Backyard Orchard News
A Beer for a Butterfly
A beer for a butterfly. What a deal. Whoever collects the first live cabbage white butterfly of...
Cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, nectaring on catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Is That You, Bruce?
You'll never guess what Bruce Hammock did on Dec. 18. First, a bit about Bruce Dupree Hammock....
Bruce Hammock: from distinguished professor to renowned scientist to skilled athlete to actor.
Bruce Hammock in his office in Briggs Hall, before he began his acting career. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The 13 Bugs of Christmas
It's Christmas Day and time to revisit "The 13 Bugs of Christmas." Back in 2010, Extension...
Golden bee (Italian subspecies of Apis mellifera) nectaring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Queen bee emerging. Beekeepers know the sound of a queen bee piping. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's Stirring on Christmas Eve
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring,...
Harlequin bug wandering around on passion flower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf fritillary caterpillar--soon to become a chrysalis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Another gulf fritillary caterpillar--soon to become a chrysalis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gulf fritillary chrysalis attached to wire behind passion flower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Helping the Bohart Museum of Entomology
"Americans spend millions of dollars on sprays and pest control devices or services to kill...
Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, in her habitat. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Butterflies collected from Indonesia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)