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2013-2014 Season
5/26/14 – Bad blood between the Habs and Rangers continued to boil in Game 3. Brendon Prust left Derek Stepan with a broken jaw that warranted a two-game suspension after the NHL reviewed the open-ice hit. Also, Rangers' forward Daniel Carcillo got physical with Canadiens' linesman Scott Driscoll while he was taken to the penalty box and was handed a 10-game suspension of his own. Montreal went on to win the game at Madison Square Garden in overtime; but, were not so lucky in Sunday's Game 4, losing 3-2 to the New York Rangers (also in OT). Down 3-1 in the series, Montreal heads back home in a do-or-die Game 5 (get-in $142) Tuesday. The average price of Montreal Canadiens tickets for the meeting are down 52 percent since the start of the series, so grab your Canadiens playoff tickets now and support the Habs as they try and avoid elimination!
5/20/14 – The Montreal Canadiens punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals after taking Game 7 from the No.1 seeded Boston Bruins last week. Once it was determined that the Habs would face the Rangers in round three, Montreal was awarded home-ice advantage having recorded more points in the regular season than the NYR. Bad news hit the locker room Monday when it was determined that goalie Carey Price will miss the series due to a lower-body injury suffered in Montreal's series-opening 7-2 loss Saturday. Dustin Tokarski replaced arguably the best player on the Canadiens' roster making 27 saves Monday night, but it wasn't enough as the Rangers beat the Habs 3-1 to take a 2-0 series lead. If we don't see a sweep in New York, the Canadiens will return to the Bell Centre for Game 5 next Tuesday (get-in $236).
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5/12/14 – The Canadiens will look to even the series tonight (7:30PM) against archrival Boston Bruins and avoid elimination in Game 6 at Bell Centre-QC. Déjà vu? Montreal was in the same predicament in the first round against the Bruins in 2011 and won Game 6 at home. After leading this series 2-1 after the first three games, Boston came back, dominating defensively and outscoring the Canadiens 5-2. Only a few Montreal Canadiens tickets remain on the secondary market for the must-win Monday night affair, with 100 level-goal seats starting at $377, so grab yours now and cheer the only Canadian postseason team on to victory!
5/6/14 – It's all tied up (1-1) between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens! The first home game of the second round is tonight (avg. $364) and is down 16 percent in price since the start of this Original Six battle which is a great value to watch the most storied rivalry in the league. The two foes have met in 33 playoff series since 1929, with Montreal earning the most wins (24). The Canadiens also hold the 2014 regular-season series record at 3-1. If you can't make Game 3 in Montreal, grab Canadiens playoff tickets to Game 4 (also down 16 percent in price since the start of the Divisional Finals) as the Habs try to silence the Bruins power play once again!
4/30/14 – Round two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs begins with the biggest postseason rivalry Thursday when the Canadiens take on archenemy Bruins in Boston. Dates and times for Games 3 (avg. $419) and 4 (avg. $490) in Montreal should be announced later today. Following what will be nine days rest for Montreal, the Bruins and Canadiens will meet for the 34th time in NHL playoff history. While the Boston Bruins are considered the best team in the league, the Montreal Canadiens did win three of the four regular-season meetings including two in Boston. Grab your Canadiens tickets early; based on the average price of tickets for teams who have already advanced to the second round, the Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens series is the most in-demand!
4/21/14 – Montreal has a chance to sweep the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday night at Bell Centre-QC and you can get in on the Game 4 action for just $118 (was $133). The Canadiens are one win away from the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs and lead the best-of-seven series 3-0. Game 3 in Montreal was electric from the beginning with a pre-game presentation that included a 3-D lighting of the ice which some compared to the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games and one in which Canadiens' Rene Bourque opened the scoring 11 seconds in (it was the fastest playoff goal ever scored at Bell Centre).
4/17/14 – The Habs are Canada's only hope to hoist the Stanley Cup at the end of the season. Montreal will face the East's most improved team,
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4/8/14 – The Habs locked up a postseason berth with five games remaining; but, there are still three pivotal games left on the Montreal Canadiens schedule as they fight for home-ice advantage in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Any combination of Habs' wins and Tampa Bay Lightning losses adding up to two, will give Montreal the second seed in the Atlantic Division and thus home-ice advantage. Cheer on the Canadiens in their final two home games – Thursday vs. New York Islanders (min. $57) and Saturday vs. New York Rangers (min. $118). Your support could be the difference in the number of home matches that the Habs will play at Bell Centre-QC during the postseason.
