Bug Blog
What to Do About Yellowjackets
The question begged for an answer. "It's yellowjacket time again. Does anyone have or recommend a good trap?" A Bay Area beekeeper today sought recommendations from ledEric Mussen, Extension...
A yellowjacket entering its nest at an apiary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A yellowjacket sipping water at an apiary. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Good Things Come in Twos, Too!
There's an old saying that "good things come in threes." Well, they also come in twos. When insect photographers manage to get two insects in the same photo, it's a "two-for." Autumn is in full...
A pair of mating Gulf Fritillary butterflies on a passionflower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two female Valley carpenter bees sharing a passion flower. Note the Gulf Fritillary caterpillar.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two female sweat bees, Halictus ligatus, on a goldenrod. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
All About Pollination
Pollination--what should we know? How can we attract pollinators to our gardens and agricultural landscapes? Rachael Long, Yolo County farm advisor and director of the Yolo County Cooperative...
Squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Leafcutting bee, Megachile fidelis, on Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sunflower bee, Svastra obliqua expurgata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
NIMBY? Yes, When It Comes to Butterflies!
NIMBY isn't always a negative or contentious term. NIMBY--"Not in My Back Yard"--is a term used to target unwanted development projects in a neighborhood. Irate residents ban together and tell a...
Melanic phase of a Gulf Fritillary caterpillar, rare in California. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Melanic Gulf Fritillary caterpillar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
An adult Gulf Fritillary on a passion flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
In Search of Butterflies
What an enthusiastic group that gathered for Steve Daubert's "Butterfly Ecology Talk and Tour" on Sunday morning, Sept. 29 on the Wyatt Deck, UC Davis Arboretum. Sponsored by the UC Davis Arboretum,...
Steve Daubert checks out the caterpillar of a moth, an Arctiid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Tour guide Steve Daubert (center, in black t-shirt) talks butterflies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Tour group, partially shown here, proved very attentive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)