Posts Tagged: varroa mites
If Varroa Mites Are Bugging You...Coming Soon: UC Davis Course and WAS Presentation
If you're a beekeeper and varroa mites are bugging you--to the point whether you wonder if you're...
Varroa mites on drone pupae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Honey of a Day--And It Gets Better!
Saturday, Aug. 19 promises to be a honey of a day--in more ways than one! And it gets better! It's...
Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño shows a frame to her class at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Students take notes as Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño shows opens a hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Gene Brandi, Speaker at WAS Conference: Managing Honey Bees in California
Varroa mites--considered the No. 1 enemy of beekeepers--will be among the topics discussed when...
A varroa mite (reddish-brownish spot at left beneath the wings) is attached to this forager nectaring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee pauses from foraging on an almond blossom to pack pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Buggy Kind of Christmas: A Poem Revisited
It's a buggy kind of Christmas. Mussen/Garvey style.You've heard "The 12 Days of Christmas,"...
Golden bee (Cordovan) nectaring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Varroa mites are Pubic Enemy No. 1 of beekeepers. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Revisiting 'The 13 Bugs of Christmas'
It's time to revisit "The 13 Bugs of Christmas." You've heard "The 12 Days of Christmas," beginning...
Golden bee (Cordovan) nectaring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Varroa mites: Public Enemy No. 1. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)