Posts Tagged: hawk
Enthusiastic Team of UC Master Gardeners at Dixon May Fair
It wouldn't be a fair without the UC Master Gardeners. If you visited the horticulture building...
Marilyn Sexton of Fairfield, who plants tomatoes every year, asks a question at the UC Master Gardeners table at the Dixon May Fair. Master Gardeners (from left) are Tom Hutson, Julie Smith, and Betty Buxton. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A wealth of information on the UC Master Gardeners' table in the horticulture building, Dixon May Fair.
Tomato hornworms are major pests of tomatoes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The adult form of the tomato hornworm. This is Manduca quinquemaculata, the five-spotted hawkmoth, family Sphingidae. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)
"Mosquito Eaters" and Mosquitoes
Warmer weather means many pests are flying and joining you indoors while you shelter-in-place or...
Mosquito Eater? What's That Flying Insect?
It's now spring, which means the appearance of all kinds of insects, including those large, leggy...
‘Mosquito Hawks’ in Your House?
You may be seeing long-legged, flying insects in your house lately, bouncing around the walls,...
To 'Catch' a Dragonfly
Dragonflies are fierce predators but they are predator-shy. "If it looks like a duck, swims...
A wind-whipped female variegated meadowhawk, a Sympetrum corruptum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)