Backyard Orchard News
Leaffooted Bug Research Initiated at Lindcove REC
Kris Tollerup, UC IPM Advisor stationed at the Kearney Ag Center, is initiating a study on...
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What Do You Know About Neonics?
What do you know about neonicotinoids, aka neonics? An educational opportunity to learn more about...
A honey bee pollinating an apple blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
An Absolutely Amazing Photo!
Rita LeRoy, the self-described "Farm Keeper" at the Loma Vista Farm, Vallejo, takes amazing...
Praying mantids emerging from an ootheca. (Photo by Rita LeRoy)
Close-up of praying mantids emerging from an ootheca. (Photo by Rita LeRoy)
Find the praying mantis! It's deep among the lavender stems. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of the praying mantis in the lavender patch. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Hitchhiker
Oleander aphids, those cartoonish-looking yellow insects with black legs and cornicles, are...
A lady beetle picks up a hitchhiker, an oleander aphid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
One on the back and one in the mouth. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The oleander aphid maintains its hold on the back of its predator, a lady beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The lady beetle prepares for take-off, with the oleander aphid still clinging to its back. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Butterfly Ballet
If you plant it, they will come. Western tiger swallowtails (Papilio rutulus) can't get enough of...
A Western tiger swallowtail nectarine on a butterfly bush. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mirror image! A Western tiger swallowtail spots a member of its species. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Well, hello there! A Western tiger swallowtail checks out another one. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
It's up, up and away. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)