When the Northern California Entomology Society meets Thursday, Nov. 4, the menu will include...
Walnut Twig Beetle
TINY walnut twig beetle, in association with a fungus, is wreaking havoc on black walnut trees. It's found in California, seven western states and now Tennessee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Monday, October 25, 2010 at
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"The Good, the Bad, and the Bugly."
That's one of the topics at the next meeting of the Northern...
Robbin Thorp
NATIVE POLLINATOR SPECIALIST Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, will discuss "Native Bees as Pollinators" at the Nor Cal Entomology Society meeting. On his screen is a photo he took of the endangered Franklin's bumble bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Medfly
THE MEDFLY, aka Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata), will be in the spotlight at the Nor Cal Entomology Society. (Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources)
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Friday, April 30, 2010 at
5:54 PM
Dragonflies, damselflies, dermestids and native bees.
Does an entomological life get any better...
Native Bee
THIS BUMBLE BEE, Bombus californicus, is among the native bees in the area near the American and Consumnes rivers. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, January 15, 2010 at
5:23 PM
Remember the ravenous light brown apple moth (LBAM) and all the controversy?
The invasive...
Male Light Brown Apple Moth
MALE--This is the male light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana. (Photo courtesy of David Williams, principal scientist, Perennial Horticulture, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia.)
Female Light Brown Apple Moth
FEMALE--This is the female light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana. (Photo courtesy of David Williams, principal scientist, Perennial Horticulture, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia.)
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Friday, October 30, 2009 at
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Most entomologists I know maintain a keen sense of humor.
They have to,...
William Roltsch
PRESENTATION--Entomologist William Roltsch of the California Department of Food and Agriculture discusses the light brown apple moth at the Nov. 6th meeting of the Northern California Entomology Society. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, November 7, 2008 at
5:14 PM