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Bumble bees, Bombus vosnesenskii,are nesting in a ground cavity at the Loma Vista Farm, Vallejo. (Photo by Rita LeRoy, Loma Vista Farm)
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Bee-hold, the Bumble Bee Nest!

May 15, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You've seen bumble bees in flight. You've seen the heavy pollen loads. But have you ever seen the ground nest of a bumble bee? You will if you attend the Spring Festival hosted at the Loma Vista Farm, part of the Vallejo City Unified School District, on Saturday, May 16.
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honeybee at hive
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Honeybees are having a worse time than ever

May 15, 2015
By Ben A Faber
By: Carey Gillam, Reuters Honey bees, critical agents in the pollination of key U.S. crops, disappeared at a staggering rate over the last year, according to a new government report that comes as regulators, environmentalists and agribusinesses try to reverse the losses.
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Staff research associate/beekeeper Billy Synk tending the hives at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Our Girls Made the News!

May 14, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Did you see that amazing time-lapse video of honey bee development by Anand Varma on the National Geographic website? Varma's time-lapse video of 2500 images vividly shows the development of eggs to pupae to adults. He captured the video at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Smartphone Apps to Make You a Better Weed Scientist

May 14, 2015
This is a summary of a presentation that I made at the 2015 CWSS Annual Meeting in Santa Barbara, CA, last January. Introduction: We love our smart phones. REALLY LOVE THEM. Most of us have them (or will soon have them).
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Theme of the Bohart Museum open house on May 17 is "Name that Bug! How about Bob?" This is UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey doing research on Alcatraz. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Name That Bug! What About Bob?

May 13, 2015
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Naming a child or a pet takes some major thought and requires some major decisions. Naming our son was easy. We opted for family names handed down 200 years ago. A puppy? When we acquired a half-St.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

JOB OPENING :: Environmental Scientist

May 13, 2015
By Gale Perez
STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PESTICIDE REGULATION Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST Salary: $3,077.00 - $3,809.00 Posted: 05/12/2015 Final filing date: 06/01/2015 FULL POSITION DESCRIPTION: http://jobs.spb.ca.gov/wvpos/more_info.
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macro-tunnel raspberry
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Water Demand in Plastic Tunnels used for High Value Crops

May 13, 2015
By Ben A Faber
There is an increasing use of high stature plastic tunnels (macro-tunnels) to grow high value crops, such as raspberries, blueberries, vegetables and flowers. This is even in relatively frost free environment, such as coastal California.
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lack of sun
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Avocado Dieback – Blight vs. Phytophthora vs. Lack of Light

May 13, 2015
By Ben A Faber
When you see dieback in an avocado it could be due to several reasons, and here are three very common causes of dieback, one of which has been especially common when there is little rain. The first major cause of dieback is an overgrown tree where there is no light that penetrates into the canopy.
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