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UC Davis distinguished professor Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum, will discuss her work on social wasps at the Bohart Museum open house on Saturday, Jan. 20. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bohart Museum's 2024 Special Events Announced

December 5, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Bohart Museum of Entomology has announced its 2024 special events, which include three open houses and participation in UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, and UC Davis Picnic Day. All are free and family friendly. The schedule: Saturday, Jan. 20: "Social Wasps," 1 to 4 p.m.
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A close up of the UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association's all-time best-selling T-shirt, "The Beetles." Each image bears the family name: Phengogidae, Curculionidae, Cerambycidae and Scarabaeidae.
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The Beatles vs. The Beetles: This T-Shirt Never Fails to Draw Smiles

December 4, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Remember the celebrated image of George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and John Lennon crossing Abbey Road in single file outside their studios in London? It's the cover of their final album, "Abbey Road," released Sept. 26, 1969. All the Beatles, except Harrison, are wearing designer suits.
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Meet 4-H Club President Wyatt

December 4, 2023
By Matthew R Rodriguez
Recently I [Matt] had a chance to interview 4-H youth member Wyatt who is also this year's 4-H club president for Penn Valley in Nevada County. The following are Wyatt's responses to my questions.
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A look inside a bee hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Honey Bee Is a True Communication Specialist

December 1, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Picture yourself as a waggle-dancing honey bee. You're dancing in the dark, on a small, crowded dance floor with lots of obstacles, and you're trying to communicate to other foragers where that great resource is.
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Fall Weed Control

December 1, 2023
By Ben A Faber
These are notes from Central Valley nut and grape advisors, but the comments are valid for most citrus situations. As we all know, follow pesticide labels and make sure the material is valid/legal for your situation.
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The late emeritus professor Thomas German of the University of Wisconsin at a centrifuge. German, second author of the paper, died Aug. 27, 2023 before the publication in PNAS.
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Scientists Unlock a Long-Hidden Mystery of a Virus That Attacks Ag Crops

November 30, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman of the Department of Entomology and Nematology headed to France on a 2018-19 Fulbright grant to conduct research on tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) with her colleagues, she hoped it would lead to important discoveries to help combat plant viruses t...
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CDFA HSP/SWEEP Incentives Program - Grants Opportunity Workshop

November 30, 2023
By Aparna Gazula, Michael D Cahn
Thursday December 7, 2023 9:00 am - 11:00 am Workshop will be presented on Zoom Apply for California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) grant funding Healthy Soils Program (HSP) and/or State Water efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP).
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