Backyard Orchard News
Bloom treatments established in LREC olive block for alternate bearing research
Dr. Carol Lovatt, Professor of Plant Physiology, Botany, and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside, worked...
Plant growth regulators were injected into the trees during the initial proof-of-concept phase of the research program.
Kurt Schmidt, LREC Superintendent, and Carol Lovatt, Professor of Plant Physiology, Emeritus, and Professor in the Graduate Division, discuss application of treatments at bloom.
Stop and Smell the Roses at UC Davis Rose Weekend
Back in 2013 we purchased a stunning yellow rose, "Sparkle and Shine," at the UC Davis Rose...
A yellow rose, "Sparkle and Shine," does just that. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A green bottle fly cannot resist the scent of the yellow rose, "Sparkle and Shine." Flies are pollinators, too! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work!
It's about connecting. It's about learning where parents work and what they do. It's about...
A male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta, is the center of attention. The bee, also known as "the teddy bear bee," is frequently found in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. Males cannot sting. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Those attending the TODS event on April 28 will be able to get up close to this worker bee sculpture, created by Donna Billick of Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and professor of entomology at UC Davis, shows butterfly specimens to Caleb and Alia Symkowick-Rose of Sacramento. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ralph Washington, Jr.: Inspiring and Helping Youngsters Learn Science
"All human beings are born curious, but the wrong conditions can jeopardize that curiosity," says...
Ralph Washington Jr., will be one of the nine TEDxUCDavis speakers on May 1.
Entomologist Ralph Washington Jr. interacts with visitors outside "The Bug Doctor" booth at Briggs Hall during the UC Davis Picnic Day on April 16. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Not Too Late for a Date with the Bee Experts
If you haven't registered yet for the second annual UC Davis Bee Symposium: Keeping Bees Healthy, a...
A honey bee foraging on a blanket flower, Gaillardia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
An Italian honey bee dusted with pollen. It is foraging on an Iceland poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)