Backyard Orchard News
LREC Fukumoto navel harvest
It's harvest time in the San Joaquin Valley for early navel varieties, and the great tasting...
Fukumoto navel harvest
The Beetles and the Sticks
“Ooh, a walking stick! Look! It’s eating a leaf.” “Ooh, look at the dung...
A jeweled beetle, part of the arts and crafts activity. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A dung beetle and dung, crafted at the Bohart Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ally Estrada, 10, of Vacaville, works with clay. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mollie Bressler, 10, of Vacaville feeds a leaf to a walking stick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Linking Art with Science
So, you want to know more about butterflies and art, and the link between art and...
Butterfly expert Art Shapiro of UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf Fritillary butterfly on passion flower blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Thankful for Insects
Of the many things I'm thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day, I am thankful for the millions of...
A honey bee heading for a tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Western tiger swallowtail on a Mexican sunflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A flame skimmer dragonfly at rest. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Diabolical Diabrotica
Some folks mistake the spotted cucumber beetle for a ladybug or lady beetle. However, unlike the...
Spotted cucumber beetle and its path of destruction. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of the spotted cucumber beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)