Backyard Orchard News
Adopt a Bug
Wouldn't you know it, the Argentine ant is among the last to go. Nature's Gallery, a ceramic...
Kathleen Socolofsky, director of the UC Davis Arboreteum, at a ceremony honoring the donors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Colorful plants and insects grace Nature's Gallery. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Picture Perfect Fukumoto Navels
Early season navel oranges command high prices in the export market, and Fukumoto navels are a...
Fukumoto harvest
rind thickness
Not That Kind of Water
It's no secret that Bruce Hammock, distinguished professor of entomology at the University of...
Bruce Hammock lab: a victim of the rainstorm. (Photo by Bruce Hammock)
Entomologist Bruce Hammock in his UC Davis office. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Kissin' Cousins
What's that? A honey bee and a male yellowjacket on the same blossom? That's exactly what we saw...
Male yellowjacket heads toward a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Male yellowjacket checks out the honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee continues to forage, while the male yellowjacket crawls away. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Buzz About Pesticides
"Reducing the Usage of Bee-Killing Pesticides in My Community." That's the topic--and a good one...
Honey bee on a blanket flower, Galliardia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)