Backyard Orchard News
Stop and Smell the Roses...
Stop and smell the roses. Yes, we should all do that. We should take time out of our busy...
A jumping spider peers out between the petals of a yellow rose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee forages on a yellow rose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UCCE and LREC team up with CSU Bakersfield to educate microbiology students
Dr. Isolde Francis, a new faculty member at CSU Bakersfield, invited Elizabeth Fichtner, UCCE...
Dr. Francis laboratory
Visiting scientist conducts doctoral research at new LREC pathology lab
Sabrine Dhaouadi, a visiting scientist from Tunisia, will be working with Dr. Elizabeth...
The Place to Be Oct. 24: UC Davis Arboretum Plant Sale
So, you're looking for some host plants to attract butterflies, like monarchs and pipevine...
A newly released (Oct. 23) male monarch butterfly lands on a ginkgo tree. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Male monarch soaks up sunshine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This was the scene at a recent UC Davis Arboretum Plant Sale. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Honey bees were all over the Japanese anemone (Anemone hupehensis) on Monday, Oct. 19 at...
Two honey bees compete for floral resources as they forage on a Japanese anemone in the Luther Burbank gardens, Santa Rosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This flower is mine. No, it's mine! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
After one honey bee leaves, another returns. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ah, alone at last! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)