Posts Tagged: toxicity
Protect Yourself from Pesticides
If you've used disinfecting wipes to clean surfaces in your home, an herbicide to control weeds in...
Day 4 of National Pollinator Week: Beetles
When you think of pollinators, you think of bees, right? And well you should: honey bees are...
The blister beetle is both a pollinator and a pest. It is a pest of alfalfa and is toxic to livestock, especially horses. This one is foraging on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifola) in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Side view of a blister beetle foraging on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifola) in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The blister beetle peers over a petal of a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifola) in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Keep your eyes out for the invasive Saharan mustard
Saharan mustard is originally from the Mediterranean. It was introduced to California where it...
Saharan Mustard Map from CalFlora