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Topics in Subtropics: Article

We Have a Changing Climate

December 9, 2020
By Ben A Faber
That's what Bob Brendler wrote back in 1988. Bob was the Veg Crops/Strawberry Advisor in Ventura County for 40 years and was a student of the weather. He loved data and was the first in our office to computerize in the 70s. Before he would crank out data on a calculator.
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UC Davis student Jay Rosenheim digging a nest at UC Berkeley's Sagehen Creek Field Station, Truckee, in 1984.
Bug Squad: Article

UC Davis Entomologist Jay Rosenheim: How His World Changed in 1981

December 8, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A little known fact about the outstanding career of Jay Rosenheim, UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology and a newly inducted Fellow of the Entomological Society of America, is that, as an undergraduate at UC Davis, he initially majored in physics. Physics? Yes.
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After testing steam treatments in three Salinas Valley trials this year, UC Cooperative Extension specialists say they believe the technique can significantly reduce weed pressure in lettuce and spinach fields, and can cut hand-weeding time. Photo/Courtesy Steve Fennimore, UCCE/UCD
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

More on steaming

December 7, 2020
By Gale Perez
From the weekly newspaper for California Agriculture, Ag Alert Dec.
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Jay Rosenheim digging a nest at UC Berkeley's Sagehen Creek Field Station, Truckee, in 1984.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Newly Inducted ESA Fellow Jay Rosenheim Didn't Set Out to Study Insect Science

December 7, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
He didn't set out to study insect science. Jay Rosenheim was a third-year physics major at the University of California, Davis, in 1981 whenon a lark--he enrolled in Professor Harry Kaya's Entomology 100 course. The professor inspired him, the class enthralled him, and insects captivated him.
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citrus thrips
Topics in Subtropics: Article

Citrus Thrips CEU Credits Online

December 4, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Need continuing education credits? Good news! We have published a new course on how to identify, monitor and manage citrus #thrips. This is a great learning opportunity for #citrus growers and #pest management professionals and earns 1 CEU from @CA_Pesticides.https://campus.extension.
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An adult goldenrod leaf beetle. (Photo courtesy of Andre Kessler)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Andre Kessler Seminar: Plant Interactions and Defenses

December 4, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Chemical ecologist Andre Kessler, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University, will speak on "Chemical Information Driving Plant Interactions and Community Dynamics" at the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Capturing Carbon in a Lemon Orchard

December 4, 2020
By Ben A Faber
In honor of #HealthySoilsWeek2020, our healthy team would like to share background and an update on our healthy soils project @Limoneira in Santa Paula.
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Nutrition Policy Institute News: Article

NPI Brown Bag: Structural barriers influencing food insecurity, malnutrition, and health among Latinos in the San Joaquin Valley during COVID-19

December 3, 2020
By Danielle Lee
During the COVID-19 pandemic, mass unemployment and loss of income have contributed to rapid increases in food insecurity in the US. Latino households, in particular, have faced multiple health, social, and economic vulnerabilities. The Nutrition Policy Institute welcomed UC Merced's Denise D.
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