Posts Tagged: Lynn Kimsey

Yellowjacket or Paper Wasp?

Western yellowjackets, nicknamed "meat bees" (as opposed to the "vegetarian honey bees") are often misidentified. A recent visitor at a camp in...

A Western yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica, sipping water. Note the black antennae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Western yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica, sipping water. Note the black antennae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A European paper wasp, Polistes dominula, soaking up sun. Note the orange antennae.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A European paper wasp, Polistes dominula, soaking up sun. Note the orange antennae.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is a European paper wasp nest tucked inside a shrub. Yellowjacket nests are often in abandoned rodent nests. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is a European paper wasp nest tucked inside a shrub. Yellowjacket nests are often in abandoned rodent nests. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Moths! Moths! Moths! Can You Identify Your Moths?

So you have this significant garden pest--a caterpillar eating your cabbage, lettuce, tomato, squash, geraniums and petunias--and more. And then one...

This moth is the Tobacco Budworm (as identified by Lepitopteran Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology) It's shown here on a blanket flower, Gaillardia. Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This moth is the Tobacco Budworm (as identified by Lepitopteran Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology) It's shown here on a blanket flower, Gaillardia. Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Celebrate Moths at the Bohart Museum on Saturday Night, July 30

Ready...set...go! It's almost time to celebrate moths! How much do you know about moths? Do you know the difference between a moth and a butterfly?...

UC Davis entomology graduate student Jessica Gillung shows Atlas moths from the Bohart Museum collection. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis entomology graduate student Jessica Gillung shows Atlas moths from the Bohart Museum collection. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

These moths are Rothschildia cincta, also known as giant silkworm moths. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

These moths are Rothschildia cincta, also known as giant silkworm moths. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Bioblitz in Belize!

They're calling it "Bohart Belize Bioblitz," or "B-cubed" or "B to the 3." It's an insect collecting trip to Belize for the Bohart Museum of...

Entomologists David Wyatt and Fran Keller pose for a photo in Belize.

Entomologists David Wyatt and Fran Keller pose for a photo in Belize.

Those who will join the June 20-July 1 collecting trip to Belize gathered for a pre-trip meeting and pizza party on June 1 in the Bohart Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Those who will join the June 20-July 1 collecting trip to Belize gathered for a pre-trip meeting and pizza party on June 1 in the Bohart Museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Some of the insects collected on the 2015 Bohart Museum trip to Belize. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Some of the insects collected on the 2015 Bohart Museum trip to Belize. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Crane Flies Are Here, There and Everywhere

You don't have to crane your neck to see the crane flies. They're everywhere. They're zigzagging around your yard, bumping into walls and...

A crane fly dangles from a spider web. It is about to become prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A crane fly dangles from a spider web. It is about to become prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sometimes it's an artistic sight--a crane fly and its shadow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sometimes it's an artistic sight--a crane fly and its shadow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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