4/2/14 – Thanks to losses by New Jersey and Washington, the Canadiens clinched a postseason berth Tuesday night. The news came the same evening Montreal dropped a 1-3 game to Tampa Bay, ending a five-game winning streak. Now tied for second with the Lightning in the Atlantic Division, the April 2 matchup was a likely preview of the first round of the NHL playoffs where the No.2 and No.3 teams in each division meet. With home-ice advantage on the line, the Canadiens will look to finish off the regular-season strong.
3/27/14 – Montreal has played three games in four nights and won out with victories at Toronto Saturday, against rival Boston, and in front of a home crowd over Buffalo. The Canadiens will look to use their momentum on their upcoming four-game road trip. Montreal's shutout win over the Sabres was not only a confidence booster but also a special night for two players - Max Pacioretty who scored his 100th career goal and former Sabre Daniel Briere who added another.
3/18/14 – Former Canadien goalie Patrick Roy returned to Montreal's Bell Centre Tuesday as the head coach of the Colorado Avalanche. With just six regular-season games remaining at home, the Montreal Canadiens are fourth in the Eastern Conference with 81 points. After winning a pair of games this weekend, the Candiens greatly improved their playoff position (in wild-card spot following previous three game losing streak). In the 13 games remaining on the Montreal Canadiens schedule, the teams has to book 11 points to be sure of a playoff berth for the second consecutive year. If the
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3/10/14 - The Habs gave up prospect Sebastien Collberg and a conditional second-round pick to get Thomas Vanek from the New York Islanders Wednesday. The high-scoring left wing had 21 goals and 32 assists in 60 games and was the most sought after player during the 2014 trade deadline. Montreal, currently third in the East, have to make the postseason for picks to exchange hands. The Candiens were shut out by the San Jose Sharks Saturday night and will look to get back on track against the newly best-in-the-East, Boston Bruins. Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins tickets are the most expensive regular-season game remaining at Bell Centre-QC, averaging $257.
3/3/14 – We're not sure if regulation time is in the Canadiens' vocabulary as of late. Montreal has played in two overtime games and participated in one shootout since the Olympic break, winning the last two against Pittsburgh and Toronto (in that order) in dramatic fashion. If history is to repeat itself, Montreal Canadiens' fans are in for a real treat as the likelihood for more hockey than what you paid for is high. Unfortunately that chance won't come until Mar 12 as Montreal will play their next four on the road against Pacific Division foes – Los Angeles (3/3), Anaheim (3/5), Phoenix (3/6), and San Jose (3/8).
2/26/14 - OK now we are talking - Montreal will hope Team Canada goaltender Carey Price continues where he left off in the Olympics as the team sits in 3rd place in the Atlantic Division and with a nice run could wrestle away first from Boston who they play March 12 at home and March 24 in Boston. Montreal Canadiens tickets for these must-see game start at just over $100 each. Montreal's defense has been strong this season ranking as sixth best in Goals Against and third best in Penalty Kill Pct. Could it be a playoff preview?
2/21/14 – Seven Montreal Canadiens players represented their respective countries in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics - Peter Budaj, Max Pacioretty, Alexei Emelin, Andrei Markov, Tomas Plekanec, P.K. Subban, and Carey Price. The rest of the roster returned to the ice Wednesday for practice following a 10-day break. Winger Travis Moen hopes to return when league play resumes; Moen missed Montreal's last two games before the break with a lower-body injury. Forward Alex Galchenyuk is also looking forward to his return after missing 15 games with a fractured hand. Montreal's first game back at the Bell Centre-QC is next Wednesday against the Detroit Red Wings; Montreal Canadiens tickets start at $66 for the Atlantic Division showdown.
2/4/14 – In a trade with Vancouver yesterday, the Canadiens picked up Dale Weise in exchange for Raphael Diaz. The Forward had three goals, nine assists, and twelve points in forty-four games for Vancouver this year and will bring a rough-and-tough physical style of play to Montreal. The two teams will face each other Thursday night at the Bell Centre-QC; Vancouver Canucks vs. Montreal Canadiens tickets range from $66 - $378. Tonight's game in Montreal versus the Calgary Flames is slightly cheaper, averaging $143 with a $48 get-in.
1/29/14 – Montreal's win Tuesday night ended a season-high four-game losing streak. Carey Prices (2.44 GAA) stopped 36 shots for his third shutout of the year to halt Carolina's four-game win streak. With six games to be played before the Olympics break (four at home), the Habs will look to improve their record in which they have won just four times in regulation in the last 22 games. The Canadiens should look to add a scorer and defenseman to their roster before the trade deadline in hopes of competing for a playoff spot. Montreal Canadiens tickets are averaging $243 for remaining 2014 games, sixth most expensive in the NHL.
