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peach dead from armillaria
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Controlling Oak Root Fungus

January 10, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Armillaria mellea is the pathogen that causes root rot of many forest and ornamental and agronomic trees. The pathogen occurs in landscapes and urban soils as well as a natural pathogen in forests and on lands converted to farming.
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Pestcide safety
Topics in Subtropics: Article

New Neonic Rules

January 8, 2024
By Ben A Faber
How the new neonic regulations impact your operations There are new neonicotinoid regulations effective starting Jan 1, 2024 to protect pollinators.
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Red raspberries growing on a bush.
Food Blog: Article

New UC study estimates raspberry production costs on Central Coast

January 4, 2024
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
A new study that estimates costs and potential returns for growing raspberries on the Central Coast is available for free from UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Cooperative Extension and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
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tangelo citrus bud mite
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Citrus Bud Mite

January 4, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Most commonly we associate the malformed fruit we see in lemons to citrus bud mite. But it can also occur on other varieties of citrus in Southern California, including in this case to tangelos. If there's enough fruit to bite into, it's still edible.
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De izquierda a derecha aparecen los investigadores Mark Lundy, Kalyn Taylor y Taylor Becker (en ese momento todos eran parte del Departamento de Ciencias de las Platas de UC Davis), mientras observan las parcelas sembradas con pasto de trigo. La fotografía fue tomada en el 2019 por el Departamento de Ciencias de las Plantas de UC Davis
Blog de Alimentos: Article

La tierra se beneficia mejor del cultivo de trigo anual sin labranza

January 3, 2024
By Diana Cervantes
Una razn ms para adoptar cultivos sustentables Los productores de trigo de California podran mantener el nivel de sus producciones y mejorar la salud de la tierra al mismo tiempo, si cultivan el trigo de temporada anual que no les requiere labrar la tierra ao con ao.
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Cartoon from the William Ja lab. He will speak on "Eat, Exrete and Die: Regulation of Homeostatic Behaviors and Aging in Drosophila" on Jan. 22.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Department's Winter Quarter Seminars Announced

January 2, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Seminar coordinator and associate professor Brian Johnson has announced the list of UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminars for the winter quarter, from Jan. 8 through March 11. All seminars will be on Mondays at 4:10 p.m. in Room 122 of Briggs Hall and also will be on Zoom.
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avocado different groth rates
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Move Fast and Break Things

January 2, 2024
By Ben A Faber
And live to regret it when it comes to planting a tree. Bring out that power auger and dig a hole and slam that tree in the ground and move on to the next planting hole. If it's rocky soil, with good drainage, the trees may look like this two years later. Alive, but some are much bigger than others.
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Photo 2. Winged primrose willow (Photo credit: Luis Espino, UCCE)
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Weeds of Interest: 2023 Edition

December 31, 2023
By Consuelo B Baez Vega, Whitney B Brim-Deforest, Taiyu Guan
From Butte County Agricultural Commissioner's office: A weed sample collected in Butte County on September 19, 2023, was submitted to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) botany lab for identification. The sample was identified as White Water Fire (Bergia capensis).
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A golden dung fly, Scathophaga stercoraria, peers at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

2023: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

December 29, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
There's no fame, fortune or glory in writing a daily (volunteer) Bug Squad blog. It's about the insects. It's always been about the insects, from honey bees to bumble bees, to butterflies, to dragonflies, to praying mantises and more.
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