Agriculture

Randall Oliver, UC Statewide IPM Program Communications Coordinator. Credit: An adult male red striped palm weevil.John Kabashima/UCANR Trees provide shade to keep us cool, produce oxygen for us to breathe and calm our nerves.

Bee my Valentine! Did the honey bee ever say that to a pink flowering quince? Probably not. But she did buzz over there for some nectar and pollen. What's buzzworthy this week--among other topics--is the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. The 12th annual event, set all day Saturday, Feb.

Community ecologist Rachel Vannette, associate professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is one of 13 faculty members selected as a Chancellor's Fellow, a five-year title. Each will receive $25,000 in unrestricted funds for research or other scholarly activities.

En una regin proclive a las sequas como el sur de California, colaborar con la Madre Naturaleza no es solo algo sabio, sino necesario, segn Janet Hartin, asesora en horticultura de Extensin Cooperativa de UC para los condados de Los ngeles, San Bernardino y Riverside, quien adems estudia rboles adap...

Planting Avocados It seems like the simplest thing is the hardest. Recently, I was called out to evaluate why newly planted trees were failing at two sites and they both had a common problem. In one case, the trees had been planted too deeply at the beginning.

(Editor's Note: Her exit seminar is here) Remember the spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii? Native to Southeast Asia, it infests soft-skinned fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, cherries, blueberries, blackberries, peaches and grapes.

After two years of Covid restrictions, I'm happy to say that I'll be doing our very popular week-long shearing school. The dates are March 20th through 24th, 2023. It will be located once again at the Twinning Barn near Ukiah.

Please join us for a weekly lunchtime seminar series. Each week we'll be joined by a guest speaker for a 30-minute presentation followed by questions from the listeners and more general discussion. The Zoom link will be the same each week. No pre-registration required. Meeting link:https://ucanr.

A recent call came through inquiring about the cause of water spotting or "staining" on lemons from a coastal orchard. The orchard was sprayed for pests using a horticultural oil in October and at harvest, the spotting was noted.

Of bugs and plants and eagles...and more... The 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, set Saturday, Feb. 18 on the university campus, will feature 11 museums or collections in what is billed as a "Super Science Day.