Montreal Canadiens 2014-2015 Season
Last season, the Montreal Canadiens got closer to the Cup than ever since the last time the franchise won the trophy a distant ten seasons ago. After finishing 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 4th in the East, Montreal took NHL fans for quite a ride in the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs. They swept Tampa Bay Lightning in Round 1 and followed up with a Game 7 win over archival Boston Bruins. The Habs fell to the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Finals when net minder Carey Price suffered a season-ending knee injury. Can the Canadiens take La Belle Province one step further in the 2014-2015 season and bring home Lord Stanley's Cup?
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Despite losing Brian Gionta (captain) and Josh Gorges to Buffalo this summer, with a healthy Sochi gold medalist in goal and one-two punch P.K. Subban and Andre Markov on defense, the blue line remains steadfast. Forwards Max Pacioretty, Brendan Gallagher and Alex Galchenyuk will be looked to provide leadership when the Habs make a push for playoffs for a third consecutive season.
The Montreal Canadiens eagerly await the 2014-2015 season poised for a return trip to playoffs, but they'll have to get through an 82-game slate first. Montreal opens their schedule on the road, at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Oct. 8. The Habs will not play their first home game until Oct. 16, when they host the bitter Boston Bruins seeking vengeance for their Round 2 exit. A can't-miss game appears Nov. 29 when the Buffalo Sabres come to town with Gionta and Gorges in tow. The New York Rangers step into Bell Centre on Oct. 25 and the defending Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings invade Quebec on Dec 16.
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Medflies: Permanent Residents
The Mediterranean fruit fly, considered the world's worst agricultural pest, is one of at least five fruit flies established in California. It cannot be eradicated.
So says entomologist James Carey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, who has been dogging medflies since his faculty appointment in 1980. (See what drove him.)
Carey and UC Davis-affiliated colleagues Nikos Papadopoulos and Richard Plant wrote the eye-opening research piece, "From Trickle to Flood: The Large Scale, Cryptic Invasion of California by Tropical Fruit Flies" in the current edition of the renowned Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Their work "clearly demonstrates that at least five and as many as nine species of tropical fruit flies, including the infamous Medfly, are permanently established in California and inexorably spreading, despite more than 30 years of intervention and nearly 300 state-sponsored eradication programs aimed at the flies," wrote Pat Bailey in a UC Davis News Service story released today.
The findings, Bailey pointed out, have "significant implications for how government agencies develop policies to successfully manage pests that pose a threat to California's $43.5 billion agricultural industry."
Carey, an international authority on fruit-fly invasion biology, told her that "Despite due diligence, quick responses, and massive expenditures to prevent entry and establishment of these insects, virtually all of the fruit-fly species targeted by eradication projects have been reappearing in the same locations — several of them annually — and gradually spreading in the state."
Carey, Papadopoulos and Plant detailed the problem in the opening paragraph of their meticulously researched paper: "Since 1954 when the first tropical tephritid fruitfly was detected in California, a total of 17 species in four genera and 11,386 individuals (adults/larvae) have been detected in the state at more than 3348 locations in 330 cities." That's three out of four California cities.
Michael Parrella, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology: "The study has dramatic implications for California agriculture and the state's international trading partners, and speaks to the urgent need to alter current eradication policies aimed at invasive species."
Frank Zalom, UC Davis entomology professor and incoming president of the 6500-member Entomological Society of America: "This study deserves serious consideration, and I hope that it helps lead to new discussions on a long-term approach for dealing with fruit flies and similar exotic pests by the United States and international regulatory authorities."
Former UC Davis chancellor Ted Hullar (1987-1994), one of the first to believe in "the science" that Carey presented, said: "From our first conversation, Jim struck me as a serious-minded guy, with strong ideas and clear focus, pursuing his insights and beliefs no matter the struggle. Good science and progress comes from that, making new paths in tough terrain, believing in the power of journey, as well as goal."
The Medfly prefers such thin-skinned hosts as peach, nectarine, apricot, avocado, grapefruit, orange, and cherry. The female may lay one to 10 eggs per fruit or as many as 22 eggs per day. She may lay up to 800 eggs during her lifetime, but usually about 300.
We remember when the Medfly wreaked economic havoc in the Solano County city of Dixon in September 2007. We were there.
