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A honey bee, cooped up in a hive for weeks due to the rain and cold, heads for a nectarine blossom in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Where, Oh Where, Can They Bee?

March 14, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The nectarines are bursting into bloom, but where are the honey bees? Well, they're huddled inside their colonies as California storms erupt with a vengeance reserved for politics. The bees venture out...one here...one there...
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ACP adult and nymph
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Response Guide to ACP Detection

March 13, 2023
By Ben A Faber
NEW HLB Detection Response Guide for Growers To ensure California citrus growers are well prepared in the event of a potential commercial grove detection of Huanglongbing (HLB), the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program (CPDPP) has developed the Response Guide for a Confirmed HLB Positive Detec...
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UC Davis honey bee scientist Brian Johnson is the author of a newly published book, "Honey Bee Biology." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Brian Johnson Authors Book on 'Honey Bee Biology'

March 10, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A newly published book, Honey Bee Biology, authored by UC Davis honey bee scientist Brian Johnson, a leading expert on the behavior, genomics and evolution of honey bees, will be released June 6 by Princeton University Press.
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A mosaic-ceramic sculpture of Miss Bee Haven, the work of Donna Billick of UC Davis, anchors the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Registration Underway for Spring Classes at UC Davis Bee Haven

March 10, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Registration is underway for several classes offered by the UC Davis Bee Haven, located on Bee Biology Road, west of the central campus. All classes, taught by Haven manager Christine Casey, are offered as either remote ($25 registration) or hybrid remote/in-person ($40 registration).
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Navel bins
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Gibbing Citrus in the San Joaquin

March 10, 2023
By Ben A Faber
Notes on Applying Gibberellic Acid (GA3) to Navel Orange and other Citrus in the San Joaquin Valley of California Craig Kallsen, Citrus and Pistachio Farm Advisor, Kern County Typically, the price of navel oranges drops during the peak of the navel harvest season.
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Ecologist Sylvain Pincebourde, a director of research for the National Centre for Scientific Research, France, will speak on "The Key Role of Microclimates in Modulating the Response of Ectotherms to Climate Change" at the March 15th seminar sponsored by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

CNRS Research Director to Zero in on Climate Change

March 9, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ecologist Sylvain Pincebourde, a research director at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France, will speak on "The Key Role of Microclimates in Modulating the Response of Ectotherms to Climate Change" at the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar.
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