Backyard Orchard News
Why Honey Bees Stop the (Waggle) Dancing
A honey bee foraging in a lavender patch encounters a jumping spider and narrowly avoids becoming...
Honey bee head-butts her dancing sister to warn of danger. (Photo Courtesy of James Nieh)
Jumping spider waiting for prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
California Red Scale Degree Days Update
First generation California red scale crawlers emerge at 550 degree days (DD). As of Monday, Kern County had accumulated 483 DD, and so the crawlers will begin emerging next week. Tulare County accumulated 443 DD and crawlers should emerge in the next 10-14 days. Fresno and Madera crawlers will emerge after that. See my web site for graphs of the progress of the degree days and a comparison to the 30 year average (we are about a week later than normal). http://ucanr.org/sites/KACCitrusEntomology/Home/California_Red_Scale/Degree_Days_885/
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A Call from TED, Enough Said!
When TED extends an invite, that's a high honor.Scientists-artists Diane...
Diane Ullman is right at home as a scientist and an artist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Artist-scientist Donna Billick with her sculpture of "Miss Bee Haven" at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Citrus Tristeza Virus Testing at Lindcove REC
Citrus Tristeza Virus (CTV) testing is complete at the Lindcove Research and Extension...
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Disease Detection Technology
Dr. William Cheung is a chemist working for the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,...
Dr. William Cheung is testing for CTV