At the time, Carey told us that "this may be just one of many isolated pockets of medfly infestations in California. This is really serious because the invasion process is so insidious."
The Medfly has been multiplying and spreading undetected--like cancer--for years, he said. "It may be a symptom of a much larger problem. But any way you look at it, this is the first really big outbreak in the Central Valley."
CDFA set up a command center at the Dixon May Fair and imposed a 114-mile radius quarantine of fruits, vegetables and nuts. Dixon was deep in the throes of tomato and walnut harvesting. The owner of a 65-acre organic produce farm that ships to 800 clients worried that he might lose $10,000 a week in potential sales.
Among the actions that the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) took at the onset:
- Stripped all fruit from trees within a 100-meter radius of all Medfly finds
- Ground-sprayed the organic compound Naturalyte (the active ingredient is Spinosad, a naturally occurring product of a soil bacteria) within a 200-meter radius of all Medfly finds
- Set 1,700 fruit fly traps within an 81-square mile grid in all of Dixon and the surrounding area from near the Yolo County border to Midway Road
- Began aerially releasing 1.5 million sterile male medflies (dyed pink for easy detection) over a 12-square mile area on Sept. 14, with weekly releases of 3 million medflies scheduled for at least nine months
- Set up a yearlong command center, with four portable buildings and a task force of 25, on the Dixon May Fair grounds
Fast forward to today. Now that the Medfly has been declared a "permanent resident," what's next?
Carey agrees that "CDFA needs to continue to respond to outbreaks as they occur, but he advocates long-term planning based on "the science" that the insects are established. This includes heightened monitoring levels for the agriculturally rich Central Valley, an economic impact study, risk management/crop insurance, cropping strategies, fly fee zones/post harvest treatments, emergency/crisis planning, genetic analysis and a National Fruit Fly Program.
"Inasmuch as the Mediterranean, Mexican, Oriental, melon, guava and peach fruit flies have all been detected in the Central Valley, monitoring this incredibly important agricultural region should be increased by 5 to 10-fold in order to intervene and suppress populations and thus slow the spread," Carey says.
"These pests cannot be wished away or legislated out of existence. Policymakers need to come to grips with this sobering reality of multiple species permanently established in our state in order to come up with a long-term, science-based policy for protecting agriculture in our state."
(See James Carey's website for links to his work on fruit fly invasion.)
Mediterranean Fruit Fly. (Photo by Jack Kelly Clark)
Bugs Will Rule at UC Davis Picnic Day
Bugs will rule at the 99th annual UC Davis Picnic Day this Saturday, April 20.
The UC Davis Department of Entomology is planning lots of "bug" activities as part of the campuswide celebration.
Visitors to Briggs Hall and the Bohart Museum of Entomology will find much to do and see from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey, coordinator of the department's Picnic Day activities, says there will be cockroach races, termite trails, ant colonies, Maggot Art, face-painting, fly-tying, honey tasting, T-shirt sales, and much, much more at Briggs Hall.
Briggs is located off Kleiber Hall drive, near the campus police and fire stations, while the Bohart Museum is in Room 1124 Academic Surge on Crocker Lane.
The Bohart Museum, home of nearly eight million insect specimens, will feature wasp nests in its new display case. Displayed will be nests once occupied by European paper wasps, yellow jackets, carpenter bees and bumble bees. The Bohart also will include a live "petting zoo" where visitors can hold Madagascar hissing cockroaches, a rose-haired tarantula, and walking sticks. Lynn Kimsey, professor of entomology, directs the Bohart Museum.
At Briggs, you can also expect to see forensic, medical, aquatic, apiculture, and forest entomology displays, as well as a honey of a honey tasting. In the courtyard, Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen will share six varieties of honey: manzanita, lima bean, pomegranate, almond blossom, orange blossom, and Northern desert shrub Nevada), a reddish honey. In Room 122, staff research associate/beekeeper Billy Synk of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility will provide a bee observation hive.
One of the most popular activities at Briggs is Maggot Art, a term trademarked by forensic entomologist Rebecca O'Flaherty, a former doctoral candidate in entomology at UC Davis. This involves dipping a maggot in non-toxic, water-based paint. "Artists" pick up a maggot with special forceps, dip it in the paint and then let it crawl on white paper. O'Flaherty launched Maggot Art in 2001 at the University of Hawaii as a community outreach project when she was teaching entomology to youths.
The UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM) will set up its traditional display in front of Briggs Hall where visitors can learn about managing pests in their homes and garden. In addition, UC IPM will give away live lady beetles (aka ladybugs) to children.
