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A juvenile root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) penetrates a tomato root. (USDA Photo)
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What Nematodes You'll See at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

March 4, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The nematode collection displayed at the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Sunday, March 6 in the UC Davis Conference Center will feature mostly root-knot nematodes and Ascaris (roundworm) nematodes, according to nematologist Shahid Siddique, assistant professor, and doctoral student A...
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The wonder of a stick insect, aka walking stick, at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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BioDivDay: Can't Wait to See You!

March 4, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
BioDivDay is Sunday. March 6 at the UC Davis Conference Center: Can't wait to see you! That's the message the organizers of the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day are spreading throughout social media.
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Overview of the Kachin amber piece and its syninclusions. (Figure from the research article in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.)
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International Research Team Led by Brendon Boudinot: 'Missing Link' in Ant Evolution

March 4, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
An amber-preserved ant pupa discovered in southeast Asia, and estimated to be 99 million years old, provides new insights into the evolution of ants, representing a missing link, according to an eight-member international team of biologists from America, Germany, Japan and Brazil led by UC Davis alu...
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Airblast Spray Web App Webinar
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Airblast Webinar

March 4, 2022
By Ben A Faber
Join us for a two-hour webinar covering the new Airblast Spray Advisor' and Airblast Spray Planner' web apps, decision support tools for planning and evaluating airblast spray application in trees and vines.
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mandarins with leaves
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CITRUS!!!!! Field Day and Lunch

March 3, 2022
By Ben A Faber
UC Riverside and CAPCA SoCal Chapter partner to provide: UC Riverside Citrus Field Day for growers and industry members Thursday, March 10, 2022 7:30 a.m. to 12:40 p.m.
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Annie, the scorpion, under natural light. She is a Anuroctonus pococki. (Photo by Emma Jochim)
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Meet Awesome Annie, the Scorpion, at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

March 3, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Are you ready to meet awesome "Annie" at the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Sunday, March 6? You won't want to cuddle her, though. Annie is a pet scorpion belonging to Emma Jochim, a second-year doctoral student n the Jason Bond lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
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