Rangelands

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A Gulf Fritillary laying eggs on her host plant, passionflower vine. Note the eggs (yellow dots) on the left. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Hungry, Hungry Caterpillars!

October 17, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It starts out slow. Beginning in the spring (and sometimes year-around in some locales) Gulf Fritillaries (Agraulis vanillae) lay their eggs on their host plant, the passionflower vine (Passiflora).
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A female variegated meadowhawk dragonfly, Sympetrum corruptum, perches on a bamboo stake in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

They Don't Announce Their Arrival or Departure

October 16, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
They don't announce their arrival or departure. If you're an insect photographer, or a wanna-be-insect photographer, expect the unexpected and don't go anywhere without your camera. That applies to such simple things as walking out your back door and stepping into your pollinator garden.
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bee hives in field
Farming in the Foothills: Article

Support Your Local Bee Keepers: how you can do your part

October 15, 2018
By Cindy Fake
The humming sound of busy honeybees filled the fall air, darting back and forth as I followed long-time beekeeper Randy Oliver around his bee yard. I was there to learn about a new issue for local beekeepers.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Sticky, Pungent, and Abundant: Three Summer Range Weeds

October 15, 2018
Tarweeds, vinegarweed and turkey mullein are native forbs that stand out in Fresno and Madera County rangelands during the summer. Unfortunately, they aren't the most welcome.
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Butterflies showing mutated wings on their right sides. This image was used in one of Arnaud Martin's research publications. (Credit: Nathalie Vessillier)
Bug Squad: Article

Oct. 19th Seminar at UC Davis: Do Butterflies Dream of Genetic Tattoos?

October 12, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Do butterflies dream of genetic tattoos? That's part of the creative title of a seminar that Arnaud Martin, assistant professor of biology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, will deliver next week to the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
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Green darner dragonfly, Anax junius, in Benicia State Historical Park. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Find the Green Darner

October 10, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Find the green darner. Trying to spot the green darner dragonfly, Anax junius--so named because of its resemblance to a darning needle--is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. But there it was, camouflaged in shrubbery on Sept. 23 in the Benicia Capitol State Historical Park.
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