Plans at Briggs Hall also call for a "Bug Doctor" to answer insect-related questions. The doctor is in! Last year's "Bug Doctors" included Michael Parrella, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology.
So, bugs will rule!
Briggs Hall is a popular place to be on UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Visitors will flock to the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Principal editor/entomologist Steve Dreistadt of UC IPM explains insects to visitors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Alum and the Pathogens
Hoover, who received her doctorate in entomology from UC Davis in 1997, will discuss "Co-Evolution in a Host Baculovirus System" from noon to 1 p.m. in 366 Briggs Hall.
She will be in California in conjunction with her trip to Ventura to participate in the Gordon Research Conference, an international forum for the presentation and discussion of frontier research in the biological, chemical, and physical sciences, and their related technologies.
"The gypsy moth has a long co-evolutionary history with its host specific baculovirus, Lymantria dispar NPV," Hoover said. "As a result, the gypsy moth has evolved counter-defenses against the virus, while in return the virus has strategies for increasing its own fitness at the expense of the host. For example, anti-viral defenses include apoptosis of infected cells (despite viral inhibitor of apoptosis genes), while the virus manipulates host behavior to enhance transmission to new hosts, which is an example of the extended phenotype."
While a grad student at UC Davis, Hoover studied with major professors Bruce Hammock and Sean Duffey (1943-1997). After a one-year postdoctoral position at UC Berkeley, she joined the faculty of the Penn State University Department of Entomology in 1998.
Her research program at Penn State focuses on invasive species, including development of trapping techniques for the Asian longhorned beetle; gut microbial symbionts of the Asian longhorned beetle and hemlock woolly adelgid; functions of key viral genes in transmission of the gypsy moth baculovirus and anti-viral defenses; and biological control of hemlock woolly adelgid.
Hoover is the lead author of the highly acclaimed research, "A Gene for an Extended Phenotype," published Sept. 9, 2011 in Science. It was selected for the Faculty of 1000 (F1000), which places her work in its library of the top 2 percent of published articles in biology and medicine.
Kelli Hoover of Penn State chats with Kevin Heinz (center) of Texas A&M and Bruce Hammock of UC Davis at a meeting of the Entomological Society of America. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Kelli Hoover (front center) received her doctorate from the UC Davis Department of Entomology in 1997. She's shown here in 1993 with (from left) major prin 19ofessor Sean Duffey (1943-1997), Billy McCutchen and Bryony Bonning. (Courtesy Photo)
Our Man (Entomologist) in Washington
Make that several years.
Zalom, who just completed a year as the vice president-elect of the 6000-member Entomological Society of America (ESA), was installed as vice president of the organization at its meeting last month in Knoxville, Tenn. and is in line for the presidency.
So, his ESA commitment totals four years: first as vice president-elect, then as the vice president, then as president, and finally, past president. Each is a one-year term.
ESA, founded in 1889 and now headquartered in Lanham, Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C., draws members from all over the world. They're primarily in educational institutions, health agencies, private industry and government.
Zalom will be the second UC Davis entomologist to serve as ESA president. The first was Donald McLean, who held the top ESA office in 1986. Now an emeritus professor, McLean chaired the UC Davis Department of Entomology from 1974 to 1979 and served as dean of the Division of Biological Sciences from 1979 to 1986.
As ESA's new VP, Frank Zalom is already assuming a myriad of duties. He participated in the 2012 Council of Scientific Society Presidents (CSSP) conference held Dec. 8-10 in Washington, D.C.
ESA president Robert Wiedenmann, professor and head of the University of Arkansas Department of Entomology, and Zalom represented ESA at the meeting. The Council membership is comprised of presidents, presidents-elect and recent past presidents representing some 60 scientific federations and societies. The combined membership totals more than 1.4 million scientists and science educators.
Among the many speakers were Paula Apsell, senior executive producer of NOVA-TV, who led a discussion on "Building Pubic Appreciation for Science"; Ian Shipsey, physics professor at Purdue University, who spoke on "Higgs Boson: How It Imparts Mass"; Lori Garver of NASA, "Mars and Beyond—Exploring the Endless Frontiers"; and Millie Dresselhaus, professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, "Nanoscale Carbon Electron-Phonon Interaction." Charles Vest, president of the National Academy of Engineering, keynoted the awards banquet on Dec. 9.
The CSSP contingent also met for a breakfast on Capitol Hill, interacting with congressional leaders, including chiefs of staff and senators.
