Backyard Orchard News
Got Milk (Weed) for the Bees?
Folks are planting milkweed for the monarchs. The milkweed (genus Asclepias) is the host plant...
Honey bee foraging on milkweed in the UC Davis Arboretum, near Mrak Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Walk down the garden path, lined with milkweed, and sit on the bench in the UC Davis Arboretum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Nectar Robbers
If you have a patch of salvia (sage) growing in your yard, watch for the nectar robbers. Carpenter...
Mountain carpenter bee, Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex, engaging in nectar robbing. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Side view of nectar robbing by mountain carpenter bee on salvia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee looks for the hole drilled by a carpenter bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee engaging in nectar robbing. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Greenhouse plants going gangbusters
In March we budded more than 2000 citrus trees with various scions for upcoming research...
Newly budded citrus trees in a greenhouse
You, Too, Can Be a Scientist!
You don't have to be a citizen to be a "citizen scientist," and you don't have to be a scientist to...
Formica moki, a native ant, frequents Yolo County gardens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee and a velvety tree ant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Knowing About Knowland Park's Biodiversity
It's all about knowing the biodiversity in Knowland Park. And trying to save it from...
Eddie Dunbar, founder and president of the Insect Sciences Museum of California, photographs insects.
Entomologist Eddie Dunbar will lead an insect survey of Knowland Park.