Posts Tagged: pupa
Summer's Voracious Eater.
By Penny Pawl, UC Master Gardener of Napa County The tomato hornworm that so many gardeners detest...
Tomato hornworm--the horns are on the rear end. (UC ANR)
Sphinx moth (Master Gardener Assn of San Diego)
Tomato hornworm pupa.cocoon (UC IPM)
Hard to see hornworm (Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Durham County)
Tomato hornworm damage (UC IPM)
Hornworm with frass--how you can tell they've been eating your tomatoes; this is on leaves below the caterpillar (UC IPM)
Hornworm with braconid wasp larvae (Univ of Maryland Extension)
Anise swallowtail--caterpillars not having been host to parasitic wasps become this pretty garden visitor (Allan Jones, UC ANR)
Sphinx moth ..... (UC IPM)
.... starts out like this tomato hornworm egg (Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Durham County)
California Pipevine Swallowtail.
By Penny Pawl, U. C. Master Gardener of Napa County One of spring's miracles is about to occur....
California pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor (Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Anise Swallowtail, and Fennel.
Somehow we missed this in July. We posted the article on our Facebook page. Have you...
Now That's Massive Weight Gain!
So you're thinking you're putting on a little weight during the holidays. Not to worry. Put it all...
The tiny egg of a future honey bee weighs about 0.1 mg. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Larvae gain weight rapidly. A larva goes from 0.1 mg to around 120 mg. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a pupa with a Varroa mite. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Newly emerged honey bee, just a minute old. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
'The Ladybug Shrub'
Our Artemisia, a silvery-leafed shrub bordering our bee friendly garden, looks quite orange and...
Ladybug
Larval Stage
Pupa
Ladybug and a Pupa