Tag: The UC Davis Series
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UC Davis Bee Health Hub
The UC Davis Series By: Elina L. Niño At the time of my writing, we are almost at the end of almond bloom (and, as I recently learned, nearing the end of blueberry bloom in the Valley as well), meaning we might actually get an opportunity to briefly rest before we tackle new projects in…
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Research at the E. L. Niño Bee Lab at UC Davis, Part 2
The UC Davis Series By: Elina L. Niño As I’m writing this in early February, the first almond blooms are starting to pop in the orchards throughout San Joaquin Valley. This makes it only appropriate to kick off this article with a discussion of our work in almond pollination. Then we will venture to talk…
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Research at the E. L. Niño Bee Lab at UC Davis
The UC Davis Series By: Elina L. Niño When I first formed my lab at UC Davis almost ten years ago, as every academic does, I tried to brand myself as a researcher doing X and Y research (in my case it was queen health and reproductive physiology). But the powers that be have decided…
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The Johnson Lab at UC Davis
The UC Davis Series By: Brian R. Johnson Hello Beekeepers! This short article will introduce you to the Johnson Bee Lab at UC Davis. Our lab shares the Laidlaw Bee Lab, which is just off the Davis campus, with two other labs, that of Elina Niño and Neal Williams. Our work complements one another and…
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The Early Days
Bee Research and Extension Programs at University of California, Davis: The Early DaysThe UC Davis Series By: Elina L. Niño Named after the “father of honey bee genetics” Dr. Harry H. Laidlaw Jr., the Bee Research Facility is a part of a larger, as I like to refer to it, Bee Complex located only a…