According to a CSSP brochure, "The Council regularly develops national policy coordination recommended by its committees on issues of importance to the scientific community."
Among those issues are science and mathematics education; university-based research; federal research and education budget; responsible conduct of science; merit review of federally supported science; unimpeded exchange of scientific information; magnifying public science literary; research on teaching and learning; and directions for 21st century science.
Now the ESA governing board is gearing up for its 61st annual meeting, set Nov. 10-13, 2013 (initially set for Nov. 17-20) in Austin, Texas. Also on the governing board from UC Davis is Michael Parrella, professor and chair of the Department of Entomology, who represents the ESA's Pacific Branch.
Theme of the 61st annual meeting? "Science Impacting a Connected World."
ESA vice president Frank Zalom (far right) of UC Davis with ESA president Robert Wiedenmann (far left) of the University of Arkansas, and Sonny Ramaswamy, director of the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). (Photo courtesy of ESA)
Oh, the Critters We Overlook
Oh, the critters we overlook.
If you have flowering artichokes, expect to see honey bees, bumble bees, carpenter bees, leafcutter bees and syrphid flies foraging on them. And a few spiders waiting for dinner.
Don't expect to see a mayfly.
The mayfly habitat is in or around water. Fly fishers use artificial lures that look like mayflies and other aquatic insects.
This tiny mayfly (below) was perched on a flowering artichoke, about 15 feet from our fish pond.
Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis, says it's from the family, Baetidae.
Worldwide, the Baetid family has about 900 described species. The Baetids are unique in that they're among the smallest of the mayflies. In general, adult mayflies have a short lifespan, often living just a day. They're in the order Ephemeroptera (ephemeros is Greek for short-lived, and pteron means wing).
Michael Parrella, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology, teaches "Entomology for the Fly-Fisher" every spring quarter. The course focus: "insect life in the aquatic ecosystem; methods and mechanics of fly fishing; what you need to know to match the hatch; and enhancing the fly-fishing experience for the novice and experienced angler."
Parrella, an avid fly fisherman, taught entomology and fly-fishing classes while on a six-month sabbatical last year in Chile.
Chances are he never encountered a mayfly perched on a flowering artichoke!
Mayfly, from the family Baetidae, rests on a flowering artichoke. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Long tail of the mayfly, family Baetidae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)


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Trustees of the Tracy Unified School District are considering closing Clover Middle School to make way for the new Discovery Charter School.
Members of Tracy's Filipino community are watching developments in the murder of movie star Nida Blanca. She was the wife of Tracy native Roger Strunk, aka Rod Lauren, who has been accused of the crime. Strunk was arrested at his Tracy home and remains in the U.S.
West High's baseball team lost to Merced 7-1 in Stockton to be eliminated from the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.
Steel beams from the World Trade Center in New York City visited Tracy atop two flatbed trucks. The beams are touring the country.
The Rev. Thomas Butler, pastor of the First United Methodist Church since 1992, is returning to his hometown of Sparks, Nev., to be Methodist pastor there.
25 years ago — 1988
Terres "Andy" Ronneberg and Florin Georgescu have been named co-valedictorians of Tracy High School's Class of 1988. Ronneberg will attend Occidental College in Southern California, and Georgescu will attend University of California, Berkeley.
Southpaw Danny Auchard threw a two-hitter as the Tracy High baseball team defeated Turlock 8-0 in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.
Video cameras have been placed on Interstate 580 in the Altamont hills to record destinations of commuters traveling between Central Valley homes and Bay Area jobs.
Chief of Police Larry Kissell spoke at the annual Industrial Luncheon of the Tracy Chamber of Commerce.
Tracy High trustees have reaffirmed their decision to prohibit students from participating in extracurricular activities if they receive an F grade or their GPA falls below a C-average 2.0.
50 years ago — 1963
World War II veteran George Potter has been installed as commander of Tracy Post 1543, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The Tracy High School Junior Senior Ball, held in the school cafeteria, had a Paris theme. Among the participants were Steve Sarras, Shirley Scott, Clare Baldocchi and David Gaul.
Howard McCuistion, a Tracy High history teacher who served in the Marine Corps during War II, was principal speaker at the annual Memorial Day program at Tracy Cemetery.
Byron Bassett of Tracy is graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point., N.Y., and is being sworn in as second lieutenant in the artillery of the U.S. Army.
Tracy High's baseball team lost to Lincoln of Stockton 5-2 to lose its bid for the Valley Oak League baseball title.
