Posts Tagged: UC IPM
Don't Cotton to This Pest
It sucks sap, it secretes honeydew, and it draws ants. And curious photographers. Last weekend we spotted cottony cushion...
An infestation of cottony cushion scale on Nandina (Nandina domestica). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of cottony cushion scale. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Molecular Biologist Michelle Heck: Challenges of Citrus Greening Disease
If you grow citrus, you've no doubt heard of the invasive pest, Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri. ACP they call it. A native of...
Asian citrus psyllid nymphs and adults on stem and leaves of a citrus. (USDA-ARS Photo)
Eight-Year-Old Boy 'Runner-Up' in Hunt for First Cabbage White Butterfly of the Year
UC Davis distinguished professor Art Shapiro of the Department of Evolution and Ecology didn't sponsor his annual "Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest" this...
Asher Schneider, 8, of Davis, holds his "runner-up" cabbage white butterfly.
A cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, in flight. This is a summer image taken in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ever Seen an Aphid Giving Birth?
You know those dratted aphids, those little pests that suck the very lifeblood out of your prized plants? Well, have you ever watched them give...
A close-up of an aphid giving birth in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Another close-up of an aphid giving birth in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A lady beetle, aka ladybug, chowing down on an aphid, while another "waits its turn." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The larvae of lady beetles also feast on aphids. This larva is getting its share. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Spotted: A Lady Beetle in a Winter Wonderland
Spotted: A lady beetle (aka ladybug) feasting on aphids in her winter wonderland. It dines uninterrupted until it sees the shadow of what could...
A lady beetle feasting on aphids on a strawberry plant in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A lady beetle peers at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)