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Everything's Coming Up Roses

UC Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IPM) staff distributed ladybugs (actually lady beetles, but when you say "lady beetles," someone is sure to ask "Aren't those LADYBUGS?") at Briggs Hall during the recent UC Davis Picnic Day. A welcome gift,...

A ladybug foraging on a yellow rose, Sparkle and Shine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A ladybug foraging on a yellow rose, Sparkle and Shine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sparkle and Shine!

It's not "Rise and Shine!" any more. It's "Sparkle and Shine." "Sparkle and Shine," a yellow rose related to the Julia Child Rose, drew quite a bit of attention at the UC Davis event, "Roses: the "Eyeconic Weekend," sponsored May 4-5 by...

Honey bee foraging on a yellow rose, "Sparkle and Shine!" (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee foraging on a yellow rose, "Sparkle and Shine!" (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A sign tells it all. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A sign tells it all. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Dave Fujino, executive director of the California Center for Urban Horticulture with Missy Gable, newly selected statewide director of the UC Master Gardener Program. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Dave Fujino, executive director of the California Center for Urban Horticulture with Missy Gable, newly selected statewide director of the UC Master Gardener Program. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey

What's Not to Love About Roses?

I beg your pardonI never promised you a rose gardenAlong with the sunshineThere's gotta be a little rain sometime... So began Joe South in his hit song, "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden," popularized by country singer Lynn Anderson in 1970. That was...

Yellow roses are popular at the rose sale. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Yellow roses are popular at the rose sale. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is what you don't want to see on your rose: rose curculio or rose weevil. You can ask questions about pests at the rose event. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is what you don't want to see on your rose: rose curculio or rose weevil. You can ask questions about pests at the rose event. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey

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, however, we see honey bees foraging on roses in the UC...

Honey bee foraging on a rose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee foraging on a rose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee blends into 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)

Honey bee working a rose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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