Agriculture

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Para Lupita Quintero uno de sus grandes orgullos son sus flores, mismas que comenzó a cultivar hace cinco años y que actualmente vende en los mercados de agricultores locales. "En las flores va nuestra tierra, nuestras raíces".
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UC ANR, sembrando innovación y compromiso social en EcoFarm 2025

January 29, 2025
By Diana Cervantes
Dejar atrs su amado Mxico fue una de las decisiones ms difciles que Lupita Quintero tuvo que tomar al mudarse a Watsonville, California. La nostalgia por su tierra natal la acompa durante aos, como un hilo invisible que la conectaba con sus races.
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bee hotel
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Creating Native Bee Nests

January 29, 2025
By Ben A Faber
Checking in at bee hotels: trap-nesting occupancy and fitness of cavity-nesting bees in an urbanised biodiversity hotspot Kit S. Prendergast The design of bee hotels is critical - untreated wood, holes a range of diameters (I suggest 3-10 mm), lengths min 10 cm.
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The yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenzkii, on an oak leaf at the Glen Cove Waterfront Park, as photographed on Jan. 11 by Michael Kwong.
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Winning Bumble at the Glen Cove Waterfront Park

January 28, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What are the odds? You're participating in a monarch-counting expedition, you photograph an image of a bumble bee with your cell phone, and you win a regional bumble bee contest, a contest you didn't know about at the time.
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citrus
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HLB and Florida's Citrus Future

January 27, 2025
By Ben A Faber
A recent Florida TaxWatch report detailed the reasons for the decline of the Florida citrus industry. The report also described frustrations with efforts to combat citrus greening and suggested solutions for the industry's decline.
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Jiue-in Yang, assistant professor of nematology at UC Riverside
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Artificial Intelligence and Nematodes

January 24, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Can artificial intelligence be used in nematode management strategies? You won't want to miss a UC Davis seminar by Jiue-in Yang, assistant professor of nematology at UC Riverside.
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Rats Around

January 24, 2025
By Ben A Faber
UC IPM recently hosted a webinar on rat management presented by Dr. Niamh Quinn. During this webinar attendees were able to ask the expert their burning questions about rats and their management. Below are responses to common questions from the webinar.
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I see you! A great-horned owl at the California Raptor Center peers at visitors during a UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day: What's Good to Know

January 23, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, a "Super Science Day" scheduled Saturday, Feb. 8 promises to be incredible. It's about a day of discovery, a day of exploration, and a day to chat with the UC Davis scientists about their work and see their displays.
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