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Happy Arachtober!
It's October and Arachtober: the month to celebrate spiders and other arachnids. As...
Pretty in pink. A jumping spider on a pink rose in a Vacaville garden peers at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pretty in yellow. A jumping spider on a yellow rose in a Vacaville garden peers at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pretty in green. A jumping spider on green vegetation in a Vacaville garden peers at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
October Pest Tips
Fall is finally here! Things may be slowing down in our gardens and landscapes, but don't forget to...
When a 'Teddy Bear Bee' Became 'Mr. October'
We usually see male Valley carpenter bees, Xylocopa sonorina, in the spring and summer, but in...
A male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa sonorina, engages in nectar robbing by drilling a hole in the corolla of the Mexican petunia to steal the nectar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This male Valley carpenter bee, or "the teddy bear bee," wiggles to reach the nectar of a Mexican petunia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa sonorina, leaves a Mexican petunia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What? Monarch Eggs in October?
So here it is Monday, Oct. 10 and the monarch butterflies are still laying eggs on our milkweed in...
Monarch butterfly laying eggs on tropical milkweed on Oct. 10 in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of monarch eggs on tropical milkweed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
