Agriculture

Figure 1. Untreated plot (left) and Pronamide (Kerb at 2.5 pints/A) applied via drip tape (right) 30 days after transplanting of romaine lettuce. Areas most distant from drip tape that supplied herbicide show weed survivorship.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Drip-applied Kerb (Pronamide) in lettuce

January 29, 2019
By Oleg Daugovish
Over the years of Kerb use in lettuce (more like decades) there has been a lot of work on application methods. Our transplanted lettuce in southern California is usually grown on drip and when possible, we like to apply all things through it.
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Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, stands by an almond tree on Bee Biology Road. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Robbin Thorp to Be Honored at Special Symposium at PBESA Meeting in San Diego

January 28, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor of entomology and a global authority on bumble bees and other native pollinators, will be honored at a special symposium at the 103rd annual meeting of the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America (PBE...
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A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii,heads for an almond blossom in Benicia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Beauty of a Day: Bumble Bees in Benicia

January 27, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If there's anything better than seeing honey bees foraging on almond blossoms, it's this: Bumble bees foraging on almond blossoms. Make that the yellow-faced bumble bees, Bombus vosnesenskii, in Benicia.
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Figure 1. Diamondback caterpillar spotted on a secondary branch of a brassica weed by the side of Blackie Road, Castroville, CA. Photo by E. Garcia.
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Weeds serving as alternative hosts for diamondback moth

January 27, 2019
By Gale Perez
Diamondback moth (DBM) is a persistent pest in the Salinas-Castroville area. We were able to find late instar caterpillars in several spots along Blackie road on Tuesday, January 22nd. Basically, these caterpillars were feeding on brassica weeds, located along the side of the road (Fig. 1).
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Fig. 1. Diamondback caterpillar spotted on a secondary branch of a brassica weed by the side of Blackie Road, Castroville, CA. Photo by E. Garcia.

Weeds serving as alternative hosts for diamondback moth

January 24, 2019
Diamondback moth (DBM) is a persistent pest in the Salinas-Castroville area. We were able to find late instar caterpillars in several spots along Blackie road on Tuesday January 22nd. Basically, these caterpillars were feeding on brassica weeds, located along the side of the road (Fig. 1).
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Have you seen a cabbage white butterfly yet this year? This image, taken last summer in Vacaville, shows a cabbage white butterfly trying to share a blossom with a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

No Rapae Today! Maybe Tomorrow?

January 24, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
No winner yet. The annual Beer for a Butterfly" or "Suds for a Bug" contest has not produced a winner. But somewhere out there, is a cabbage white butterfly taking its first flight.
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