Agriculture

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.

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).

A previous blog post advertised the Nutrient Management Alternatives meeting for later this month, but given the weather conditions and the high likelihood that the field and the parking around the field will likely still be wet, the meeting has been moved to Tuesday April 18th, 2023.

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.

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.

When you access the UC Davis Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology website, the first thing you notice is "Welcome!" A warm welcome! "UC Davis is a big university, with a strong focus on research," the text begins.

Raising Livestock on Rangeland is not an Indoor Sport...

Mycorrhizae means fungus (myco) root (rhizae). These root-associated fungi predate the evolution of terrestrial plants, and the partnership with mycorrhizal fungi facilitated the establishment of plant on earth.

Congratulations to community ecologist Louie Yang, an innovative professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and the 2023 recipient of the Distinction in Student Mentoring Award, sponsored by the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA).

If you ask honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. what his favorite honey is, he'll point to his wife, Michelle. She--and any others near them--will smile every time! Fact is, Rob Page is our favorite honey bee geneticist, and he was just named the recipient of the 2023 C. W.