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Posts Tagged: yard
October Pest Tips
Fall is finally here! Things may be slowing down in our gardens and landscapes, but don't forget to...
Mixed up too much of a pesticide? Now what?
You bought a pesticide product that needs to be mixed with water before applying. Did you...
Praying or Preying or Peering
Praying, preying, or peering? This female praying mantis, a Stagmomantis limbata, selects a...
A female praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, poses for a portrait in a Lantana patch in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Monarch Kind of Day
What we've been waiting for all season... A migratory monarch butterfly fluttered into our...
A female monarch nectaring on Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotunifola, in a Vacaville garden at noon, Sept. 17, 2024. At left is a territorial male longhorned bee, probably Melissodes agilis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The female monarch butterfly lifts off the Tithonia. This image was taken with a Nikon D500 with a 200mm macro lens. Settings: 1/4000 of a second; f-stop, 5.6; ISO 640.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The monarch descends, ready to head to another blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
She lifts up and away she goes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gnats in your houseplants?
If you've noticed tiny, dark insects flying around your houseplants, you likely have fungus...