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CSBA President Bill Lewis of the San Fernando Valley talks bees with Barbara Allen-Diaz, vice president of the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) at the California Agriculture Day, State Capitol, in March. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Gathering of Beekeepers: Follow That Buzz!

October 22, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Follow that buzz! When the California State Beekeepers' Association, founded in 1889, meets Nov. 18-20 in Valencia for its 2014 convention, it will mark a milestone: 125 years of beekeeping. Not so coincidentally, the theme is "Celebrating 125 Years of California Beekeeping.
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A honey bee and yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenski, share a coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Bees 'n Blooms

October 21, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Bees 'n blooms. Blooms 'n bees. Add "California" to it and you have California Bees and Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists. It's a book that's well-planned, well-executed, well-written and well-photographed. Bees are hungry.
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IGIS: Article

Mapping Ebola Over Time

October 20, 2014
By Maggi Kelly
HealthMap, an automated electronic information system that monitors data from electronic media sources (e.g. social media, government websites, physician social networks) in order to visualize and foster an understanding of infectious disease outbreaks around the world.
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Drone fly, Eristalis tenax, sipping nectar from a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Fly Is a Fly Is a Fly

October 20, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A bee is a bee is a bee is a bee. 'Cept when it's a fly. Lately we've been seeing lots of images on social media (including Facebook and Twitter), news media websites, and stock photo sites of "honey bees." But they're actually flies.
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IGIS: Article

1st Statewide UC California Naturalist Conference - IGIS GPS Workshop

October 20, 2014
By Maggi Kelly
Sean Hogan attended the 1st Statewide California Naturalist Conference, which took place at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove CA this weekend (October 17th to 19th), and has provided us with this report. By all accounts the conference was a resounding success.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Definition of codistillation or lift-off of herbicides. Repost from Arizona Vegetable IPM Updates

October 20, 2014
By Brad Hanson
I was forwarded this great article written by Barry Tickes, an Area Agricultural Agent with the Yuma Ag Center and part of the University of Arizona and Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station. With Barry's permission, I've posted his explanation of "lift off" or "codistillation" of herbicides.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

JOB OPENING :: Research and development manager

October 20, 2014
By Gale Perez
Helena Chemical Company is seeking an R & D manager who supervises all research and development activities within Northern California territory. This position is based in Chico, CA and ranges south to Merced, CA.
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LBAM-Adult-Jack Kelly Clark
Pest News: Article

New Resources Help Identify Light Brown Apple Moth

October 20, 2014
Adult light brown apple moth (Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC IP) Nursery workers are our first line of defense in detecting light brown apple moth when growing ornamental plants in commercial nurseries.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Soil Solarization: a process for controlling weeds

October 20, 2014
By Gale Perez
You say, it is a little late in the summer to be talking about using soil solarization for weed control because it works best in the summer when the days are long with high temperatures. Maybe we can learn some things from past situations where control has been marginal or poor.
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