Agriculture

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the webinar scheduled for April 21 has been canceled and will be rescheduled for another date. We apologize for the inconvenience.

What's a picnic without bugs? The 108th annual UC Davis Picnic Day will include scores of insect-related displays and activities sponsored by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

Alternate bearing is a condition not unique to the avocado but many other crops as well. Citrus, pears, apples and apricots are just a few other crops which struggle with this problem.

Jaspreet Sidhu is the UC Cooperative Extension Vegetable Crops Farm Advisor in Kern County. Glyphosate, a popular non-selective herbicide is widely used in agriculture to provide cost-effective, broad-spectrum weed control in more than 100 crops.

A feature story spotlighting former UC Davis entomology senior, Rebecca Jean "RJ" Millena, received the gold award or first place, in an international writing competition sponsored by the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE).

Jared Ali, an assistant professor at Pennsylvania State University, will speak on "Chemical Ecology of Plant Defense and Multi-Trophic Interactions: Bad Bugs, Pungent Parasites and Toxic Travelers" at the next seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology an Nematology.

Join us at two upcoming field days to discuss on-farm utilization of N-rich reference zones, soil nitrate quick tests, and UC web tools for improved N management in California small grains. The first event is next Wednesday, 4/20/22 from 9:30am 12:00pm in Kings County at Hansen Ranches (35.

Passionfruit and Dragonfruit Growers Pest Control Workshop From: Jonathan H. Crane, Tropical Fruit Crop Specialist and Jeff Wasielewski, Commercial Tropical Fruit Agent April 19, 2022, Time 10AM-12PM - 1.

April 20 (9 - 11 AM) Seminar/Webinar Topic CE Units Available Speaker & Topic: Rebecca Barboza, California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Speaking on Mounain Lion ecology, general facts, status in California, CDFW policies, and conflict prevention.

The UC Davis Entomology Games Team won the championship at the annual meeting of the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America, held April 10-13 in Santa Rosa, by defeating the UC Riverside Entomology Games Team.