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Good Things Come in Twos, Too!

There's an old saying that "good things come in threes." Well, they also come in twos. When insect photographers manage to...

A pair of mating Gulf Fritillary butterflies on a passionflower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A pair of mating Gulf Fritillary butterflies on a passionflower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Two female Valley carpenter bees sharing a passion flower. Note the Gulf Fritillary caterpillar.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Two female Valley carpenter bees sharing a passion flower. Note the Gulf Fritillary caterpillar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Two female sweat bees, Halictus ligatus, on a goldenrod. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Two female sweat bees, Halictus ligatus, on a goldenrod. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

All About Pollination

Pollination--what should we know? How can we attract pollinators to our gardens and agricultural landscapes? Rachael Long,...

Squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Leafcutting bee, Megachile fidelis, on Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Leafcutting bee, Megachile fidelis, on Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sunflower bee, Svastra obliqua expurgata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sunflower bee, Svastra obliqua expurgata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Becoming A Master Gardener

  Becoming a Master Gardener By Christina Muller UC Master Gardener   What do Master Gardeners do?  How...

NIMBY? Yes, When It Comes to Butterflies!

NIMBY isn't always a negative or contentious term. NIMBY--"Not in My Back Yard"--is a term used to target unwanted...

Melanic phase of a Gulf Fritillary caterpillar, rare in California. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Melanic phase of a Gulf Fritillary caterpillar, rare in California. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey

Melanic Gulf Fritillary caterpillar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Melanic Gulf Fritillary caterpillar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

An adult Gulf Fritillary on a passion flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

An adult Gulf Fritillary on a passion flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

In Search of Butterflies

What an enthusiastic group that gathered for Steve Daubert's "Butterfly Ecology Talk and Tour" on Sunday morning, Sept. 29...

Steve Daubert checks out the caterpillar of a moth, an Arctiid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Steve Daubert checks out the caterpillar of a moth, an Arctiid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tour guide Steve Daubert (center, in black t-shirt) talks butterflies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tour guide Steve Daubert (center, in black t-shirt, talks butterflies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tour group, partially shown here, proved very attentive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tour group, partially shown here, proved very attentive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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