My mother adored pepper—black, red, green, hot, sweet, any kind. She used so much cracked pepper in our meals that most of ...

Hearing a queen bee piping is music to her ears. So is the shimmering sound of the harp. Meet Samantha Murray, the newly selected garden coordinator of the UC Davis Bee Haven, a pollinator and ...

Just because it is wintertime doesn't mean that bees, which are important pollinators for our flowers, fruits and vegetables, don't need food. Plants and shrubs can provide pollen, nectar, or both to ...

The annual UC Davis Bio Boot Camps not only connect youths with nature, but with each other. Meet Cole Cramer, and Connor Hsu, both 15, and both students at La Canada High School, La Cañada Flintridge ...

Santa Claus and the monarch butterfly share a commonality. Both are icons, easily recognizable. One may become extinct. The U ...

Back in 2010, UC Cooperative Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (1944-2022) of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and yours truly, department communications specialist, wondered why ...

If you have some free time during the holidays--free time, what's that?--and you're interested in insects, you'll want to watch a series of UC Davis insect "infomercials." As a class assignment, 58 ...

Preparing Frost Protection Measures The National Clean Plant Network, with emphasis on the National Clean Plant Network — Citrus Development of integrated pest management for huanglongbing (HLB) in ...

For everyone across UC ANR, 2024 has been an extraordinary year of research and extension activities that have made a true difference in so many lives. I can never thank you enough for everything you ...

To comply with UC-wide policy to protect UC ANR and its employees' data, IT is taking steps to strengthen security for logins. The following changes to the Duo authentication process will go into ...

An Australian Curtin University study has revealed a new method of capturing DNA could provide farmers with a valuable tool for boosting crop production — while also benefiting the environment.