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Postdoctoral research scientist James Starrett, of the arachnology lab of Professor Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum, gets ready to eat a crickette. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pass the Crickets, Please!

November 7, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Crickets, anyone? Free sample!" Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator for the Bohart Museum of Entomology, sits at a table at a Bohart open house and points to a line of small paper cups, each containing three "Crickettes.
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Care of Fire or Frost Damaged Trees

November 7, 2024
By Ben A Faber
Recent and recurring fires are a problem where both citrus and avocado are grown in California.The winter forecast is out from NOAA and it looks like there might be frost in our future. What do you do if it hits your trees? https://www.noaa.
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Fire Information for Tree Crop Growers

November 7, 2024
By Ben A Faber
The following is a compendium of blogs for growers to help with the recent fire damage in the Ventura area: Tree and Vine Loss Calculators Spread sheets to help you calculate loss Calculate Cost of Fire Damage to Avocado and Citrus Trees Information from Ben Faber, Soils and Water, Avocado and Minor...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Sustainable Agriculture Workshop

November 6, 2024
By Paramveer Singh, Michael D Cahn
When: December 3rd, 2024 Where: UC Cooperative Extension Monterey County Agriculture Conference Room 1432 Abbott St, Salinas, CA 93901 Join us for our first-ever Workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Sustainable Agriculture.
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USDA Brings Back the Goods - Fruit

November 6, 2024
By Ben A Faber
You may not have heard of USDA plant explorers David Fairchild and Palemon Howard Dorsett, but they are among those who have had the greatest impact on what we eat in the United States.
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Eliza Litsey holds a master's degree in entomology from UC Davis.

Eliza Litsey to Discuss a Novel Queen Honey Bee Treatment

November 1, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're curious about honey bees, queens and juvenile hormones, you'll want to attend or hear the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT) seminar to be presented by apiculturist Eliza Litsey, a former graduate student in the honey bee lab of Elina Lastro Nio.
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UC ANR identifies its priority areas in new Strategic Vision 2040

November 1, 2024
By Michael Hsu
Vice President Glenda Humiston and the Strategic Visioning Committee are pleased to announce the release of the UC ANR Strategic Vision 2040, which will guide our work, structure and resource allocation to optimize and align our research, programs and partnerships over the next 15 years.
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UC Riverside Happenings

November 1, 2024
By Ben A Faber
UC Riverside awarded $1.5 million for sustainable agriculture initiatives RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The University of California, Riverside, has been awarded $1.
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