Agriculture

Since the millennial drought of 2012-2016, I've developed a habit of periodically checking the U.S. Drought Monitor, especially during our normal rainy season.

Climate scientist Daniel Swain joins UC ANR Author: Pamela S Kan-Rice Daniel Swain Daniel Swain joined University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources on Nov. 1 as a climate scientist in the California Institute for Water Resources.

The cultural divide between city folk and country folk has been the basis of stories from literature to sitcoms throughout our country's history.

Hear that buzz? The long-awaited update of the landmark UC Davis-authored book, Queen Bee Rearing and Bee Breeding by Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. (1907-2003), the father of bee genetics, and his former doctoral research mentee Robert E. Page Jr.

They can be so destructive, but they sure are beautiful. Leps or worms can be found on fruit tyrees. Citrus Lepidoptera (Worms) https://ipm.ucanr.edu/agriculture/citrus/ ID Key: https://ipm.ucanr.edu/legacy_assets/pdf/pmg/key_to_caterpillars_lepidoptera_larvae_in_california_citrus_3.

Growers invited to discuss young almonds, pistachios, walnuts, olives, citrus and peach orchards starting Feb. 18 To help growers manage irrigation and nutrients for young and immature orchards, UC Cooperative Extension is offering workshops in Madera, Stockton, Parlier and Tulare.

We're so accustomed to seeing the non-native European paper wasp, Polistes dominula, that it's quite a surprise to encounter a native, the golden paper wasp, P. aurifer, and especially in the winter. It was--and is--sheltering at the UC Davis Bee Haven.

The people who produce our food need support especially in the areas of mental and physical well-being to recover from increasingly widespread wildfire, scientists have found.

How do entomologists apply research in a Cooperative Extension program?

Hearing a queen bee piping is music to her ears. So is the shimmering sound of the harp.