Posts Tagged: brittlebush

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! While everyone else hands out little pink candy conversation hearts proclaiming "Bee Mine," "Miss You," "Call Me," "Kiss Me," and "I Love You," insect enthusiasts post photos of bugs "keeping busy." We spotted an...

Ladybugs (lady beetles) "keeping busy" on brittlebush. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ladybugs (lady beetles) "keeping busy" on brittlebush. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, February 14, 2014 at 9:52 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: brittlebush (3), Encelia farinosa (2), lady beetles (53), ladybugs (55)

What's for Lunch?

What's for lunch? If you're a lady beetle (aka ladybug), a good bet is you'll have one of those yummy, plant-sucking aphids. In fact, you'll eat your fill. Please do. Today we walked behind the Life Sciences Building on the UC Davis campus and...

Lady beetle, aka ladybug, devouring an aphid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)