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SFREC fire (2)
Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Fire Preparation for Ranchers - Writing Down Your Plan

July 11, 2018
By Daniel K Macon
Last month, I wrote about preparing our ranches for fire (Fire Season is Here: Is Your Ranch Ready?). Since that time, we've seen large fires in ranching country (including the County Fire in Yolo and Napa Counties, the Pawnee Fire in Lake County, and the Klamathon Fire in Siskiyou County).
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Japanese beetle. Credit: D. Cappaert, Bugwood.org)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Seeing Japanese beetles in your California landscape? Not likely.

July 10, 2018
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas
Originally posted August 26, 2016; edited July 10, 2018 Have you seen big green beetles in your California yard or garden? Or beetles feeding on your roses or other plants? There are many kinds of beetles commonly found in our landscapes, but the Japanese beetle is not one of them.
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UCCE natural resources advisor Sabrina Drill is a fire science expert.
ANR News Blog: Article

More people live in fire-prone communities

July 9, 2018
By Jeannette Warnert
As the human population on planet earth, now about 7.6 billion people, continues to grow, more will settle in areas prone to wildfire, reported Mary Beth Griggs in Popular Science magazine.
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Standing in front of the blacklighting, Bohart associate Greg Kareofelas talks to moth enthusiasts at the 2017 Bohart Museum of Entomology Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Bohart Museum Open House: Let's Celebrate Moths!

July 5, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
National Moth Week, July 21-29, celebrates the beauty, life cycles and habitats of moths. What's not to celebrate? And you can do so at the University of California, Davis.
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The monarch chrysalis bulges, a sure sign that eclosure is imminent. At right is a newly formed green chrysalis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Independence Day for a Monarch

July 4, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Have you ever seen a monarch butterfly eclose? It's a magical moment. First an egg, then a caterpillar, then a chrysalis, and then a butterfly, Danaus plexippus. We took some images of a monarch eclosing back on Sept. 10, 2016. It was late in the season.
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Yao-“Fruit-Fly”-Cai has been playing drums since age 17. (Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Bugs and Beat: Talented UC Davis Graduate Students Form Insect-Themed Band

July 3, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you missed hearing The Entomology Band performing in front of Briggs Hall during the recent UC Davis Picnic Day, not to worry. They're featured in a recent Entomology Today blog, published by the Entomological Society of America (and written by yours truly) and headlined "Bugs and Beat.
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The iconic anise swallowtail caterpillar is a pale green with black bands containing orange spots. This is probably the fifth instar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No, It's...

June 28, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's a bird! It's a plane! Is it Superman? No, it's a bird dropping. If you're growing sweet fennel (anise), you may have noticed what appear to be two species of swallowtail butterflies populating your plant.
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A California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica) nectaring on a butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii) in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Flash of Orange: Welcome, California Tortoiseshell!

June 27, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A flash of orange. Usually we see assorted orange butterflies--Gulf Fritillaries (Agraulis vanillae) or Painted Ladies (Vanessa cardui) or Monarchs (Danaus plexippus)--on our butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii).
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