Backyard Orchard News
Learn How to Make Mead at UC Davis
Like to learn how to make mead? You know, transform honey into honey wine? The UC Davis Honey and...
A honey bee foraging on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Backlight honey bee on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Katy Did, Katy Didn't!
I've always rather liked katydids. Anyone who is called "Kate" or "Katy" in their childhood...
A camouflaged katydid, its body resembling a leaf, feeds on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The katydid bends to feed on a Tithonia leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up view of a katydid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The katydid continues to feed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Prey for Me
Whenever folks post photos of praying mantids, their readers expect to see prey. You know, the...
A praying mantis perches on a blanketflower, Gaillardia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Well, hello there! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Praying mantis startles a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A close-up view of an antenna of a praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Untold Story About Parasites, Flowers and Bees
Who knew? UC Riverside entomologist Peter Graystock and colleagues Dave Goulson and William...
A honey bee foraging on a pansy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, and a honey bee, Apis mellifera, share a purple coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, heads toward a pansy blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Blue as Blue Can Be
They look like shiny blue and black needles. Make that "flying" shiny blue and black needles. We...
A male tule bluet on a fading Mexican sunflower blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)