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CASI and Water for Food leaders confer in Nebraska.
Conservation Agriculture: Article

CASI seeks collaborative partnership with the Water for Food Institute

May 29, 2012
By Jeannette Warnert
UC's Conservation Agriculture Systems Innovation (CASI) proposed the idea of creating a formal partnership with the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Water for Food Institute at a meeting May 29 with Water for Food executive director Roberto Lenton and senior research scientist Marc Andreini.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT // Aquatic Weed School 2012

May 29, 2012
By Gale Perez
Don't miss the following event: The Aquatic Weed School 2012 is an intensive 2-day course focusing on issues associated with developing weed management strategies in a variety of aquatic ecosystems.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

The Success of Single Treatments

May 29, 2012
By Chris J McDonald
How much work does it take to get rid of a weed? Will I need to treat this population again next year? These are simple questions when managing weeds and the answer falls into a general pattern.
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Honey bees engaging in washboarding behavior with "rocking" or up-and-down movements. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Rub-a-Dub-Dub

May 28, 2012
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ever seen honey bees engaging in washboarding? It's a behavior so named because they look as if they're scrubbing clothes on a washboard or scrubbing their home. It occurs near the entrance of the hive and only with worker bees. They go back and forth, back and forth, a kind of rocking movement.
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The lifespan of this mite-infested drone will be short. The brownish-orange "bumps" are varroa mites. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

What We Need: A Better Bee

May 25, 2012
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Varroa mites, those pesky little parasites that suck the blood out of honey bees and spread multiple viruses, are now found throughout the world, except in Australia.
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Colusa County: Article

June 2012

May 25, 2012
Fair information, Barn Charts, The 2012-13 Merit & All Star winners are announced, Volunteer Survey...
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Honey bee in flight, heading toward a lavender blossom. Note the varroa mite on her head. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Lavender Blossom Special

May 24, 2012
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you want to take photos of honey bees in flight, do so early in the morning. They don't move as fast and the lighting is to die for. This morning we stepped out in our yard, steaming coffee in hand, and watched the honey bees foraging among the lavender blossoms.
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