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They Didn't Get the Memo

Gulf Fritillaries are still flying--and mating and laying eggs--in November. This one is nectaring on Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

They didn't get the memo. Summer is over. Fall is underway. Winter is coming (Dec. 21). But the...

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Posted on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 4:41 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: adult (5), Art Shapiro (2), caterpillar (4), chrysalis (2), cycle of life (1), egg (5), Gulf Fritillaries (2), passionflower vine (2)

Insect Art in the Garden

The tiny yellow egg of a Gulf Fritillary glows in the early morning sun. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

If you look closely, you'll not only see the cycle of life in your garden, but art as the center of...

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Posted on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 1:34 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: adult (5), Art Shapiro (2), butterflies (1), caterpillar (4), chrysalis (2), egg (5), Gulf Fritillaries (2), mating (1), passionflower vine (2), UC Davis (1)

Joy to the (Monarch) World

Female monarch has just eclosed. Next to her is a gold-studded jade-green chrysalis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Oh, the joys of rearing monarch butterflies. Not for commercial purposes. For conservation...

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Posted on Friday, October 16, 2015 at 5:36 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: adult (5), caterpillar (4), chrysalid (1), egg (5), mllkweed (1), monarch butterflies (1), rearing butterflies (1)

From an Egg to a Caterpillar to a Chrysalis to a Monarch

A monarch laying an egg on her host plant, milkweed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Have you ever seen a monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) lay an egg on her host plant, the...

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Posted on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 8:47 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: adult (5), caterpillar (4), eclosure (1), egg (5), larva (2), monarch butterfly (1), Sal Levinson (1), USDA Forest Service (1)

Now That's Massive Weight Gain!

The tiny egg of a future honey bee weighs about 0.1 mg. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

So you're thinking you're putting on a little weight during the holidays. Not to worry. Put it all...

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Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 5:42 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: adult (5), egg (5), honey bee (1), larva (2), pupa (1), weight (1)

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