Backyard Orchard News
From Controlling Insects to Relieving Human Suffering
From controlling insects to relieving human suffering... Entomologist Bruce Hammock, distinguished...
Entomologist Bruce Hammock in his UC Davis office. He holds a joint appointment with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Do You Know Where Your Moths Are?
It's Saturday night, July 18--or soon will be. Do you know where your moths are? It so happens...
This small moth is known as a pterphorid plume moth. It was found in the UC Davis Arboretum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Atlas moth, Attacus atlas, is considered the largest moth in the world. It's on display at the Bohart Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Clear the Calendar for the 2016 Pollinator Conference!
It's never too early to think about the pollinators. We're glad to see that the Center for...
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging on a tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pollination ecologist Neal Williams, associate professor of entomology at UC Davis, is one of the conference organizers. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Karate Kick!
Boys will be boys! Especially on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). It's a favorite...
Two sunflower bees battle it out: a male Svastra (larger bee) delivers a quick kick to a smaller male Melissodes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The male Melissodes (right) goes sprawling after a swift kick by a male Svastra. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Meet Your (Mead) Maker
There's a "me" in mead. And now you have a chance not only to meet your (mead) maker but...
Mead makers have the honey bee to thank for the key ingredient: honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)