Backyard Orchard News
A Crafty Time at the Bohart Museum of Entomology
Five quilted dragonflies skimming the wall. Eager hands cradling an orchid mantis. Eyes darting...
This quilted wall hanging of dragonflies is the work of quiltmaker and seamstress Ann Babicky of Schofield, Wis. Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the butterfly and moth specimens in the Bohart, loaned it for the open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hands cradle an orchid mantis, orchid mantis, Hymenopus coronatus, from the collection of Lohit Garikipati. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomologist Jeff Smith, curator of the butterfly and moth specimens at the Bohart, shows a tray to sisters Lily Edmonds of Davis, 7, and Chloe Edmonds, 6, of Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lily Edmonds of Davis, 7, reacts to the colorful butterflies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart associate and UC Davis student Emma Cluff (back) talks about a hornet's nest. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Visitors learned about the fascinating world of insects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"Places where we've collected" drew the attention of these Bohart guests. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Targeting the Asian Citrus Psyllid
While you're peeling and segmenting your orange at breakfast or spooning orange honey on your...
The Asian citrus psyllid, about the size of an aphid, is a major threat to the multibillion dollar citrus industry in the United States.(Photo courtesy of the California Department of Food and Agriculture)
Mark Hoddle, Extension entomologist and director of the Center for Invasive Species Research at the University of California, Riverside, will speak on “Protecting California Agriculture from Invasive Pests: Biocontrol of Asian Citrus Psyllid in Urban Southern California" on Sept. 26 at UC Davis. (Photo Courtesy of UC Riverside)
Why the Bohart Museum of Entomology Rocks!
The Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, rocks! Directed by Lynn...
Entomologist Joel Hernandez adds the finishing touches on a rock painted by his wife, Melissa Cruz, the outreach coordinator for the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's a rock without a butterfly on it? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Isabelle Gilchrist, a second-year entomology major who staffed the family crafts activity table, displays a paint rock she created. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Members of Brownie Troop 3124 of Sacramento participated in the rock painting. In the foreground is leader Suzanne Enslow. The Brownies (from left) are Antonia Fedele-Mcleod, Adair Enslow, and Amelia Pacheco, all seven years old. At right is activity leader Isabelle Gilchrist, a UC Davis entomology major. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The family craft activity at the Bohart Museum of Entomology "rocked." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sarah Luckenbill, 5 of Davis, created this colorful caterpillar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Good Day for Two Open Houses Saturday, Sept. 22 at UC Davis
If you've often wished you could clone yourself to be able to attend two events on the same day at...
Watch out! A honey bee buzzes into the habitat of a praying mantis. Praying mantids will be exhibited Saturday, Sept. 22 during the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. UC Davis student Lohit Garikipati will display some of his mantids, including orchids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A potter wasp sips some nectar. Potter wasps will be featured at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's "Crafty Insects" open house. Their nests are works of art. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This image by Allan Jones of Davis is of a sweat bee, Halictus ligatus. It will be among his images on display at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven Sept. 22. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Curiosity Didn't Kill the 'Cat
Curiosity didn't kill the 'cat. An aggressive 'cat did. We were delighted to find 10 monarch...
An aggressive caterpillar attacks another 'cat trying to pupate. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The combative monarch caterpillar latches on tight to the 'cat about to pupate. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The aggressive caterpillar, after killing its sibling, slides back down to eat more milkweed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)