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Native Bee Calendar Focuses on 'Pin-Up Girls'--and Boys
Posted 11/20/2009 -
Humans aren't the only calendar pin-up models.
Think native bees.
Think the 2010 Native Bees Calendar.
The Xerces Society...
What's Bugging the Ladybug?
Posted 11/19/2009 -
It probably bugs her but it doesn't kill her.
But why?
An entomologist at the University of Montreal is investigating why...
Waist Not, Want Not
Posted 11/18/2009 -
A buggy thing happened on the way to a meeting.
As we left Briggs Hall, a three-story building on the UC Davis campus that...
The Taubers: Legends in the Entomological World
Posted 11/17/2009 -
They met and married in the 1960s when they were studying for their doctorates in entomology at UC Berkeley.
They...
Bees in Art
Posted 11/16/2009 -
Bees engage us. They fascinate, charm and inspire us.
Last Sunday morning, as the temperature climbed from 40 to 50...
Not a Pleasant Sight
Posted 11/13/2009 -
What's wrong with this photo?A honey bee is nectaring a lavender, right? Right.But if you look closely, you'll see a Varroa...
Bottoms Up
Posted 11/12/2009 -
A recent visit to the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden found honey bees making a...yes...beeline...for the pink oxalis (Oxalis...
Red November
Posted 11/11/2009 -
The honey bees are hungry.There are fewer flowers blooming this time of the year, so the bees are foraging for what they...
Pollination Nation
Posted 11/10/2009 -
Pollination Nation.
That's the title of a new display at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California,...
"R" is for Research
Posted 11/9/2009 -
"R" is for research at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Faciity at the University of California, Davis.
What's...
The A's, Bees and C's....
Posted 11/6/2009 -
In an aging queen bee, does age affect the quality of her offspring? Why do some bees leave the hive and never...
Two Bees, Two Sizes
Posted 11/5/2009 -
When a sweat bee and a honey bee share the same flower, the size difference is quite distinct.We took this photo of a honey...
Helping Honey Bee Research
Posted 11/4/2009 -
Bees buzz. People "Tweet."
Well, many people do.
It's generous of the Häagen-Dazs brand to donate $1 per Tweet (up to...
Seeing Red--On Buckwheat
Posted 11/3/2009 -
Butterflies, honey bees and hover flies can't get enough of red buckwheat.
Tight clusters of pink blossoms, coupled with...
Everything's Coming Up Roses
Posted 11/2/2009 -
Everything's coming up roses at the Bohart Museum of Entomology on the UC Davis campus.
Roses?
Make that rose-haired...
We provide University-based gardening information and educational programs to you.
Pests in the home & garden
Pests in your home and garden. How to identify them and treat them in a less toxic way
Composting
Do you have an interest in composting but don't know where to start? We have lots of great information to make composting easier and fun!
Home vegetable gardening
This link will assist you from start to finish in planting, growing, and maintaining your home vegetable garden
Gardening Basics
Learn some of the basics about CA gardening
Growing fruits in your home garden and orchard
This link will assist you from start to finish in planting, growing, and maintianing your home orchard
Invasive Pests in CA
Invasive pests are in California and they sure are hungry. Invasive pests are any kind of damaging animals, insects, plants or plant diseases that are not native to the State.
Tree, shrub and rose care and management
Have a question about trees, shrubs or roses? Find your answer here
Growing Flowers
Tips on growing flowers from the UC California Gardening web-site
Lawn care and management
Do you have a question about your lawn. We just might have the answer
Weed Management
Weed management in lawns and landscape
Starting a school garden
Interested in starting a school garden? We can help get your school garden started. Let us help you now!
Natural Enemies
Natural enemies are organisms that kill, decrease the reproductive potential or otherwise reduce the numbers of another organism. Natural enemies that limit pests are key components of integrated pest management programs
Poisonous Plants
Know your plants - Safe or Poisonous From the UC CA Gardening web-site
Master Gardener Articles & Presentaitons
Gardening tips, articles and suggestions written by UC Certified Master Gardeners
Master Gardener Application
Are you interested in becoming a UC Master gardener? Fill out an application today!
Garden Glossary
Not sure what that garden term means? Visit the UC CA Gardening glossary to find out!
UC Publications
UC Publications that are free and available to purchase
Household Hazardous Waste & What to do with it
Do you have old paint or pesticides in the garage and don't know what to do with it? Click here for more information about the HHW program in San Joaquin County
Master Gardener VMS
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