Santa Cruz

The next time you see a Monarch butterfly heading your way--or settled in at an overwintering site in coastal California or in central Mexico--check to see if it's tagged.

Westward, ho! The western migration of the Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) to their overwintering sites along the California coast is underway.

Female (top), male and female in copulation (middle) and a mature nymph (bottom) of Bagrada bug on a dime. (Photo by Surendra Dara) Bagrada bug (Bagrada hilaris) is an invasive pest that was first reported in California in 2008 in Los Angeles County.

Bagrada bug [Bagrada hilaris (Burmeister)] is an invasive hemipteran insect (Family: Pentatomidae) that was first reported in Los Angeles County, California in 2008. It has now spread to several counties in California and is moving northwards.

Bee scientists, beekeepers and bee photographers so love their bees that they can't get enough of them.

The UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program is incredible. It's a program that, as the name indicates, fuses art and science. Science with art. On that note, two noteworthy events sponsored by the program will take place next week.

Bagrada bug adults on grass (Photos by Bryan Jones, San Francisco) Invasive Bagrada bug continues to spread to various counties in California. Compared to previous years, reports of Bagrada bug infestations came in quite late in 2013. They also seemed to survive cold winters.

So, you want to know more about butterflies and art, and the link between art and science. Youre in luck.

2010-2011 Roadside Weed Control Evaluation with Organic and Conventional Herbicides Richard Smith and Steve Tjosvold, Farm Advisors University of California Cooperative Extension, Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties A trial was established near Bonny Doon, California (in the Santa Cruz mountains).

This is a repost (with permission) of an article by Mark Bolda (UCCE Santa Cruz Co) from April 27, 2012. The original post and the Strawberry and Caneberry blog can be found at: http://ucanr.org/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.