"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
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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
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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
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If you're interested in insects--the good, the bad and the ugly--don't miss the Northern California...
The Good
THE GOOD--A leafcutter bee heads toward a bee block or "bee condo" erected by a Yolo County farmer to attract native pollinators. UC Berkeley professor Gordon Frankie is scheduled to discuss "Native California Bees Looking for Cheap Urban Real Estate” at the Northern California Entomology Society meeting on Nov. 6 in Concord. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Bad
THE BAD--This is the light brown apple moth, a male. The CDFA's William Roltsch will discuss "Biocontrol of Light Brown Apple Moth, a Quarantine Pest in California” at the Northern California Entomology Society meeting on Nov. 6 in Concord. (Photo courtesy of David Williams, principal scientist, Perennial Horticulture, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria, Australia.)
The Ugly
THE UGLY--The invasive Asian citrus psyllid will be discussed by the CDFA's Kris Godfrey at the Northern California Entomology Society meeting on Nov. 6 in Concord. Description from the CDFA site: "The head is light brown. The wings are broadest in the apical half, mottled and with a dark brown band extending around the periphery of the outer half of the wing. The insect is covered with a whitish waxy secretion, making it appear dusty." (Illustration courtesy of CDFA)
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Thursday, October 23, 2008 at
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