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Bella Heryford
Thriving Forward: Article

Meet 4-H Club President Bella

October 23, 2023
By Matthew R Rodriguez
Recently I [Matt] had a chance to interview 4-H youth member Bella who is also this year's 4-H club president for Hallwood in Yuba County. The following are Bella's responses to my questions.
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Matt Fatino, Ph.D. Candidate, Hanson Lab, UC Davis
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Matt Fatino, WSSA graduate student of the month

October 22, 2023
By Gale Perez
From the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) Graduate Student Organization newsletter (Oct. 2023) * * * * * * Graduate Student of the Month Matthew (Matt) Fatino, Ph.D. Candidate with the Hanson Lab at UC Davis, is the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) graduate student of the month.
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Aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler examining a giant water bug. She retired from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology after a 28-year career. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sharon Lawler: Professor Emerita, Compassionate Human Being

October 17, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you've attended the annual UC Davis Picnic Day celebrations in Briggs Hall over the years, you probably met her, or asked questions about aquatic insects. "Her" is aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, now a professor emerita.
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Weeds-School-for-Table-Grapes 2023 agenda
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

EVENT :: Weeds School for Table Grapes

October 17, 2023
By Joy N Hollingsworth
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT Tuesday, November 21, 2023 8:00 AM-1:00 PM UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center 9240 South Riverbend Avenue Parlier, CA 93648 Continuing education credit: 2.5 hours of DPR and CCA credits pending. Lunch will be provided to those who pre-register.
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A varroa mite on a foraging honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Sascha Nicklisch: Targeting the Varroa Mite

October 16, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis environmental toxicologist/biochemist Sascha Nicklisch will discuss how to disarm the defenses of the varroa mite, a major pest of honey bees, at his UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar on Monday, Oct. 23.
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ground sloth
Topics in Subtropics: Article

A New Avocado Race?

October 11, 2023
By Ben A Faber
Persea americana is the botanical name for avocado. It's been traditionally subdivided into tribes or groups comprising the Mexican, Guatemalan and West Indian horticultural races. The races look, taste and even smell different, but they hybridize easily so, they are considered one species.
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