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A bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, commonly known as a "black-tailed bumble bee," awakens on a Spanish lavender in a Vacaville park. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Good Morning from a Sleepy Bumble Bee

April 15, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Benjamin Franklin reportedly said: "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." What about the sleeping patterns of bumble bees? Bumble bees are definitely early risers--if the weather cooperates.
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Lynn Kimsey directs the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Congrats to Lynn and Bob Kimsey and Walter Leal

April 14, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Congratulations to the three UC Davis faculty members who will receive prestigious awards next week from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA).
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Drosophila on a raspberry.
Dennis Mathew, University of Nevada, Reno, will speak on
“Mechanism Underlying Starvation-Dependent Modulation of Olfactory Sensory Neurons in the Drosophila Larva” at the PBESA symposium. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

PBESA Meeting: Free Virtual Symposium on Sensory Physiology

April 14, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal is organizing a free, virtual symposium on Recent Advances in Sensory Physiology, zeroing in on such organisms as mosquitoes, honey bees, butterflies and fruit flies, as part of the April 20th meeting of the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of Americ...
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Miss Honey Bee (Wendy Mather, program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program) waves at the crowd at the 2019 California Honey Festival, while a curious youngster wonders what this is all about. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Another Casualty of the Coronavirus Pandemic: California Honey Festival

April 13, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic: the annual California Honey Festival, which was scheduled May 2 in historic downtown Woodland. This year would have been the fourth annual. But, of course, and rightfully so, the cancellation is for our protection. It needed not to happen.
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Managing Rice with Limited Water

April 13, 2020
By Bruce A Linquist
In the past few weeks, we have been getting updates from some irrigation districts that water allocations have been reduced in some areas. We have provided some information in past years that will still be relevant this year. During drought years water deliveries are often restricted.
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citrus and mountains
Topics in Subtropics: Article

What's Happening with Citrus Production?

April 13, 2020
By Ben A Faber
The USDA has released their Fruit and Nuts Outlook Report which shows the forecast the 2019/2020 seasons and provides an overview of the markets. The 2019/20 citrus crop is forecast to be 7.63 million tons, down 4 percent from the previous season.
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