75 years ago — 1938
A proposed recall of Henry Frerichs, a member of the board of the West Side Irrigation District, has been disqualified, because the county clerk found that three people who signed the recall petition weren't residents of the district.
Members of the American Legion and Auxiliary are selling paper poppies to help finance service for hospitalized veterans of World War I.
Graduation plans for 89 seniors at Tracy High School have been completed. The ceremony will be held in the school auditorium.
Druggist Merton Bell has been elected president of the Tracy Rotary Club.
James H. Bell, Tracy's Ford dealer, is selling a Ford V-8 club coupe at prices starting at $729.
100 years ago — 1913
W. Halliday Davis, the civil engineer who has completed a survey of farmland west of town, will meet soon with local proponents of irrigation.
F.H. Westlake, a pharmacist, has been elected first president of the newly formed Tracy Merchants Association. Dr. Joseph S. West is secretary.
The People's Store in the Hotel Western building on Sixth Street is closing its doors and holding a final going-out-of-business sale. The store handles clothing and dry goods.
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Several BMC Racing Team riders went on the attack during Thursday's opening stage of the Tour de l'Eurométropole. But the efforts by Silvan Dillier and Sebastian Lander ultimately did not yield a top result.
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"Everything is going so good in Bartow County right now and everybody is working together, this is just one more thing to overcome," Harris said. "It's not going to stop us, we're not going to just go out of business and quit fighting, we'll deal with what we've got to deal with and make the best of it."
He added, "Every American has the same concerns, but we're going to make it through it."
Denise Wright, who works as call center and compliance manager for the locally-based insurance company Shaw Hankins, recently spoke to the chamber and local businesses regarding the law.
"Keep in mind that PPACA is so complex some employers may or may not be affected by all of these changes," Wright said in an email. "Adherence to these requirements may depend on the companies status as a grandfathered or non-grandfathered plan, whether the plan is fully or self insured, company size, etc."
She provided The Daily Tribune News with key points of the law that may affect local businesses.
"The act does not require an employer to provide insurance coverage for its employees, but starting in 2014, some employers will be assessed a penalty if no coverage or insufficient coverage is provided," Wright said.
She said employers with 50 or more employees may be subject to the penalty if they don't offer what is considered "qualified" and "affordable" insurance coverage.
"The number of employees is determined by adding full-time employees (working 30-plus hours per week) with full-time equivalents (total part-time hours for the month divided by 120)," Wright said.
She explained there are two types of penalties in the law: one for employers that provide no insurance coverage and one for employers that provide insufficient insurance coverage.
"If an employer does not offer insurance and at least one full-time employee receives a premium tax credit, the employer must pay a penalty of $2,000 per full-time employee (not full-time equivalent), excluding the first 30 employees," Wright said. "If the employer offers coverage, but the coverage is not 'qualified' (pays at least 60 percent of allowed charges and meets minimum benefit standards) or 'affordable' (employee contributions exceed 9.5 percent of his/her household income), then the employer must pay $3,000 for each employee that receives a premium tax credit when purchasing individual or family coverage through the state exchange (penalty capped at $2,000 per full-time employee, with the first 30 being excluded)."
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The palms were planted along major roadways, including Las Palmas Avenue, where more than 400 grew to maturity all the way to the San Joaquin River and today have historical status.
This photo was taken by town founder T.W. Patterson, probably in late 1909 or early 1910. The view is looking north on North Del Puerto Avenue, then a dirt street with a wooden curb, with the city's North Park on the right side getting its first trees. The trees were imported from Australia.
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Review: Udupi Palace! »
The first time I went to Udupi Palace, we were a group of eight, and our bill for eight dosas, four (or five) appetizers, and six (or seven) beers was something like $120. That is (hang on, I have to work out the math) $15 per person, for that much food! Incredible. I guess their overhead is lower because they are a vegetarian establishment and do not have to pay for things like the bodies of murdered lambs, which tend to cost more than vegetables and grains. Their dosas are enormous, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and the different fillings are delicious. They have a large selection of vegan tidbits, but look carefully for yogurt sauce, it is a wily foe. The plain coconut chutney is scrumptious, though not very adventurous for the spicy-minded among us. You get two other, spicier chutneys for dipping, so worry not.
That first excursion was on a Tuesday night during its first month of business, and by 8 p.m. the place was packed. At that point they had a few kinks to work out with service; that said, they certainly were generous with the water, which is very smart and considerate, especially of weaklings like me who can't handle even moderately spicy food.
