Pest Management & Plant Health

The bee and the butterfly. Or, Apis mellifera and Colias eurytheme. One's a beneficial insect. That would "bee" the honey bee. The other is a yellow and white butterfly, striking in appearance, but in its larval stage, it's a major pest of alfalfa.

They marveled at the tadpole shrimp. They crafted tadpole shrimp-themed hats and puppets using paper plates and googly eyes. And they asked questions. Lots of questions.

From Page 13 of the Western Farm Press (May 2022) magazine By Lee Allen (Contributing writer) Sometimes it takes a long time for an idea to be embraced by the public. Take electric weed control, a concept first patented in 1890, yet it hadn't received much attention until a few decades ago.

Melody Kendall Pesticide use has become quite the controversy of late. I have used products in the past that now make me cringe when I think about how blithely I spread such toxic compounds in my garden.

When you sit down to share a meal with family and friends, you might not be thinking the pests that want their share. But you should. And if you attend the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house from 1 to 4 p.m.

Molecular geneticist and nematologist Isgouhi Kaloshian, divisional dean of the Agricultural and Natural Resources for the Natural and Agricultural Sciences, UC Riverside, and a professor at UC Riverside, will be the next and final speaker of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's sp...

Summer is a great time to sit inside an air-conditioned library and learn about gardening! For June, we've added monthly classes at the Salida Library Branch, and next month we are adding the Patterson Library.

How much do you know about tadpole shrimp? First, they're neither tadpoles nor shrimp. Second, they're crustaceans and are pests of rice.

Ever heard of Carey's Equality? Do you know who discovered it? That would be UC Davis distinguished professor James R. Carey of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, who will present a departmental seminar at 4:10 p.m.

The Bohart Museum of Entomology will focus on pests of agricultural crops, including rice and alfalfa, at its open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 28. The event, titled Bugs in Ag: What Is Eating Our Crops and What Is Eating Them? will take place from 1 to 4 p.m.