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The Art of the Bee
![A honey bee on a blanketflower, Gaillardia, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) A honey bee on a blanketflower, Gaillardia, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad//blogfiles/107498small.jpg)
Thought for the day... Every time we see a honey bee "posing perfectly" on a Gaillardia, commonly known as blanket flower, we think of a quote by internationally known honey bee geneticist, Robert E. Page Jr., a UC Davis doctoral alumnus and professor...
Behold: the Banded Alder Borer
![The banded alder borer is attracted to fresh paint, probably because of the phermone-like scent. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) The banded alder borer is attracted to fresh paint, probably because of the phermone-like scent. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad//blogfiles/107493small.jpg)
So there it was, an exotic-looking bug resting against a freshly painted red bollard at a Vacaville supermarket. It was not there to shop. Or to stop vehicles from crashing into the store or colliding with shoppers. It was there, I suspect,...
New herbicide resistance resources
![PNW778, Italian Ryegrass Management in Inland Pacific Northwest Dryland Cropping Systems PNW778, Italian Ryegrass Management in Inland Pacific Northwest Dryland Cropping Systems](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCDWeedScience//blogfiles/107238small.jpg)
Herbicides are an important tool for the management of weeds in crops but an overreliance on herbicides for weed management has accelerated the development of herbicide-resistant weed biotypes. Staying ahead of the biology of herbicide resistance...
A Bee and a Butterfly: Sharing a Lavender Blossom
![A Gulf Fritillary and a honey bee sharing the same lavender blossom in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) A Gulf Fritillary and a honey bee sharing the same lavender blossom in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad//blogfiles/107473small.jpg)
Ever seen a honey bee and a butterfly sharing a lavender blossom? Just in time for National Pollinator Week, June 17-23, we saw this today. What could be more pollinator friendly than that? The honey bee, Apis mellifera, and the Gulf...
Digging the Digger Bees and the Newly Published Research
![A digger bee, Anthophora bomboides standfordina, heading to her nest at Bodega Head. Note the ant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) A digger bee, Anthophora bomboides standfordina, heading to her nest at Bodega Head. Note the ant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad//blogfiles/107454small.jpg)
Have you ever seen the digger bees on the sandy cliffs of Bodega Head, Sonoma County? if you hike a short distance up a meandering trail, you'll see a landscape of turrets, the work of solitary, ground-nesting digger bees, Anthophora bomboides...
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San Joaquin County Cooperative Extension
Robert J. Cabral Ag Center
2101 E. Earhart Avenue, Ste 200
Stockton, CA 95206
Phone: (209) 953-6100
Fax: (209) 953-6128
E-mail: cesanjoaquin@ucdavis.edu
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