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UC Davis doctoral alumnus Jessica Gillung, now on the faculty of McGill University, is the winner of the Entomological Society of America's International Branch Early Career and Leadership Award.
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Jessica Gillung: Absolute Dynamo

August 26, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Congratulations, Jessica Gillung! What an absolute dynamo! Gillung, an evolutionary biologist who received her doctorate in entomology from UC Davis in 2018 and is now on the faculty of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is the newly announced recipient of the Entomological Society of Amer...
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Evolutionary biologist Jessica Gillung, director of the Lyman Entomological Museum at McGill, one of the largest insect collections in Canada.

Jessica Gillung Wins ESA Early Career, Leadership Award

August 26, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Evolutionary biologist Jessica Gillung, who received her doctorate in entomology from UC Davis in 2018 and is now on the faculty of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is the newly announced recipient of the Entomological Society of America's International Branch Early Career and Leadership...
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The late Robbin Thorp, UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor, kept his image of Franklin's bumble bee as his screensaver image on his computer. He last saw the bee in 2006 at Mt. Ashland, and was the last known person to see the pollinator. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Robbin Thorp Would Have Been Proud

August 25, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The late Robbin Thorp, UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor and a tireless advocate of pollinator species protection and conservation, would have been proud.
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2021 Kearney Alfalfa and Forage Field Day to be held In Person 9/23/21

August 24, 2021
By Nicholas E Clark, Michelle M Leinfelder-Miles, Joy N Hollingsworth
Lunch will be served, but only pre-registered guests can be guaranteed a meal PCA AND CCA CREDITS AVAIALBLE When: September 23, 2021, from 8:00 AM to 12:15 PM Where: Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 9240 S Riverbend Ave, Parlier, CA 93648 What: A half-day of presentations, a tour,...
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irrigation with double lines

Citrus Water Management Seminar

August 23, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Advances in Citrus Water Management Virtual Workshop September 9-10, 2021 9AM-12PM PT REGISTER HERE Virtual Workshop via Zoom. Zoom information will be sent to registrants closer to the event.
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Honey bee pollinating an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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National Honey Bee Day: A Buzzworthy Day, Indeed

August 20, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Hear that buzz? Are you ready for National Honey Bee Day? It's held the third Saturday of August and that's tomorrow. Launched in 2009 by a small group of beekeepers petitioning the U.S. Department of Food and Agriculture (USDA), the day basically "honors" honey bees and beekeeping.
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Six hens peck at the dirt outside of a chicken coop.

Chicken owners invited to take survey guiding disease prevention

August 20, 2021
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Californians who raise chickens and game fowl are invited to participate in a study to help the University of California more effectively deliver poultry health information and prevent the spread of diseases such as avian influenza. Myrna Cadena, a Ph.D.
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fire orchard

A Fire Prepared Orchard

August 20, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Sonia Rios, Area Subtropical Horticulture Advisor, Riverside & San Diego Counties Henry Herrera, Forester, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Gary Bender, Subtropical Horticulture Advisor, Emeritus, San Diego County This is a reposting of a blog from 2015 that is still...
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Organic Control of Rodents

August 19, 2021
By Ben A Faber
Publication Number: 8688 Copyright Date: 2021 Length: 15 pp. Language: English ISBN-13: 978-1-62711-163-8 DOI: 10.3733/ucanr.8688 Author: M. G. LLOYD, R. A.
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