Backyard Orchard News
Zeroing in on Pests
They'll be zeroing in on pests at the next meeting of the Northern California Entomology...
Newly elected president Robert Dowell (right) talks with UC Davis Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen and UC Davis mosquito researcher Debbie Dritz. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Landscape Conservation for Rare Insects
"Landscape Conservation for Rare Insects!" That's the title of a seminar to be hosted by the...
Nick Haddad (Photo by Melissa McGaw)
Saint Francis satyr (Neonympha mitchellii francisci). (Photo by Melissa McGaw)
Aspiring for Better Pollination
We can expect some exciting research to emerge from the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Specialty...
The blue orchard bee or BOB (Osmia) is being studied as an alternative pollinator. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pollination ecologist Neal Williams working on an Osmia project last summer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
So You Want to Learn About Native Bees...
So you want to learn about native bees... Be sure to attend Robbin Thorp's presentation on "Buzzed...
Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male sweat bee, Halictus tripartitus, as identified by Robbin Thorp. It is leaving a California golden poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Why He Studies Ants
Michael Branstetter, who will present a UC Davis Department of Entomology seminar on Wednesday,...
Michael Branstetter at Reserva Nacional Kahka Creek, Nicaragua. He is in the process of doing a transect of mini Winkler samples. (Photo by Laura Sáenz)
Michael Branstetter with a Winkler hanging structure, which was constructed in the forest by his guide using only a machete. (Photo by Laura Sáenz)