Backyard Orchard News
The Imposter
'Tis the season for the return of the insects. Many a honey bee foraged in the flowering...
Spotted cucumber beetle inside flowering quince blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee inside flowering quince blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC ANR Program Council visits Lindcove REC
The UC ANR Program Council held their February business meeting at Lindcove REC, where they were...
UC ANR Program Council
Saving the Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee
It's good to see that the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation and noted bumble bee expert...
Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp of UC Davis is a nationally known expert on bumble bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This photo of the rusty-patched bumble bee is the 2012 work of Christy Stewart at the Pheasant Branch Conservancy in Wisconsin.
Where the Yellow Pollen Came From
"Where'd that yellow pollen come from?" Beekeepers who watch their bees return to their hives with...
Pollen-packing honey bee cleaning her tongue as she heads for flowering quince. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee adjusting her load. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee gathering nectar and pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
LBAM--Not Your Typical Invader
The light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana)--it's not your typical invader. UC Berkeley...
Female light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana. (Photo courtesy of David Williams, principal scientist, Perennial Horticulture, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia.)
Male light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana. (Photo courtesy of David Williams, principal scientist, Perennial Horticulture, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia.)