Backyard Orchard News
Flower Lovers: The Bees
What do you know about bees, and what would you like to learn about them? Visit the University of...
Italian bee nectaring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Derek Tully of Boy Scout Troop 111 and his girlfriend, Emily Talbot, staple wire to the fence. This was his Eagle Scout project. He competes on the Davis High School water polo and swim teams and she's a talented violinist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Volunteer Larry Tully, father of Derek Tully, works on the nearly completed fence. Larry is a retired machinist from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The project was finished Sept. 7. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sister, Can You Spare Some Food?
We can all learn from the honey bees. Worker bees--sisters--are like feeding machines. They not...
Worker bees--sisters--sharing nectar at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at the University of California, Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Aggressor
Talk about aggression. Talk about bullying. Talk about power maneuvers. Ever seen male European...
Male European carder bee (left) targets a honey bee on catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Male European wool carder bee scores a direct hit. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The force knocks over the male European carder bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The impact levels the honey bee. She emerges from the blow as the male European carder bee circles to attack again. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Californian pomegranates bound for Korea
UC and USDA APHIS recently presented a program at Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center (KARE) addressing the requirements for the export of California pomegranates to the Republic of Korea. James E. Adaskaveg, professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at UC Riverside presented information on the management of insects and pathogens on the Korean quarantine list. Magdalena Moreno from APHIS provided information on regulatory documentation required for exporting pomegranates to Korea. The event was attended by 60 growers, packers, shippers and others interested in the export of pomegranates. There have been over 1.3 million cartons of California pomegranates exported to Korea in each of the last two years.
Field day participants looking at a pomegranate tree in a KARE field
Behold the White-Lined Sphinx Moth
Our cat used to catch them. She'd bring them into the house and watch them flutter at our...
White-lined sphinx moth in flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
White-lined sphinx moth heads for salvia (sage). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
View from above of the white-lined sphinx moth. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)