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Conservation Agriculture: Article

Cover crops: What goes around comes around

April 4, 2011
By Jeannette Warnert
Cover crops, or vegetation that was grown after the cash crop was harvested, was a practice that was widely used in the 1940s and 1950s. The vegetation was used to maintain or increase the fertility of the soil before commercial fertilizers became widely available.
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THIS MUTANT BEE, rarely found in the beekeeping world, is often called a "cyclops" bee. It has the head of a drone (note the wrap-around eyes or eyes that meet at the top of the head) and the body of a worker, complete with pollen baskets and a stinger. This one, about to take flight, is on the hand of bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey, who spotted it in a Glenn County queen-production business. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Part Drone, Part Worker Bee

April 1, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Very rare. Very rare, indeed. It has the eyes of a drone and the body of a worker bee. And no, this is not science fiction. It's a mutant honey bee. "They're not totally uncommon," said Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology. "But they're there.
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Colusa County: Article

April 2011

April 1, 2011
2010 rice variety trials results - How much phosphorus should you apply? - New UC Rice Blog - Rice Winter Meetings and Rice Production Workshop presentations available on-line - Contributions of California rice farmers to the economy - New UC ANR publications.
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MALARIA MOSQUITO, Anopheles gambiae, blood-feeding. This photo was taken by Anthony Cornel, associate professor of entomology at UC Davis.

World Malaria Day at UC Davis

March 31, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Mark your calendars for a sobering experience. The University of California,Davis, will observe World Malaria Day with a daylong retreat showcasing UC Davis scientists current research in vector biology and genetics. The event, free and open to the public, will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Colusa County: Article

April 2011

March 31, 2011
Fair Award Sponsor form, Camp Tehama Application, Scholarship, All Star and Merit Applications, Home Ec Review results...
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RESEARCHER Ian Pearse, a doctoral candidate who studies with major professor Rick Karban at the UC Davis Department of Entomology, examines some oak apple galls. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Lot of Gall

March 30, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Those oak trees (Quercus lobata) in Californias Central Valley have a lot of gall.
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COACH Larry Godfrey, Extension entomologist with the UC Davis Department of Entomology, calls out questions during a practice session. The graduate students (from left) are Matan Shelomi, Meredith Cenzer and Emily Symmes. Not pictured is James Harwood. The team just won the Linnaean Games at the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America and will now compete in the nationals. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Sudden-Death Question

March 29, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Quick! What's the answer to this question? "I am a blood feeder; I have no hair but have a comb.
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