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Lighting a prescribed fire to control barb goatgrass
Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

Rancher's Fire Academy

December 14, 2023
By Daniel K Macon
There's still time to register for our first-ever Sierra Foothills Rancher's Fire Academy! We'll be covering topics like using prescribed fire to control rangeland weeds, planning your own prescribed fire, fire tool basics, ranching hardening, and managing livestock during wildfire.
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This image of the larva of an elm zigzag fly appears on the cover of the 2024 Entomological Society of America calendar. (Photo by Christian Brockes of Germany)
Bug Squad: Article

Inside the 'World of Insects' Calendar

December 13, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you like insects, macro photography, and cool calendars, you'll want to order the "World of Insects" calendar, published by the Entomological Society of America. You'll see insects you've never seen before--and learn a little about them.
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This image of Kim Flottum, taken May 20, 2010 at UC Davis, shows a live bee next to his bee pin. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Kim Flottum: Friend of Beekeepers and Bees

December 11, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
We are saddened to hear of the death of Peter "Kim" Flottum, longtime editor of Bee Culture magazine, a friend of the nation's beekeepers and bee scientists, and a close friend of the UC Davis bee community. A resident of Medina, Ohio, Kim died Sunday, Dec. 10 at his home of lung cancer at age 76.
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A monarch caterpillar sharing a milkweed leaf with oleander aphids on Dec. 8, 2023 in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Monarch 'Cats Sleeping with the Aphids

December 8, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Sleeping with the aphids...that's what this monarch caterpillar was doing. It lived--and quite hidden at that--through the freezing cold, the rain, and the wind. It surfaced today on a milkweed in our Vacaville pollinator garden.
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A monarch sips nectar from lantana near a Vacaville supermarket. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Mantis vs. a Monarch

December 7, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Can a praying mantis catch a monarch? Yes, it can. And yes, it does. It was Sept. 14, 2013. As I approached a Vacaville supermarket, I noticed pink lantana blooming furiously near the entrance, and then, a familiar-looking butterfly quietly sipping nectar. "Ah, there's a monarch," I observed.
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Does Santa shop at the Bohart? Yes, he does. Items in the gift shop include monarch pins. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Santa Shops at the Bohart!

December 6, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
News flash: Santa shops at the Bohart Museum of Entomology gift shop at UC Davis. Yes, he does.
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UC Davis distinguished professor Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum, will discuss her work on social wasps at the Bohart Museum open house on Saturday, Jan. 20. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Bohart Museum's 2024 Special Events Announced

December 5, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Bohart Museum of Entomology has announced its 2024 special events, which include three open houses and participation in UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, and UC Davis Picnic Day. All are free and family friendly. The schedule: Saturday, Jan. 20: "Social Wasps," 1 to 4 p.m.
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White fruit fly maggots feeding on the flesh inside of a citrus fruit.
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Don’t move homegrown fruits & vegetables off your property

December 5, 2023
By Lauren Fordyce
Seven invasive fruit fly quarantines are in place throughout California. If you live within one of these quarantine zones, fruits and vegetables should not be moved off the property they were grown on.
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