Backyard Orchard News
Winning PBESA Images: A Damselfly, a Blowfly and a Monarch
An image of a damselfly photographed in Hawaii, and images of a blowfly and a monarch photographed...
Robert Peck, an entomologist with the University of Hawaii won first prize in the PBESA Photo Salon competition with this image of a damselfly. (Copyright, Robert Peck)
Alexander Nguyen, a UC Davis entomology alumnus, and senior agricultural inspector, County of Sonoma, won second place in the PBESA competition with this image of a blowfly. (Copyright, Andrew Nguyen)
Kathy Keatley Garvey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology won third place for this image of a monarch foraging on milkweed in a Vacaville garden. (Copyright, Kathy Keatley Garvey)
There Is No Planet 'B'
There is no "Planet B." The Earth is all we have. Today, April 22, is Earth Day (an annual...
A yellow-faced bumble bee,Bombus vosnesenskii, buzzes into a barely opened California golden poppy in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Check the orange pollen on this yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
And we have a lift-off! The pollen basket is easily recognized here. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ready for take-off! The bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, prepares to leave the California golden poppy. Both are natives. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
All the 'Bugs' at UC Davis Picnic Day Will Be at Briggs Hall
Wait! Don't head over to the Bohart Museum of Entomology in the Academic Surge Building on...
A monarch banner beckons visitors to Briggs Hall, home of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Diversity of Arachnids to be Showcased at Briggs Hall During UC Davis Picnic Day
The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will not only celebrate insect and...
UC Davis doctoral student Emma Jochim discusses arachnids at a Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. She'll be showing the diversity of arachnids at Briggs Hall during UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 20, with colleagues. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Picnic Day: The Art of Fly-Tying
Ever seen an angler tie a fly? You will if you visit Briggs Hall during the 110th annual UC Davis...
A display by the Fly Fishers of Davis at a recent UC Davis Picnic Day. The Fly Fishers are an integral part of the insect activities at Briggs Hall, home of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The art of tying a fly by the Fly Fishers of Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
At the end of a mini-session with Paul Berliner (right) of the Fly Fishers of Davis, it's family photo time. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)