It may be extinct, but don't say the "E" word to Robbin Thorp. Thorp, a noted bumble bee expert, hasn't seen Franklin's bumble bee for 10 years, but that doesn't mean it's not there--somewhere in its small native range of southern Oregon and northern California.
Kearney Research and Extension Center, University of California Cooperative Extension California is the major producer of fresh market citrus in the U.S., a $2 billion industry that is threatened by a devastating disease called citrus Huanglongbing (HLB).
Recently I was a participant on an educational noxious weed tour in Sierra Valley. It is a beautiful mountain valley where most agricultural production is devoted to grazing and hay production.
Bay area R users were lucky to have to have the annual useR! conference in their back yard this week. Stanford hosted this year's conference, which is the largest R meeting in the country featuring four days of workshops, keynotes, and presentations.
Vanessa Ashworth and Philippe Rolshausen, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside. Have you ever wondered where your favorite avocado variety came from? Not the nursery where it was purchased but the long, tortuous path that led to its selection.
USDA-ARS researchers at Oregon and Washington State Universities have recently publicized* the results of a long-term field trials investigating the utility of native soil bacteria for selective control for the invasive annual grasses cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum, also known as downy brome), jointed...
When the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization that reviews scientific papers about substances for their likelihood to cause cancer in humans, reported that glyphosate probably causes cancer, there were many voices calling for its removal from use in the U...
You're walking through a park and suddenly spot a dragonfly perched on a stick. "What's that?" you ask. As you edge closer, it takes off. "Missed it!" Well, you won't want to miss the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on Sunday, Sept.
