Backyard Orchard News
Biodiversity Reigns Supreme
Biodiversity--that's what it's at on Sunday, Feb. 12 at the University of California, Davis.That's...
Senior museum scientist Steve Heydon shows his son, James, 10, around the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Saving the Bees
A sure sign that winter is nearly over: when the flowering quince bursts into bloom, attracting a...
Honey bee visiting flowering quince. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of bee visiting flowering quince. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Upsy daisy! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What Butterflies Tell Us About Tropical Diversity
What do butterflies tell us about tropical diversity? Take it from an expert. Tropical ecologist...
Morpho butterfly, a genus that Phil DeVries studies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Phil DeVries with a Morpho (genus) butterfly. (Photo by Carla Penz)
Marmalade Magic
It's that time of year when all the Master Food Preservers get marmalade fever. It is a banner year for citrus here in Southern California and getting sweeter every week.
(Sweet oranges make cloudy marmalade)
Bug Lovin'
In a pre-Valentine's Day event, officials at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of...
Ladybugs, aka lady beetles, in fava beans. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)