Agriculture

A celebration of life for celebrated Cooperative Extension apiculturist emeritus Eric Mussen, an internationally known 38-year California Cooperative Extension apiculturist and an invaluable member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty, will take place from 4 to 6 p.m.

Serving Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado and Tuolumne counties, UC Cooperative Extension advisor Lynn Wunderlich was formally assigned to focus on viticulture and integrated pest management in the region.

Trunk injection is a technique for applying plant protection materials that offers an alternative to foliar sprays or soil drenches.

From: Cressida Silvers CA Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program ACP/HLB Grower Liaison Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties 805 284-3310 (phone or text) ACP/HLB Resources New and improved CDFA Citrus Division website: https://www.cdfa.ca.

Stan Lim/UC Riverside German Rafael Villalba-Salazar, nursery technician, harvesting budwood from mother citrus trees at the UC Citrus Clonal Protection Program facility.

Black Fig Fly (Diptera: Lonchaeidae: Silba adipata) Invasive Fig Pest Recently Discovered in Southern California Click Here to Download the "Pest Alert" PDF Overview Fig growers need to be aware of the black fig fly (BFF), an invasive insect that was recently discovered infesting figs in multiple co...

Un grupo de 120 estudiantes de quinto y sexto grado de la Escuela Primaria Cherryland, localizada en la Ciudad de Hayward, participaron recientemente, en el taller de 11 semanas del programa 4-H Water Wizards que incluy adems un viaje de aprendizaje al Centro de Educacin Ambiental UC Elkus Ranch, en...

Broomsedge Bluestem (Andropogon virginicus L.) is an increasingly problematic weed in irrigated pastures in the Sierra foothills. We've grazed several pastures with fairly significant infestations - and we're seeing it spread.

(Editor's Note: Forest entomologist Malcolm Furniss of Moscow, Idaho, researched the life of noted scientific illustrator Mary Foley Benson, 1905-1992. In her later years, she served as an illustrator for the UC Davis Department of Entomology.) By Malcolm M.

Coming to citrus orchards? An ongoing study in hazelnut orchards offers possible electric weed control (EWC) solutions for other tree nut orchards, especially in light of increasing herbicide resistance.