Backyard Orchard News
Sorry, This Blossom Is Taken
So here's this male longhorned bee (Svastra) sipping a little nectar from a Mexican sunflower...
A male Svastra dive-bombs another male on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). This image was taken with a fast shutter speed of 1/3200 of a second. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Following the dive-bombing, the male Svastra kept occupying the blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ready for Moth Night at UC Davis?
Are you ready to celebrate Moth Night at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of...
These are Atlas moths (Attacus atlas), found in the rain forests of Asia. This moth has a wingspan that can measure 10 to 11 inches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is a pterophorid plume moth, family Pterophoridae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is a white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The wax moth enters beehives at night and lays its eggs. These are wax moth larvae (with a few hive beetles). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Saving a Butterfly: In a World Where Kindness Matters
It was a long awaited process, but it's a girl! And she's beautiful! It all began with finding...
Newly eclosed anise swallowtail, Papilio zelicaon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Newly eclosed anise swallowtail, Papilio zelicaon, ready to take flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Christian Nansen Lab: Groundbreaking Research on Plant-to-Plant Communication
Professor Rick Karban of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, author of the...
An illustration of plant-plant communication by the Christian Nansen lab, in the Plant Methods journal
Diane Ullman: Off to France on a Fulbright to Research Plant Virus-Insect Interactions
A Fulbright to France... Congratulations to UC Davis entomology professor Diane Ullman who has...
UC Davis professor Diane Ullman, shown here in Saint-Enimie in southern France, has just received a Fulbright to study plant virus-insect interactions in France. This site is a few hours north of Langedoc, where she will be working.