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Groundhogs and Other Burrowing Rodents

Annually on February 2, groundhogs get a lot of coverage. Groundhogs, also known as woodchucks,...

Posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 4:18 PM

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Author: Elaine Lander

Tags: gophers (11), ground squirrel (10), groundhog (2), moles (3), pest management (210), Pest Notes (121), rats (23), rodent (16), UC IPM (509), voles (4)

Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

About that Groundhog...

Tomorrow (Tuesday, Feb. 2) marks the 125th annual Groundhog Day celebration in Punxsutawney, Pa.,...

Honey Bee on Cape Mallow

HONEY BEE could be our groundhog weather predictor here in California. If she exits the hive and visits the cape mallow in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at the University of California, Davis, spring will come early. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Let Me In

HONEY BEE burrows into a cape mallow, much like the groundhog burrows into its burrow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The End
The End

WHETHER it's a groundhog determining the weather or a honey bee determining the weather, at least the honey bee does it in sunny weather. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 10:12 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Groundhog day (0), Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven (0)

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Groundhogs and Other Burrowing Rodents

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