Backyard Orchard News
'A' Is for Almonds
Bee specialists Neal Williams and Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology are among...
Neal Williams discusses native bees at a recent conference in Woodland. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee working an almond blossom at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Tackling a Massive Killer
It's good to see that the UC Davis campus will host its sixth annual World Malaria Day...
Malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. (Photo by Anthony Cornel)
UC Davis medical entomologist Anthony Cornel collecting mosquitoes. (Photo by Rory McAbee)
Bumble Bees Are Back!
The yellow-faced bumble bees are back!And amid the throes of winter and the promise of spring.On a...
Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) foraging on the Pride of Maderia at Bodega Bay on Feb. 27. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Covered in pollen, a yellow-faced bumble bee forages on a seaside daisy at Bodega Bay on June 10, 2010. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
How Many Hives for Almond Pollination?
We've been watching the almonds budding and blossoming since late January. They're in full bloom...
Honey bee working an almond blossom on the grounds of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Almond orchard on Pitt School Road, Dixon, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Case of Identity Theft
Just call it a case of identity theft at the Bohart Museum of Entomology.But wait! Before you ask...
Where's the walking stick? It's the top "twig" in the background. This is a female. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of walking stick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)