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Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) on Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

It Suits Them to a 'T'

July 29, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It suits them to a "T." And the "T" is for Tithonia. Many species of butterflies frequent our Tithonia, also known as Mexican sunflower. Like its name implies, it's a member of the sunflower family, Asteraceae.
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Survey123
IGIS: Article

Survey 123 for Mobile Data Collection

July 29, 2015
By Sean D Hogan
IGIS is happy to announce that we now have a fantastic new tool for mobile data collection. This new tool is called Survey 123, and is among the most impressive of the new technological developments presented at the ESRI Users Conference last week in San Diego.
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navel phenological stages
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Regulated Deficit Irrigation

July 29, 2015
By Ben A Faber
Citrus response to irrigation water deficits have demonstrated that sensitivity of yield to water stress is dependent on the phenological phase in which water stress was applied. Adequate water supply is of major importance during citrus flowering and fruit set.
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McCormack Hall assistant superintendent Sharon Payne of Vallejo, a past president of the Solano County 4-H Leaders' Council, stands next to youth photography featuring insects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Meet Me at the Fair!

July 28, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
County fairs are filled with fun, food and festivities. They're meant to educate, inform and entertain. What we've always loved about the county fairs: the incredible exhibits. Especially exhibits dealing with photographs and paintings of insects.
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A freeloader fly dines on a bee freshly killed by a garden spider. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

There Is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch

July 27, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
There is such a thing as a free lunch. And a free breakfast. And a free dinner. And a free snack. That is, if you're a freeloader fly.
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CIMIS station
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Predicting Water Demand Along the Coast Versus in the Valley

July 27, 2015
By Ben A Faber
Recently I was asked why an irrigation schedule could be projected for almond and citrus in the Central Valley (Almonds:http://cekern.ucanr.edu/Irrigation_Management/Almond_Drip_-_Microsprinkler_- _Flood_Weekly_ET/Citrus: http://cekern.ucanr.
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Three's company! Three juvenile Cooper's hawks, as identified by Andrew Engilis, Jr. curator of the UC Davis Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology,cooling off in an urban birdbath in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Why Influx of Caterpillars Linked to Hawks

July 24, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." --John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierra Muir said it well.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Do No Harm event

July 24, 2015
By Gale Perez
Just got the following announcement today. ********************* SAVE THE DATE! November 5, 2015 For the inaugural Do No Harm workshop: Considerations of pathogens, pests, and plant disease in restoration activities at the UC Palm Desert Campus. Check out: http://donoharm.ucdavis.
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IGIS: Article

Day 4 at the 2015 ESRI User Conference - Wrap Up

July 24, 2015
By Shane T Feirer
The last day of the ESRI User Conference was as informative as the first. I attended several different sessions covering several different topics. The first session I attended was about smart mapping. Smart Mapping is a new set of tools that are being integrated into ArcGIS server and ArcGIS online.
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