Agriculture

Congrats to biological chemist and green pesticide developer Thomas Tom Sparks, winner of the Entomological Association of America's 2021 Nan-Yao Su Award for Innovation and Creativity in Entomology. ESA announced the award today.

Monitoring insect populations in crop fields is important for managing pests and diseases. Sweep nets have been the main tool for this task but new sensor technology is being developed to conduct continuous real-timing monitoring.

Curious goats milled around the masked elementary school students who were raking out the livestock stalls.

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Biological chemist and green pesticide developer Thomas Tom Sparks, the first graduate student of UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock, is the newly announced recipient of the Entomological Association of America's Nan-Yao Su Award for Innovation and Creativity in Entomology.

August 7, 2021 Field bindweed (Convolvulsus arvensis) is considered by many tomato growers to be the most problematic of all weeds in California production areas.

If you missed the international symposium on Insect Olfaction and Taste in 24 Hours Around the Globe," not to worry. It's being loaded on YouTube. The 24-hour free Zoom symposium, which began Wednesday, Aug. 11, drew attendees from 66 countries.

"I'm very grateful to Walter (Leal) for inviting me to light the inaugural torch for this international celebration of research on insect chemical senses with over 1400 registered participants which is absolutely unprecedented for our field.

The Vertebrate Pest Council hosted a series of seminars this spring that provided updates and information on managing vertebrate pests. The series was popular, and several individuals who were not able to attend requested that we provide this content a second time.

August 11, 2021 CONTACT: Pam Kan-Rice, (510) 206-3476, pam.kanrice@ucanr.edu EDITORS: Images can be downloaded at https://bit.