Backyard Orchard News
In Mint Condition
if you're growing plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae--you know, the plants with the square stalks...
What's behind the catmint leaf (Nepeta)? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is a California Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta californicalis) on catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of California Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta californicalis) on catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Up, Close and Personal
If you've ever glimpsed a European wool carder bee foraging in your yard, chances are that's all...
Male European wool carder bee heads for a catmint (Nepeta) leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Male European wool carder bee on catmint (Nepeta). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lindcove Field Day Focuses on Citricola Scale
On Thursday Sep 13, Lindcove REC hosted a field day for growers and pest control advisors on the...
Sharing a Sunflower
You often see a single solitary bee on a sunflower. Perhaps it's a sunflower bee (Svastra) or a...
This photo shows a honey bee (bottom left), a sunflower bee, Svastra, (center) and a sweat bee, Halictus ligatus, with another sweat bee, Halictus tripartus, coming in for a landing. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Now That's Italian!
Now that's Italian! The Italian honey bee (below) nectaring on a zinnia at the University of...
Italian honey bee forages on a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis staff research associate/beekeeper Billy Synk admires a freshly bottled jar of honey to the sun. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)