Pest Management & Plant Health

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A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, eating a drone (sryphid) fly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Urban Entomology Sets Theme for Bohart Museum Open House

November 7, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Urban Entomology" will set the theme for the next open house at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, located in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building on Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus, The event is set for 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18. It's free and family friendly.
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Figure 1. Firewood left behind from tree care operations can harbor pests. (Credit: Karey Windbiel-Rojas)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Reducing the Spread of Invasive Pests in Cut Wood

November 6, 2018
By Belinda Messenger-Sikes
[Originally published in the Fall 2018 issue of the Green Bulletin. Modified slightly from original.] Invasive insects and diseases are threatening numerous tree species throughout the country.
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This mosquito, Aedes aegypti (infected mosqutoes can transmit such diseases as dengue and the Zika virus) will be the focus of Lark Coffey's seminar at 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7 in 122 Briggs Hall, UC Davis. (Photo by James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control)
Bug Squad: Article

Zeroing in on the Zika Virus

November 6, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're interested in Zika virus research, you'll want to attend Lark Coffey's seminar on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 4:10 p.m. in 122 Briggs Hall, University of California, Davis.
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UC Davis medical entomologist Thomas Scott, recipient of the Harry Hoogstraal Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Entomology, delivering a seminar to the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH). (Photo courtesy of ASTMH)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Medical Entomologist Thomas Scott Receives International Harry Hoogstraal Award

November 5, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Medical entomologist Thomas Scott, professor and former vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is the 2018 recipient of the Harry Hoogstraal Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Entomology, presented by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene at its...
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Oak Leaf Gall
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Oak Tree Critters (i.e., Galls)

November 5, 2018
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Below is a picture of a leaf from my oak tree in my yard.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Managing weeds in landscapes

November 4, 2018
By Cheryl A Wilen
From the Retail Nursery an Garden Center IPM News Fall 2018 newsletter Nurseries and garden centers often sell a wide range of plants for use in gardens and landscapes.
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These three graduate students in the Phil Ward lab at UC Davis are among the members of the UC Berkeley-UC Davis Linnaean Games Team. From left are Zachary Griebenow, Jill Oberski and Brendon Boudinot. Boudinot, president of the UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association, was a member of both the UC Davis national championship teams in 2015 and 2016. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Insects and Graduate Students Share Spotlight at Linnaean Games

November 2, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Where are you most likely to encounter a rheophilic insect? If you know the answer to that, you could have scored at the Linnaean Games competition at the recent meeting of the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA). The answer: "In moving streams.
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Who's Been Eating My Cabbage?
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Who Is Eating My Cabbage?

October 29, 2018
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa County Client's Request: Something has literally destroyed my cabbage. A month ago I found large groups of tiny white bugs on the bottom of some leaves, possibly spider mites.
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