Agriculture

Graduate student Adelaine "Addie" Abrams of the laboratory of Extension agricultural entomologist Ian Grettenberger, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will present her dissertation proposal on "Precision Technologies for Integrative Pest Management of Aphids and...

Graduate student Adelaine "Addie" Abrams of the laboratory of Extension agricultural entomologist Ian Grettenberger, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will present her dissertation proposal on "Precision Technologies for Integrative Pest Management of Aphids and...

The 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, set Saturday, Feb.

In 2004, Avocado Lace Bug was identified in backyard trees in Chula Vista and National City in San Diego County, probably originating from Mexico. Later in 2017, ALB was being picked up in the Oceanside, Fallbrook, and Temecula areas apparently originating from more Caribbean/Florida sources.

Sucker control in Oregon hazelnut orchards is a season-long struggle against the tree's natural growth habit. Hazelnut trees grow naturally as a multi-stemmed bush, but in Oregon, hazelnuts are trained as a single-trunk tree to facilitate mechanical maintenance, harvest, and reduce pathogens.

There's so much to know about bark beetles! How can a tiny insect wreak such havoc in our forests? Two USDA forest entomologists will be presenting in-person and virtual seminars at the University of California, Davis on Tuesday, Jan. 31 and Wednesday, Feb. 1.

Tuesday, February 21; 7:55 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. 1432 Abbott St, Salinas CA Habr traduccin al Espaol Free Workshop + Pizza! 7:55 Introduction 8:00 Tuning up your drip irrigation system: pressure regulation, system design, and scheduling.

What Can Happen With Too Much Rain? And Mud? Rain is wonderful stuff. If it comes and washes the accumulated salts of the last several years out of the root zones of citrus and avocado, that's a good thing.

Las intensas lluvias ocurridas, entre diciembre y enero, en el rea central de California, han dejado como resultado dolor y prdida en la comunidad agrcola.

USDA forest research entomologist Chris Fettig of the USDA's Pacific Southwest Research Station, Davis, will speak on "Bark Beetles: How Tiny Insects Are Transforming Western Forests with a Little Help From Climate Change" at a seminar sponsored by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematolog...