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Butterfly collections, like the Morpho displays, are a popular attraction at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Applications Due March 21 for UC Davis Bio Boot Camp

March 18, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If there are youngsters in your life who love insects, birds, and all things nature, tell them about the UC Davis Bio Boot Camps. The deadline to submit an application is 11 p.m., Monday, March 21. To apply, students must write a letter about why they want to attend Bio Boot Camp.
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A man wearing a UCANR logo hat and vest hangs a sticky trap in an orchard.
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UC ANR to hire 48 more UC Cooperative Extension advisors

March 18, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
From Del Norte, Siskiyou, and Modoc counties south through San Diego and Imperial counties, Californians will be seeing more University of California Cooperative Extension advisors in their communities.
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properly selected and placed urban trees cool urban heat islands. Prioritize water use for them over annuals and other shorter-lived plants.
Landscape Horticulture Updates for Southern California: Article

The Top Ten Ways to Conserve Water in Your Landscape and Garden in San Bernardino County

March 17, 2022
By Janet S Hartin
1. Select drought-resistant plants that grow well in your climate zone and microclimate (sun, shade, etc.). Try these search engines: SelecTree: A Tree Selection Guide (calpoly.edu) Plant Search Database Plant Search Database - Water Use Classification of Landscape Species (WUCOLS IV) (ucanr.
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Biology professor Marc Johnson (right) of the University of Toronto, Mississauga, served as the principal investigator (PI) of the white clover project. With him are assistant professor Rob Ness (far left), co-PI and second author; and doctoral student James Santangelo, first author.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Global Research Project Shows Strong Evolutionary Adaptation of White Clover

March 17, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A newly published global study of white clover shows its strong evolutionary adaptation in urban environments despite human encroachment, tough conditions and climate change, according to a Global Urban Evolution (GLUE) Project team led by evolutionary ecologist Marc Johnson, a professor of biology...
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The Mediterranean Fruit fly will be the topic of UC Davis Distinguished Professor James R. Carey's presentation on Wednesday, May 25. (Photo by Jack Kelly Clark)
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Spring Quarter Seminars Announced

March 15, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The list of spring quarter seminars hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology has been announced by coordinator Shahid Siddique, assistant professor of nematology. The seminars will take place at 4:10 p.m. on Wednesdays, beginning March 30 and continuing through June 1.
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A jumping spider on a yellow rose peers at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

How Many Spiders Have You Saved Today?

March 14, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet Eating her curds eating and whey Along came a spider who sat down beside her And frightened Miss Muffet away (English nursery rhyme recorded in 1805) What, Miss Muffet ran away?
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