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Dogs Helping Monitor Avocado Disease

April 17, 2015
By Ben A Faber
From The Packer: South Florida university researchers are using dogs and drones to sniff out a disease that's killing the region's avocado trees.
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Beekeepers like to sample honey fresh from a comb. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Honey of a Day, a Honey of a Picnic

April 15, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It promises to be a "honey of a day" and a "honey of a picnic" at the 101st annual UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 18. Lots of activities are planned campuswide, but let's focus on the bees, pollination and honey tasting.
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ACP

April 15, 2015
By Ben A Faber
Per CDFA: One adult (female) Asian Citrus Psyllid was identified from a trap in Hollister CA. Delimitation trapping will commence, along with visual survey, treatment and quarantine activities, following the newly approved Northern California protocol.
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UC Davis professor Diane Ullman created this maggot art last year during the UC Davis Picnic Day. Maggots are dipped into non-toxic, water-based paint and allowed--or encouraged--to roam. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Just Buggin' Ya! The Good, The Bad and the Bugly

April 14, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
In Journalism 101, students learn that news stories need the Four Ws--who, what, when, where and why" and the H--"how come." But when it comes to UC Davis Picnic Day 101, the "101" doesn't mean inexperience.
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The flameskimmer or firecracker skimmer (Libellula saturata) perches on a bamboo stake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Flameskimmers Are Back!

April 13, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The flameskimmers are back! We've been waiting for the new generation of flameskimmers, aka firecracker skimmers (Libellula saturata), to visit our yard after the long winter. On Sunday, a male flameskimmer did.
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Soil Moisture Monitoring from Space

April 13, 2015
By Ben A Faber
When we think about space missions, we tend to look toward the stars to planets like Mars where robotic rovers roam, gathering data and sending it back to Earth. Rarely do we think about missions closer to home.
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