Test PB Collection: FTE

The rain that pounded Northern California on Oct. 18--complete with thunder and lightening--also drenched a few honey bees that waited out the storm.

It's delightful to see the gray hairstreak. We're not talking about the gray streaks in our hair as we age (to perfection, of course!). We're talking about the gray hairstreak, a common gray butterfly found throughout the United States, coast to coast, as well as parts of Canada and Mexico.

FUSARIUM DIEBACK AND POLYPHAGOUS SHOT HOLE BORER ON AVOCADO Akif Eskalen1, Richard Stouthamer2 1Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, UC Riverside 2Department of Entomology, UC Riverside BACKROUND Polyphagous shot hole borer (PSHB), Euwallacea sp. (#1) (Fig.

In a recent blog post, Dr. Clyde Elmore discussed weed species changes in urban environments in response to the ongoing drought. One weed that can thrive under dry conditions is field bindweed, a significant weedy pest for homeowners, land managers, and farmers, alike.

Oh, the joys of rearing monarch butterflies. Not for commercial purposes. For conservation purposes. For a couple of months now, we've been watching the monarch caterpillars slowly disappearing from our milkweed plants. We'd see fifth instar 'cats one day, and the next day, they'd be gone.

Our friend Jane Delahoyde has been finding new things on citrus. She first found leaffooted bug on lemons in late September and now has found it on mandarin.

Everyone from scientists to environmentalists to beekeepers are clamoring for more research on the effects of neonicotinoids on honey bees.

You may have heard about ASD (anaerobic soil disinfestation) as biological alternative to soil fumigation'. This is the practice of adding easily degradable carbon sources to soil and developing anaerobic conditions under plastic mulch in moist soils for 3-5 weeks.

In recent years, several organic herbicide products have appeared on the market.

Hello World! There are several GIS classes to chose from in the spring.