Backyard Orchard News
Let It Bee
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it beWhisper words of wisdom, let it be--Paul...
Honey bee is snared in the web of a garden spider. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee struggles to free herself. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The spider edges closer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Just as the spider reaches her, the photographer frees the bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Honey of a Fence
It's a honey of a garden and a honey of a fence. So agreed the visitors attending the open house...
Derek Tully (right) and fellow scout Willie Hawkins work on the fence surrounding the half-acre pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Derek Tully (right) with his parents, Larry Tully and Leslie Woodhouse, assistant scoutmasters of Troop 111. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Stapling wire to the fence are (from left) Derek Tully and his girlfriend, Emily Talbot, while father and son Dave Hawkins and Willie Hawkins of Troop 111 straighten the wiring. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mother to Be
Ever seen a pregnant praying mantis? Someone on wikianswers.com asked the question: "What does a...
Pregnant praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bulging abdomen of a praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Egg case of a praying mantis. This photo was taken April 18, 2012 at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sampling Information for Asian Citrus Psyllid
I just updated my web site to provide a sampling protocol for Asian citrus psyllid for both conventional and organic citrus orchards. Once ACP enters a region, it is very important not to rely on yellow sticky cards to determine if ACP is present after a treatment. Instead, conduct visual examinations of the new flush leaves of 50 trees per block as suggested by this protocol and sampling plan.
See my web site: http://ucanr.org/sites/KACCitrusEntomology/Home/Asian_Citrus_Psyllid/Monitoring or click on the attached files below to see the pdf versions.
Sampling and Management Plans for ACP in Conventional and Organic Citrus 2012
Sampling plan for ACP 2012
Sampling plan for Asian citrus psyllid in commercial citrus
Fisheye View of the Garden
When I was teaching photography, I encouraged my students to go for the angles--from a bug's eye...
Fisheye of Mexican sunflowers (Tithonia) in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee foraging on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)