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Livestock guardian dog protecting sheep
Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Explaining LGDs to the Neighbors

September 8, 2021
By Daniel K Macon
I suspect anyone who has used livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) to protect livestock has experienced at least one of the following interactions with non-ranchers: A call or conversation with a neighbor, complaining about the dog barking; An email (often anonymous) from a neighbor about the dog barking;...
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A Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, manages to fly despite a huge chunk missing from her wings. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Who Dunnit?

September 7, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Interviewer: "Hey, Gulf Fritillary! What happened to you? Something take a chunk out of your wings?" Miss Gulf Frit: "I dunno. I was just fluttering around the passionflower vine and something grabbed me." Interviewer: "Do you have any idea what happened?" Miss Gulf Frit: "Sorry, no.
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healthy pasture outcompetes weeds
UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Range and Pasture Weed FAQs

September 7, 2021
In the 5 years I've been with UCCE, I have received a few recurring weed-related questions. I've certainly had some unique requests, like how to deal with fig trees invading a livestock water pipeline, or whether filaree might be harmful to guinea pigs (it isn't).
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Welcome to the world! A lady beetle, aka ladybug, emerges from its pupal case. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Becoming a Lady Beetle, aka Ladybug, on Labor Day

September 6, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're an entomologist, an agriculturist, a gardener or an insect enthusiast, you've probably seen the life cycle of a lady beetle, aka ladybug: from the egg to the larva to the pupa to the adult.
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A spider executes Plan Bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

This Spider Went for Plan Bee

September 3, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The spider failed to snag a butterfly, so it went for Plan Bee. That would be the honey bee, Apis mellifera. The bee is usually foraging for nectar and pollen and not that aware of her surroundings, especially a cunning and very hungry spider.
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Charlie Summers and his colleagues, self-described "Bug People" at the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Parlier, posed for this photo in 2008. In front (from left), are Elizabeth Crafton-Cardwell, Kent Daane, and Summers. In back (from left) are Marshall Johnson, Walter Bentley and Pete Goodell. (Photo courtesy of Marshall Johnson)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Charles 'Charlie' Geddes Summers, 1941-2021

September 3, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Prominent integrated pest management (IPM) entomologist Charles "Charlie" Geddes Summers of Clinton, Utah, whose University of California career in crop pest management spanned 42 years, died Aug. 12, 2021 at age 79 of acute respiratory failure at a hospital in Layton, Utah. Dr.
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Fall quarter seminars
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Department's Fall Quarter Seminars Announced

September 2, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Nematologist and plant pathologist Shahid Siddique, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and coordinator of the department's seminars for the 2021-22 academic year, has announced the list of fall quarter seminars. The fall quarter seminars begin Sept.
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A lady beetle, aka ladybug, munches on an aphid, as another aphid looks as if it's waiting its turn to be eaten. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

All Hail the Lady Beetles!

September 1, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Step right up, folks! I'm a lady beetle, aka ladybug, and it's lunch time. Or maybe it's snack time, I don't know. I don't talk when my mouth is full. What I do know is this: aphids are tasty and they line up to be eaten.
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Master Gardeners, community volunteers help plant recommended drought, heat, and pest and disease resistant trees
Landscape Horticulture Updates for Southern California: Article

Master Gardener Spotlight: Redlands Tree Canopy Enhancement Team

August 30, 2021
By Janet S Hartin
It's only right that our University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) San Bernardino County Master Gardener Trees for Tomorrow' team of volunteers are our featured Spotlight' Master Gardeners for September, 2021.
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