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Bumble Bee's Red Pollen: 'Tis the Season

Ever noticed that when yellow-faced bumble bees, Bombus vosnesenskii, forage in lupine that...

A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, packing red pollen from a lupine last July at Bodega Bay. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, packing red pollen from a lupine last July at Bodega Bay. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 6:02 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

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Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Good News on the Monarch Front

Good news on the monarch front. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a...

A monarch caterpillar munching on a milkweed leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch caterpillar munching on a milkweed leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This monarch chrysalis formed on a bird feeder in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This monarch chrysalis formed on a bird feeder in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A male monarch nectaring on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A male monarch nectaring on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A female monarch foraging in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A female monarch foraging in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 2:27 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

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Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Spotted Lanternfly: The Need to Remain Vigilant (Part 2)

Read Spotted Lanternfly: The Need to Remain Vigilant (part 1) here. The spotted...

Posted on Monday, December 9, 2024 at 11:27 AM

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Tags: CDFA (0), grape (0), invasive (0), IPM (0), landscape (0), MG (0), ornamental (0), pest (0), pest management (0), SLF (0), spotted lanternfly (0), UC IPM (0), urban (0)

Focus Area Tags: Natural Resources, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

December Pest Tips

Take the following steps to keep your plants healthy and pest-free this winter. Refer to the UC IPM...

Posted on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 9:46 AM

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Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

2025 Webinars from UC IPM

Want to learn something new on your lunch break? Join the Urban and Community IPM Webinar Series...

Posted on Monday, December 2, 2024 at 2:06 PM

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Tags: class (1), educational (1), free (3), garden (159), identification (11), IPM (254), landscape (103), lawn (23), learn (1), pest (260), pest management (223), training (26), UC IPM (522), urban (67), video (24), webinar (38), yard (2)

Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

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Posts Tagged: yard

Bumble Bee's Red Pollen: 'Tis the Season

Good News on the Monarch Front

Spotted Lanternfly: The Need to Remain Vigilant (Part 2)

December Pest Tips

2025 Webinars from UC IPM

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