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Greg Kareofelas (left) and Jeff Smith in the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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What You'll Learn at the Bohart Museum Open House

October 3, 2025

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

So much to see, so much to do, so much to learn...If you're an insect enthusiast or a budding entomologist or just curious, you especially won't want to miss the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house, "Museum ABCs: How to Collect and Curate," set Sunday, Oct. 5.The open house, free and family…

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Plum breeding gets a boost from new gene ‘catalog’

October 3, 2025

By Trina Kleist

UC Davis researchers in the Department of Plant Sciences have laid the foundation for understanding the genes that control the ripening process in plums. Po-Kai Huang, a postdoctoral scholar, discovered three groups of genes that correspond to fruit softening at different rates. He also found other factors…

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Join first California Oak Discovery Day at Hopland REC Oct. 11

October 3, 2025

By Hannah M Bird

The UC Hopland Research and Extension Center invites the community to its first-ever California Oak Discovery Day on Saturday, Oct. 11. Free; registration required.

Diane Ullman speaking at dedication of Nature's Gallery. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Helping the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program: Let's Do This!

October 2, 2025

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Let's do this! The UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program has launched a Crowdfund campaign to raise $10,000 during the month of October and needs our help.Any amount matters and every amount is appreciated.This is the program at which UC Davis undergraduate students connect science with art,…

The project includes one test bed served by an AI system and one watered traditionally

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AI-powered irrigation system offers opportunities for communications, farming

October 2, 2025

By Patty Guerra

UC Merced, UC ANR partner to test AI-guided watering of almond orchard at Kearney RECAn almond orchard in Parlier provides a look into the future of farming.Researchers at University of California, Merced and the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources installed an irrigation system…

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Do You Hate Crabgrass?

October 1, 2025

By Belinda Messenger-Sikes

Crabgrass popping up in your lawn or landscape can be aggravating, but don't despair -- you can manage this common annual weed with integrated pest management! First, make sure that you are dealing with crabgrass and not a lookalike grass like dallisgrass or bermudagrass. The newly revised Pest Notes:…

Anthophora urbana on Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Horizon' (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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ESA to Meet in Portland, Ore.

October 1, 2025

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Thousands of insect scientists worldwide are expected to attend the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), set Nov. 9-12 in Portland, Ore.The theme: "Bridging Generations with Innovation, Legacy, and Passion."ESA posted this on its website:"Get ready for Entomology 2025! From…

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Lisa Baik Seminar: Targeting Taste System of Deadly Mosquitoes

September 30, 2025

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Don't miss the seminar by Lisa Baik, assistant professor of insect biology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT), who will speak on “Understanding and Targeting the Taste System of Deadly Mosquitoes” at 12:10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 1 in 122 Briggs Hall. Her seminar will be…

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Swain named to 2025 TIME100 Next list of emerging leaders

September 30, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

Daniel Swain, climate scientist with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, is on the 2025 TIME100 Next list recognizing 100 emerging leaders from around the world.

Kearney REC researchers and IRTA scientists line up for a photograph in front of the research center

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UC ANR, Catalan research institute to spur innovations for agrifood systems

September 30, 2025

By Michael Hsu

UC ANR and the Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology will prioritize research and innovation in food systems to develop and deliver new tools and resources to farmers and ranchers across California and beyond.

Beetle specimens at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Bohart Museum Open House: From Collecting to Curating Insects

September 29, 2025

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Have you ever spotted a colorful dragonfly or a majestic monarch lying motionless along a road and thought "I'd sure love to take that home and preserve it?"The Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Sunday, Oct. 5 involves just that. The event, themed "Museum ABCs: How to Collect and…

Tribal youth participate in a traditional hand game

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Tribal teachers, UCCE advisors open doors for next Native scientists

September 29, 2025

By Michael Hsu

Young people from the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians and Hopland Band participated in a two-day program with talks by UC scientists and teachers of traditional knowledge.

Honey bee on Mexican sunlower (Tithonia rotundifola) in the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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A Visit to the UC Davis Bee Haven

September 26, 2025

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

What do you prefer to do on a day off?For me, it's a "mini-vacation" to the UC Davis Bee Haven, the half-acre bee demonstration garden maintained by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT). Installed in the fall of 2009, it's located next to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr Honey Bee Research…

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Engaging audiences in water science and policy through art

September 25, 2025

By Edith de Guzman

Attendees mingling at the exhibit opening reception at Avenue 50 Studio in Los Angeles. (Photo Credit: Shanley Kellis)Engaging audiences at the nexus of art and science can produce results that are more profound and surprising than expected. As both an artist and a scientist I’ve had several…

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Citrus Pests and Natural Enemies

September 25, 2025

By Sandipa Gautam

Dear PCAs and Citrus Growers,We are pleased to invite you to two upcoming educational events at the Lindcove Research and Extension Center (LREC) this October:California Red Scale and Natural Enemies WorkshopDate: Wednesday, October 1, 2025Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PMRegister by September 25 using…

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Webinar to discuss California indoor water-use efficiency regulations Sept. 29

September 25, 2025

By Pamela S Kan-Rice

A public webinar to kick off a residential water-use project led by the California Institute for Water Resources will be held on Monday, Sept. 29 from 1-4 p.m.

Megarhyssa atrata by Sloan Tomlinson

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What a Wasp! What a Tattoo!

September 25, 2025

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

This is too good not to share!"That Wasp Guy" Sloan Tomlinson of Hatfield, Mass., an artist, photographer, researcher, and educator who "shares the beauty of the most-maligned insects: wasps," now has an incredible tattoo on his arm. It's of a Megarhyssa atrata, also known as the black…

Colorful fallen leaves on the ground in shades of orange, brown, and yellow.

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Pest Management Tips for Fall

September 25, 2025

By Lindsey Hack

Fall is officially here! Even though the weather is still warm in many places in California, leaves are beginning to drop and things are starting to slow down in our gardens. It’s time to prepare for garden and landscape pest problems that could come with the changing season. Did you know that UC IPM…

Closeup of leaf being scanned by the Leaf Monitor tool

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AI tool to help farmers measure real-time crop health from the field

September 24, 2025

Leaf Monitor, a new mobile tool backed by artificial intelligence and predictive modeling, could revolutionize how farmers monitor crops and make decisions by providing real-time nutrition and leaf trait information in the field.

UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey at the Vacaville Museum's "Art of Death" gallery exhibit. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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'It's One Universal Experience We All Wlll Share'

September 24, 2025

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

"It's one universal experience we all will share."So said a panel of eight professional experts in the death industry when they gathered in the Vacaville Museum courtyard to discuss their work. The museum hosted the panel discussion as part of its current gallery exhibition, "The Art of Death," which…

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