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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

UC Davis weed experts contribute to pioneering Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions

March 17, 2011
By Gale Perez
UC Davis weed experts contribute to pioneering Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions Cooperative Extension Weed Specialist Joe DiTomaso, Emeritus Professor Robert Norris, and Plant Physiologist Lars Anderson with USDA-ARS Exotic and Invasive Weeds Research are among the international experts who cont...
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CHEMICAL ECOLOGISTS Walter Leal (foreground) and Zain Syed at work in the Leal lab in the UC Davis Department of Entomology. Leal is a professor and former chair of the department, and Syed is a postdoctoral researcher and the primary author of a paper published March 16 in PLoS One. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

On the Trail of a Better Insect Repellent

March 16, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Researchers in the Walter Leal lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology, are engaging in some exciting research. They just discovered a "generic insect repellent detector" in the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)--research published today (March 16) in PloS One (Public Library of Science).
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Snow geese and ducks on a flooded rice field in winter
UC Rice Blog: Article

Welcome to the UC Rice Blog!

March 16, 2011
By Luis Espino
Welcome to the University of California Rice Blog. Posts in this blog will be made by Univerisy of California Farm Advisors Luis Espino, Chris Greer and Cass Mutters. We'll be updating the blog constantly during the growing season.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Pacific Mosquitofern (Azolla filculoides)

March 16, 2011
By John A Roncoroni
Pacific Mosquitofern, (Azolla filculoides) often referred to as Azolla, is native to California. It is considered a desirable component of natural habitats and an important food source for waterfowl. Azolla is a floating aquatic fern that spreads by stem fragments and spores.
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FRANK ZALOM, integrated pest management specialist and professor and former vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology, is the 2011 recipient of the C. W. Woodworth Award. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Our IPM Specialist

March 15, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Congratulations to integrated pest management specialist Frank Zalom, professor and former vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology. He's just been named the recipient of the C. W. Woodworth Award, the highest award bestowed by the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Orchard Floor Management Field Day

March 15, 2011
By Gale Perez
Orchard Floor Management Field Day Demonstration and Herbicide Trial Located at a Yolo County walnut and almond orchard Just north of Co rd 98 and Co. rd.
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HONEY BEE heads for the highest blossoms in a UC Davis peach orchard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Peachy Keen

March 14, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
California peach blossoms are peachy keen. Especially when honey bees are foraging. The pink pastel blossoms, powder blue sky, and golden honey bees...yes, California peach orchards are blooming.
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Is there organized 'opposition' to conservation tillage?

March 14, 2011
By Jeannette Warnert
A student at UC Irvine, Saumya Bhardwaj, who is working on a research project on "how to prevent soil damage from monoculture," sent a query to the Conservation Tillage workgroup about policies or interest groups standing in the way of CT implementation.
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HONEY BEE from the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis, heads toward a plum blossom in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, a half-acre bee friendly garden on Bee Biology Road. The garden is open dawn to dusk at no charge. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Plum Assignment

March 11, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When something is a "plum," it's something desirable, whether it be a "plum" position, a "plum" assignment or a "plum" reward. With honey bees, a bee on a plum blossom is definitely a plum job. The honey bees foraging today in the Hagen-Dazss Honey Bee Haven at Harry H. Laidlaw Jr.
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