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Don't Miss This UC Davis Seminar by Ecology Researcher Andrew Corbett

Don't miss this UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT) seminar by ecologist Andrew Corbett, a research associate with ENT who is also highly skilled in simulation modeling and instructional design. Corbett will speak on...

Ecologist Andrew Corbett, who holds a doctorate in ecology (joint program with UC Davis and San Diego State University) will present a seminar at 4:10 p.m., Oct. 21 in 122 Briggs Hall, UC Davis. It also will be on Zoom.
Ecologist Andrew Corbett, who holds a doctorate in ecology (joint program with UC Davis and San Diego State University) will present a seminar at 4:10 p.m., Oct. 21 in 122 Briggs Hall, UC Davis. It also will be on Zoom.

Ecologist Andrew Corbett, who holds a doctorate in ecology (joint program with UC Davis and San Diego State University) will present a seminar at 4:10 p.m., Oct. 21 in 122 Briggs Hall, UC Davis. It also will be on Zoom.

Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Zinnia Nectar: Flight Fuel for the Migratory Monarchs

Zinnias are a great nectar source for migratory monarch butterflies as they wing their way to their overwintering spots along coastal California. How much do monarchs love zinnias? So much that sometimes a monarch will touch down on a zinnia...

A migratory monarch butterfly nectaring on a pink zinnia in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A migratory monarch butterfly nectaring on a pink zinnia in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A migratory monarch butterfly nectaring on a pink zinnia in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A migratory monarch sipping her fill of nectar from a zinnia in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A migratory monarch sipping her fill of nectar from a zinnia in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A migratory monarch sipping her fill of nectar from a zinnia in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Tags: flight fuel (0), migration (0), monarchs (0), nectar (0), zinnias (0)
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

It's Friday Fly Day!

It's Friday Fly Day, and time to post an image of a fly that masquerades as a bee. That would be "the bee fly," a fly so named because it resembles a beeOrder: Diptera. Family: Bombyliidae. In its adult stage, it's a pollinator that feeds on...

A bee fly, family Bombyliidae, foraging on sedum in a UC Davis garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A bee fly, family Bombyliidae, foraging on sedum in a UC Davis garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A bee fly, family Bombyliidae, foraging on sedum in a UC Davis garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Tags: bee fly (0), Bombyliidae (0), Friday Fly Day (0), sedum (0)
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Celebrating the Crab Spider in Arachtober

It's Arachtober and that means celebrating arachnids for the entire month of October. Well, we ought to celebrate them year around, but October is THEIR month. Let's especially applaud crab spiders when they prey on such agricultural pests as the...

A crab spider eating a lygus bug, an agricultural pest in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A crab spider eating a lygus bug, an agricultural pest in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A crab spider eating a lygus bug, an agricultural pest in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Learning About the Bees and the Nutrition They Need

If you missed the eagerly anticipated UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar by apiculturist Juliana Rangel Posada, an associate professor at Texas A&M and an international leader in honey bee research, not to worry. Her...

A screen shot from the seminar of apiculturist Juliana Rangel Posada of Texas A&M.
A screen shot from the seminar of apiculturist Juliana Rangel Posada of Texas A&M.

A screen shot from the seminar of apiculturist Juliana Rangel Posada of Texas A&M.

Posted on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

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