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20121221 Bagrada bug (18)
E-Journal of Entomology and Biologicals: Article

Bagrada bug host preference: Crucifers and green beans

March 26, 2013
This is a report based on an elementary school Science Fair project to understand the feeding behavior and host preference of the Bagrada bug. Bagrada bug adults and nymphs feeding on a green bean.
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Honey bee greets a Spanish lavender blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Dancing the Flamenco

March 25, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
One of TV's popular programs is "Dancing with Stars." The reality show pairs celebrities with professional ballroom dancers in a competition to win the mirror-ball trophy.
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Cooperative Extension Ventura County: Article

Vol. 11, No. 1, March 2013

March 25, 2013
In this issue: Costs of Orchard Establishment and Production Summary for Avocados in California Huanglongbing Conference, Florida Going Out of Business in the Citrus Business -- Doing it the Right Way The Avocado: Botany, Production and Used, 2nd Edition Winter Irrigation Update from Israel on the P...
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Life after MSMA

March 25, 2013
By Cheryl A Wilen
MSMA is an old herbicide that was sold for both the professional market for postemergence broadleaf and some grasses control in turf. It was also available in the home use market primarily for crabgrass management.
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Mediterranean Fruit Fly. (Photo by Jack Kelly Clark)

The Invasion of Tropical Fruit Flies

March 22, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
From a trickle to a flood. But why? Professor James R. Carey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology will tell you why. He will discuss the invasion of tropical fruit flies in California at his seminar from 12:05 to 1 p.m.
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Ladybugs mating; the female continues to munch aphids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sure Sign of Spring

March 21, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What's red and black with yellow all over? Ladybugs, aka lady beetles or ladybird beetles, laying their yellow eggs. It's a sure sign of spring when aphids emerge, and ladybugs feast on them. One ladybug can reportedly eat 5000 aphids in its lifetime.
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