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May 25 Update

May 25, 2019
Weather outlook: After further atypical cool, showery weather over the last week or so, the forecast for the next ten days shows a more settled period of dry weather with partial cloud cover and daytime highs gradually increasing towards the low 90'sF.
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Teamrat Ghezzezei, Jennifer Alvarez, Samuel Ayala, of UC Merced and Jan Hopmans of UC Davis (left to right), tour the NRI Project field in Five Points, CA April 1, 2019
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UC soil physicists convene at NRI Project field in Five Points!

May 13, 2019
By Jeffrey P Mitchell
April 1, 2019 UC soil physics professors, Teamrat Ghezzehei of UC Merced and Jan Hopmans of UC Davis, along with UCM graduate students Samuel Araya and Jennifer Alvarez, joined CASI's Jeff Mitchell for a visit and research planning meeting at the NRI Project field in Five Points, CA where they are w...
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To control western tussock moth caterpillars, “use pressure washers to push the larvae off the trees before they start wandering around,” Andrew Sutherland said.
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ANR in the news April 19-30

April 30, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
CDFA awards grant for Proactive IPM program (Morning Ag Clips) April 30 The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded funding for one project in the initial funding cycle for the Proactive Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Solutions grant program.
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Marisa Coyne
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Names in the News

April 30, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Coyne named Master Gardener volunteer engagement coordinator Marisa Coyne is now the academic coordinator - volunteer engagement for UC Master Gardener Program as of April 8.
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An orb weaver at work in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Sarah Stellwagen: The Biomechanics of Spider Glue

April 21, 2019
Postdoctoral researcher and spider silk expert Sarah Stellwagen, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), will speak on "Towards Spider Glue: From Material Properties to Sequencing the Longest Silk Family Gene" at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar at 4:10 p.m.
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