictable Monarchs

November 24, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You never know what they will do. When you release newly emerged monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus), some linger in the comfort of your hand. Some soar high into the sky. Some flutter to a nearby bush or tree. When we released two newly emerged monarch butterflies on Nov.
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