Backyard Orchard News
Peacock Jumping Spider Goes Viral!
When the Bohart Museum of Entomology hosts its annual membership Halloween party, don't expect to...
UC Davis entomology undergraduate student Wade Spencer practices his peacock jumping spider moves. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Enthusiastic about all arthropods, UC Davis entomology undergraduate student Wade Spencer (center, in black shirt) draws a crowd at a recent Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
For the Love of Insects
We love looking at insect images. Drum roll...the winning images for the Entomological Society of...
"Pollen Power": A robber fly with a trace of pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"Giddy Up": Two Chinese praying mantids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Butterfly Ballet: No Boundaries, No Borders
If you're nurturing a passionflower vine (Passiflora), you've probably seen "The Butterfly...
Gulf Fritillaries in a "Butterfly Ballet." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A trio of Gulf Fritillaries. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf Fritillary casts a shadow over a tendril. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pity the Poor Honey Bees
Pity the poor honey bees. They have to contend with pesticides, parasites, pests, diseases,...
Freeloader flies, from family Milichiidae, crowd the carcass of a honey bee trapped in a web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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)