Pest Management & Plant Health

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A flock of wild turkeys in a residential neighborhood.<br>(Credit: K Windbiel-Rojas)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

The Truth About Turkeys

November 25, 2019
It has been rumored that Ben Franklin proposed the turkey as the national bird and symbol of our nation. Whether this is true or not, there is evidence that Franklin thought highly of this holiday bird.
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#GivingTuesday is Dec 3, 2019!

November 23, 2019
By Anne E Schellman
After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, back-to-back days of deals, join us in kicking off the holiday giving season on Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving back.
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Forest entomologist/chemical ecologist Steve Seybold with doctoral student Jackson Audley at a downtown Davis tree dying of thousand cankers disease. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Steven Jon Seybold: 1959-2019

November 20, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Noted forest entomologist and chemical ecologist Steven Jon Seybold, a lecturer and researcher with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and a research entomologist with the Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Davis, died Friday, Nov.
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Forest entomologist and chemical ecologist Steve Seybold and doctoral student Jackson Audley by a downtown Davis tree with thousand cankers disease. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Forest Entomologist/Chemical Ecologist Steven Seybold: 1959-2019

November 20, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
We are all saddened by the death of noted forest entomologist and chemical ecologist Steven Jon Seybold, a lecturer and researcher with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and a research entomologist with the Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Davis.
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A centipede (above) and millipede side by side. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Centipedes and Millipedes

November 18, 2019
Centipedes and millipedes are most often seen in yards and gardens, sometimes finding their way into houses. They are not insects, but they belong to the same group in the animal kingdom as insects and crustaceans.
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Thomas "Tom" Eisner, the father of chemical ecology, accepts his National Medal of Science award in 1994 from President Bill Clinton for his "seminal contributions in the fields of insect behavior and chemical ecology, and for his international efforts on biodiversity." (Courtesy Photo)
Bug Squad: Article

Chemical Ecologist Tom Eisner: Who Knew?

November 18, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Michael Jordan and Tom Eisner shared at least one thing in common: a rejection that hurt deeply and a recovery that ended amazingly. Jordan, the second-highest-scoring NBA player scorer (5,987 points), "wasn't good enough" to make his high school varsity basketball team (at first).
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