I had the Udupi special spring dosa, which came with the standard Mysore Masala filling plus spring vegetables ($7.95). It was delicious, and way too much for me to finish at one meal. One of my dining companions got the spinach masala dosa, which made me want to order next time, it was so good. The fried idli and sambar vada were really, really tasty as well.
My gentleman friend and I stopped in for an early dinner last Sunday, four months after my first trip (eating in is saving money!), and we split a Mysore Masala dosa and an idli, which was plenty of food to carry us through until bedtime. It's still delicious, and your water glass never stays empty.
In sum, Udupi Palace's menu is quite superior to its neighbor Dosa's, and significantly less expensive as well. It is the best South Indian food I have had in the city, and I will definitely eat there again. And again and again. Nuts to you, Dosa the restaurant, with your overpriced menu and your pushy waitstaff and your pretensions. Udupi serves the dosa of the overprivileged middle-class, and we will have our meal for $3 cheaper, and we will use that $3 to buy an expensive gourmet coffee, which will make us feel guilty for wasting money we could have saved by drinking coffee at home, so when we arrive at our extremely overpriced apartments that we can afford because of our low-level white-collar jobs, we will use our computers to donate money to causes like the Yes on 2 campaign because by god we are overprivileged jerks who appreciate our ability to buy Indian street food at 500 times its price in India, and we show it by giving some of our wardrobe money to charity! DAMN IT!
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Neb. - Nebraska's women's tennis team
(8-1, 1-0 Big Ten) defeated the Illinois State Redbirds (3-2, 0-0 MVC) Friday
6-1. The match was the fourth meeting of the Huskers and the Redbirds with
Nebraska remaining undefeated against Illinois State all time at 4-0. The
Huskers dominated the court in singles to capture the point before moving into
singles to sweep the Redbirds.
The Huskers quickly beat out the
Redbirds in doubles to seal the first point at 1-0. At the No. 3 position,
Huskers Izabella Zgierska and Maike Zeppernick swept Illinois State's Carolina
Abello and Heather Nisbet without dropping a game, 8-0. At the No. 2 position
where Nebraska's Patricia Veresova and Maggy Lehmicke toppled Redbirds Phyllis
Tigges and Stefanie Youngberg 8-3 to grab the doubles point for Nebraska.
Doubles play concluded at the No. 1 spot where Huskers Janine Weinreich and
Stefanie Weinstein edged Illinois State's Kadi Ilves and Emmie Marx on an 8-4
Following the intermission,
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quickly extended the lead to 2-0 at the No. 2 spot where Stefanie Weinstein
only dropped two games over Illinois State's Emmie Marx 6-0, 6-2. At the No. 1
position, Nebraska's Patricia Veresova defeated the Redbirds' Phyllis Tigges
6-1, 6-2 to push the lead to 3-0.
The Huskers sealed the win at the
No. 4 position where Janine Weinreich toppled Illinois State's Carolina Abello
6-1, 6-1 pushing the score to 4-0. With the match decided, Huskers' Maggy
Lehmicke defeated Illinois State's Kadi Ilves 6-4, 6-1 at the No. 3 position to
extend the lead 5-0.
The Huskers snatched theier sixth
point at the No. 6 singles where Maike Zeppernick edged the Redbirds' Gabby
Phillips 6-1, 6-2 to make the score 6-0. The match concluded at the No. 5
position with Nebraska's Izabella Zgierska falling to Illinois State's Stefanie
Younberg 2-6, 6-3, 0-1 (6-10) and a final score of: Nebraska 6-1 Illinois State.
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Singles1. Patricia Veresova (NU) def. Phyllis Tigges (ISU) 6-1, 6-2.2. Stefanie Weinstein (NU) def. Emmie Marx (ISU) 6-0, 6-2.3. Maggy Lehmicke (NU) def. Kadi Ilves (ISU) 6-4, 6-2.4. Janine Weinreich (NU) def. Carolina Abello (ISU) 6-1, 6-1.5. Stefanie Youngberg (ISU) def. Izabella Zgierska (NU) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0
(10-6).6. Maike Zeppernick (NU) def. Gabby Phillips (ISU) 6-1, 6-2.
of finish (2, 1, 4, 3, 6, 5)
Doubles1. Janine Weinreich/Stefanie Weinstein (NU) def. Kadi Ilves/Emmie Marx
(ISU) 8-4.2. Patricia Veresova/Maggy Lehmicke (NU) def. Phyllis Tigges/Stefanie
Youngberg 8-3.3. Izabella Zgierska/Maike Zeppernick (NU) def. Carolina
Abello/Heather Nisbet 8-0.
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