Agriculture

Watch out ACP, Persea Mite, Avocado Thrips. Here comes Snake Fly. Not a snake. And not a fly. But a snakefly. It's always fun to be reminded that there are lots of different predators out there, and this one is one of the more voracious.

Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who are alumni of the laboratory of UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock--they all praise him for his excellent mentoring, his love of science, and his caring personality. If you're a member of the Hammock lab, you're family.

A new study that can help growers and other readers estimate costs and potential returns for Central Coast organic strawberries was recently released by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC Cooperative Extension and the UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

It wouldn't be a fair without the UC Master Gardeners. If you visited the horticulture building during the Dixon May Fair (the four-day fair traditionally ends on Mother's Day), you probably saw a team of UC Master Gardeners answering questions from fairgoers and handing out literature.

Loss of China's preferred trade status could hurt crop, dairy and livestock exports The Biden administration recently announced large, increased tariff rates for Chinese electric vehicles, solar cells, semiconductors, and aluminum and steel products.

UCCE Tulare County recently joined an international group of scientists focused on leveraging pecan genetics to develop trees adapted for the diverse geographic regions in which the trees are cultivated and for tree resilience in the advent of climate extremes.

It began with an idea forged by Hagen-Dazs and UC Davis. Recognizing a need for the public to better understand the link between bees and our food supply, the garden was created in Spring 2009 thanks to a donation from Hagen-Dazs.

Introduction: Pollinator insects are essential to produce many economically and nutritionally important crops grown in the western USA. These crops include blueberries, almonds, sunflowers, cucurbits, and many others.

When interviewed to become a University of California Cooperative Extension specialist in environmental horticulture, Lorence Loren Oki was asked what kind of research he wanted to conduct. In response, he showed the hiring committee a photo of a residential gutter.

Want to see a bee observation hive, taste honey, and learn about honey bee health? Those are some of the activities planned when the Bohart Museum of Entomology hosts an open house on managed bees and wild bees on Sunday, May 19. The open house, free and family friendly, takes place from 1 to 4 p.m.