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Briggs Hall at UC Davis is a good place to learn about soapberry bugs. That would be "the rapidly evolving soapberry bugs." Hugh Dingle, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, will present a UC Davis Department of Entomology seminar from 12:10 to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov.

So you're thinking about becoming a backyard beekeeper...

They're called "wonder flies." And for a good reason. Folks wonder what they are.

On November 9, weed biology and management information will be presented at the Salinas Valley Weed School 2010 (contact: Richard Smith). For more information check the calendar section at the UC Cooperative ExtensionMonterey County website. http://cemonterey.ucdavis.

*This was an article that Doug Munier and I put together and tweaked for a couple orchard crop newsletters in summer/fall 2010. I thought I'd repost it here for posterity...

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Up close, the katydid looks as ferocious as a scary Halloween trick-or-treater. Its stance is firm. Its eyes glow menacingly. Its attitude: "Don't mess with me." We spotted this katydid on a rose in a UC Davis rose garden.

A gigantic bee sculpture and bee hive columns are major attractions at the Hagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at the University of the California, Davis. The grand opening of the half-acre bee friendly garden took place Sept.

There's a magnificent purple aster blooming in the bee yard at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, University of California, Davis. The aster, a late-bloomer, makes for a picture-perfect apiary scene...white bee boxes in the background...purple aster in the foreground...

Frank Lessiter, editor of No-till Farmer, announced that the magazine is seeking nominations for the third class of no-tillers to be named "Responsible Nutrient Management Practitioners." Winners will be honored at the 19th annual National No-Tillage Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio.