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Leslie Saul-Gershenz of UC Davis will speak on "Is Insect Biodiversity, Biomass and Abundance Declining?” at the Hillside Club's Fireside Lecture Series, Berkeley, on March 2.
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Scientists Focusing on Insect Biodiversity and Insect Decline

February 21, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're looking for a thought-provoking discussion on insect biodiversity and decline, mark your calendars. Chemical ecologist and conservation biologist Leslie Saul-Gershenz of UC Davis and Norman Gershenz, conservation biologist and CEO of SaveNature.
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Cooperative Extension specialist Ian Grettenberger at his office in 73 Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Spotlight: Meet Ian Grettenberger

February 21, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Meet agricultural entomologist and Cooperative Extension specialist Ian Grettenberger, who joined the faculty of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Entomology in January 2019.
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fire hillside
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Fire, Smoke, Ag Workers and Employers

February 20, 2020
By Ben A Faber
California agricultural employers, workers approach smoke concerns differently UC Davis examines health and safety awareness around mounting threat University of California - Davis In 2018, California wildfires burned more than 1.8 million acres and caused smoke to drift hundreds of miles.
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Bing cherries need about 1,000 hours under 45 degrees for healthy dormancy, a level that they are achieving less frequently due to climate change.
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Warm winter renews concerns about orchard chill

February 19, 2020
By Jeannette Warnert
National Public Radio highlighted a growing concern for San Joaquin Valley tree fruit and nut farmers - diminishing winter chill in an age of climate change. "Warm winters mess with nut trees' sex lives," reported Lauren Summer on Morning Edition.
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Gener Albrigo
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Gene Albrigo Passes, A Great One In Citrus

February 18, 2020
By Ben A Faber
Dr. Leo Gen Albrigo passed away February 8, 2020, surrounded by his famiily He ws a global leader in citrus research. The following is from his biography at his induction into the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame: https://floridacitrushalloffame.
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pomelo huge in perspective
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Huge Pomelo. So How Do You Sell It?

February 17, 2020
By Ben A Faber
It may be fun to grow BIG fruit. But how do you sell it? A lot of fruit like avocado and dragon fruit is sold by the piece and others like apples and navel oranges are sold by the pound. How would this be sold? reproduced from: hawaiinewsnow.
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