Backyard Orchard News
What's Stirring on Christmas Eve
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring,...
Harlequin bug wandering around on passion flower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf fritillary caterpillar--soon to become a chrysalis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Another gulf fritillary caterpillar--soon to become a chrysalis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf fritillary chrysalis attached to wire behind passion flower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Helping the Bohart Museum of Entomology
"Americans spend millions of dollars on sprays and pest control devices or services to kill...
Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, in her habitat. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Butterflies collected from Indonesia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Bee Sting Felt Around the World
Chris saw it first. This morning Chris Mussen of Davis contacted his father, Extension...
Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen being stung by a bee in an unexpected encounter at the Harry H. Laidalw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Our Man (Entomologist) in Washington
It's going to be a busy year for UC Davis integrated pest management specialist/professor Frank...
ESA vice president Frank Zalom (far right) of UC Davis with ESA president Robert Wiedenmann (far left) of the University of Arkansas, and Sonny Ramaswamy, director of the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). (Photo courtesy of ESA)
The Citrus at Lindcove was Delicious!
The Lindcove Fruit Display and Tasting event last weekend was a big hit both with the growers and...
Happy homeowners tasting fruit
More than 100 varieties to sample
Master Gardener volunteers help with the event