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Ryan Tompkins stands on his roof raking moss, vegetative debris, and leaf litter from the gutters.

May is Wildfire Preparedness Month!

May 11, 2021
By Tracy K Schohr
Many of us know May for flowers and Mother's Day (hope you didn't forget!), but after last year's widespread and long-lasting fire season, many Californians have come to recognize May as Wildfire Preparedness Month.
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Squash bees are among the insects that Margarita López-Uribe of Pennsylvania State University studies.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Margarita López-Uribe: Consequences of Plant-Pollinator Interactions

May 10, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Margarita Lpez-Uribe of Pennsylvania State University will present an online seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology on "Ecoevolutionary Consequences of Crop Domestication on Plant-Pollinator Interactions" on Wednesday, May 12. Lpez-Uribe, the Lorenzo L.
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A field of iris (Iris douglasiana) at Point Reyes National Seashore
California Naturalist: Article

Infrastructure = Ecosystems

May 7, 2021
A guest blog post by Sarah Royce and lvaro Palacios Casanova, submitted for their capstone project, in partial fulfillment of their UC California Naturalist certificate.
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Research highlights in the impact statement include the work of UC Davis Entomology and Nematology faculty members Rick Karban and Rachel Vannette.
Bug Squad: Article

Great Recognition for Their Innovative Research

May 5, 2021
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's good to see the innovative research of two UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty members, community ecologists Richard Rick Karban and Rachel Vannette and their laboratories, recognized for their work in the USDA's Multistate Research Fund's impact statement on "Using Chemica...
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2021 May5 SFREC1
Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Yup - this is a Drought!

May 5, 2021
By Daniel K Macon
If you've read my blog posts or newsletters over the last four years, you'll probably recognize that drought is a recurring theme - in my writing, in my extension programming, and in my research.
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