Bug Blog
Issue #2
The second issue of Wildflowers has been posted on my website
In this issue Quinn Cypher with the Inland Empire RCD discusses how he collaborated with several organizations to remove Arundo in Cajon Wash. I also have a short article where I provide some advice on treating weeds for only one year, which can be successful in some circumstances if you are short on time or money.
The direct link to the issue is here: http://ucanr.org/u.cfm?id=45
or go to the wildflowers website: http://wildflowers.ucanr.org/
Everything's Coming Up Roses--and a Few Bees
Honey bees aren't that much into roses. Wild roses, yes. Cultivated roses, not so much. Given a choice, they'll take the lavenders, mints and salvia (sage) over the roses any time. Occasionally,...
Honey bee foraging on a rose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee blends into a rose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee working a rose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Migratory Immunity in Monarchs
Monarch butterflies, says Sonia Altizer, are "globally distributed and best known for undertaking a spectacular annual migration in parts of North America." However, in wild populations, monarchs...
A monarch butterfly foraging on a Mexican sunflower in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Yule'll Like This One
If you're growing a tower of jewels (Echium wildpretii) in your yard, you won't need a stop sign or a traffic light to encourage vehicles to slow down--they will automatically when they see this...
Honey bee foraging in a tower of jewels. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee gets down to business. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Upside down honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Like a (Blue) Needle in a Haystack
Sometimes it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack.The common blue damselfly or Northern Bluet (Enallagma cyathigerum) is long and slender like a needle, but a jeweled blue needle.We spotted...
Common blue damselfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Another view of common blue damselfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)