Rangelands

Internationally recognized entomologist Melody Keena, a UC Davis alumna, a research entomologist with the U.S. Forest Service's Northern Research Station in Hamden, Conn.

It's Sept. 4, 2019. We notice a monarch butterfly laying eggs on milkweed in an enclosed Vacaville retail nursery. We purchase the plant and add it to our pollinator garden. Did the eggs ever hatch? Did we ever get caterpillars, chrysalids and adults? No. Zero. Zilch. Nada.

If you're trying to find a praying mantis in the wild, go where the food source is. Sounds pretty easy, right? But oh, they're camouflaged. They lie in wait, as ambush predators, and strike. Now you see the predator, now you don't.

Curious about composting but not sure where to start? Tried composting in the past but gave up for various reasons?

The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's bee garden is the first on the list of the UC Davis Staff Assembly's "2022-23 Aggie Explorations" tours. UC Davis staff are invited to register and participate on the Tuesday, Sept.

It was incredible. The Celebration of Life and Legacy of UC Cooperative Extension apiculturist emeritus Eric Mussen, held Aug.

The Celebration of Life and Legacy for UC Extension apiculturist emeritus Eric Mussen, held Aug.

Hello, Friday Fly Day! It's time to post an image of syrphid fly, aka hover fly or flower fly. We took this dorsal view of a syrphid fly in January of 2009.

Remember the alarm, the anxiety and the agony when news first surfaced about colony collapse disorder (CCD)?

Climate Change Resources for Horticulturists and UCCE Master Gardeners Updated by Janet Hartin jshartin@ucanr.edu 8/17/2022 University of California UC ANR Green Blog (Climate Change and Other Topics) https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Green/index.