Backyard Orchard News
Oh, Those Pestiferous Aphids!
By now, you're probably seen enough aphids to last you for the entire year. That's why we're...
Pea aphids on a rose leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pea aphids claim a rose stem. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Tango Mandarin Research at Lindcove
The photo shows an 8-year-old Tango mandarin tree at Lindcove that is being harvested. Dr. Mikeal...
Tango harvest
It Happened on Friday the 13th
It happened on Friday the 13th. It was the first swarm of the season at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr....
Honey bee swarm on the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Facility grounds on Friday the 13th. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey catches the swarm. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bees enter a strategically placed hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Safari!
They're there.If you walk slowly into your garden or backyard, and observe your surroundings,...
A jumping spider perched on a rose leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A soldier beetle peers at the camera. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A syrphid or flower fly foraging on a poppy blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pollen Power
You've heard of "Got milk?"With honey bees, it's "Got pollen?"We spotted a lone honey bee on an...
Honey bee collecting pollen on an African daisy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of bee covered with pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey