The overwintering ladybugs tucked in the leaves of our tangerine tree are gone.Sunny temperatures...
Ladybug in February
OVERWINTERING ladybug perches on top of a tangerine tree leaf as temperatures hit 75 degrees. This is an introduced species, Coccinella septempunctata, as identified by Natalia Vandenberg, a USDA employee with the Systematic Entomology Lab, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
'Crawl Space'
LADYBUG (Coccinella septempunctata) crawls down a tangerine leaf on a sunny day in February. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Back Up
LADYBUG (Coccinella septempunctata) crawls back up a leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at
5:11 PM
If there's anything better than one ladybug, it's two ladybugs.And if there's anything better than...
Ladybug
OVERWINTERING ladybug walks out onto an artemisa leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Color of Winter
LADYBUG adds color to a tangerine leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Cluster of Ladybugs
WHAT'S BETTER than one ladybug? A cluster of ladybugs. These are nestling in the folds of a tangerine leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey}
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Friday, January 14, 2011 at
7:22 PM
Red ornaments on a Christmas tree?No, ladybugs (aka ladybird beetles or lady beetles) on...
Cool Ladybug
RED ORNAMENT? No, a ladybug, aka ladybird beetle or lady beetle, on Artemisia, a genus belonging to the daisy family, Asteraceae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bubbly Ladybug
RAIN-PELTED ladybug on Artemisia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, December 24, 2010 at
6:40 PM
You gotta love those ladybugs. Ladybugs, aka ladybeetles (family Coccinellidae), are best known for...
Ladybug
LADYBUG crawls on a lavender stem in search of ants. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lunch Bunch
THESE ANTS are about to become lunch for this ladybug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Grabbing Ant
LADYBUG grabs at an ant on a lavender stem. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at
8:17 PM
Nature's creatures are nature's features at the Solano County Fair, Vallejo, being held Wednesday,...
Stained Glass
REMINISCENT of stained glass, this floral-butterfly quilt by Sandra Jackson of Fairfield is showcased in McCormack Hall at the Solano County Fair, 900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo. The fair opens Wednesday, June 23 and continues through Sunday, June 27. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Butterflies
BUTTERFLY QUILT, made by Virginia Romero of Vallejo, is decorated with scores of butterflies. It is being exhibited in McComack Hall at the June 23-27 Solano County Fair, Vallejo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Table Setting
CREATIVE table setting by Kristina Judy of the Vaca Valley 4-H Club is dotted with ladybugs. The table setting is on display June 23-27 in McCormack Hall at the Solano County Fair, Vallejo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Educational Display
LADYBUG DISPLAY at the June 23-June 27 Solano County Fair offers a myriad of information about ladybugs, beneficial insects in our gardens. This display is by a Solano County special education group. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bumble Bee
SMILING bumble bee greets visitors to McCormack Hall at the Solano County Fair, Vallejo, June 23-27. This is the work of a Vacaville teen, Melanie Campilongo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at
7:17 PM