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Posted on May 27, 2015 by Office of Public Affairs In a landmark step in the fight against citrus greening disease, also known as huanglongbing (HLB), the U.S.

If you missed the first-ever UC Davis Bee Symposium on keeping bees healthy, not to worry The event, hosted May 9 in the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science by the Honey and Pollination Center and the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, drew some 360 people.

Diseases, disorders and other plant problems are critical concerns for the wholesale nursery.

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It's a delight to see boy bumble bees sleeping overnight in the lavender. Two species of bumble bees--Bombus vosnesenkii and Bombus californicus--have been slumbering in our lavender for the past several weeks.

Lessons from the hive! Sound familiar? Honey bee scientist and noted author Mark Winston will speak on Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive at a special seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology on Friday, June 5 at 10 a.m. in 122 Briggs, Kleiber Hall Drive.

I was browsing the internet the other day and came across a web-site that told me I could kill weeds without using pesticides. Naturally, I was intrigued and decided to read up on DIY chemical weed control.

It was windy enough to trigger a small craft advisory. Yet here comes a flameskimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata) around noon on Monday, Memorial Day, circling our little bee garden. He chases a few flying insects around and then perches on a bamboo stake to eat them.

Dry Root Rot is a pretty fantastic disease symptom that is usually seen in lemon, but can be seen in orange, as well. Craig Kallsen, UCCE Citrus Advisor in Kern Co. comments on a disease sample: I have seen a lot of dry root rot over the years.

Weed control in cool-season vegetables can be quite challenging. However, there are a number of practices that provide growers with certain advantages: Short-season crops such as lettuce and spinach that allow for rapid turnover of the crops (e.g.