Agriculture

General situation, thrips population development Temperatures and precipitation this spring are close to historic norms, and the thrips population predictions remain similar to last update. We're currently at the peak of 1st-generation adults; they'll be laying their eggs over the next few weeks.

Starting a compost pile in winter may not be at the top of your to-do list, but it may be just the thing you need to beat the winter doldrums. Your reward will be soil that is more fertile, supporting bigger and heather plants in next summer's garden.

I Can Name That Worm in Four Clues How About You? Match the clue to the Worm's Image. Place an X in the appropriate column. Worm 'A'Earthworm, nightcrawler, Lumbricus terrestris, is one of over 2,700 varieties of earthworms.

Est pensando en salir de paseo a un rancho o de visita a una granja? Quiere comprar productos naturales, acariciar un caballo o tomarse fotos entre los sembrados de flores, frutas o vegetales?

(Update: Watch his recorded seminar of April 8 here) Bees comprise more than 20,000 described species in seven families and are found on all continents except Antarctica, but where did they originate? And when did they originate?

Archived News for month of March 2024 from the UC Davis Entomology and Nematology website, Bond Lab Research Paper Calls Attention to Diversity of California's Trapdoor Spiders Tule and Cattail: A Tale of the Marsh Economy and Its Role in Human Health and Wellbeing UC Davis Students Fuse Art and Sci...

Noted bee scientist Jamie Ellis, a University of Florida professor, will speak on "Understanding the Risks that Pesticides Pose to Honey Bees" at a UC Davis seminar at 4:10 p.m., Monday, April 1. This is a zoom seminar.

With all the rain last year, even extending into August and now with the rains since December there is a lot of natural ground cover growing, When it gets out of hand, we call it weedy.

Several of us are part of a multi-state project on electrical weed control in organic blueberry and orchard crops.

Los campos de San Bernardino y Riverside estn en alerta. La mosca oriental de la fruta (OFF, por sus siglas en ingls), ha desencadenado una cuarentena que obliga a los productores a tomar medidas estrictas para proteger los cultivos ctricos.