In an aging queen bee, does age affect the quality of her offspring? Why do some bees leave the...
Honey Bee and Catmint
HONEY BEE heads for catmint, a favorite of insect pollinators. The plant (genus Nepeta) is a member of the mint family or Lamiaceae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sipping Nectar
SIPPING NECTAR from catmint, a honey bee buzzes from blossom to blossom.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, November 6, 2009 at
6:19 PM
A bee is a bee is a bee? Poet Gertrude Stein ("a rose is a rose is a rose") could have said...
The Italian and the Carniolan
SHARING A LAVENDER are an Italian bee (left) and a Carniolan bee, two races of the species Apis mellifera. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Monday, October 26, 2009 at
10:08 AM
It was an unexpected visit.
UC Davis bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey noticed the critter in one...
Jerusalem Cricket
JERUSALEM CRICKET is not really a true cricket or a true bug. It's an insect that burrows beneath the soil to feed on decaying organic matter. During a heavy rainfall, you'll see them emerge from the soaked ground. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Big 'Un
BIG 'UN--This Jerusalem cricket is quite large (note the size of the pencil tip next to it). Some of these insects can reach 2.7 inches in length. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-Up
CLOSE-UP of a head of a Jerusalem cricket. Note the mud splattered on one eye. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Release
BEE BREEDER-GENETICIST Susan Cobey releases the Jerusalem cricket on the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research facility grounds. It was found inside the facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 at
6:20 PM
It's not a pretty sight--the Varroa mite attacking a honey bee.
Beekeepers are accustomed to...
Varroa Mite
THIS VARROA MITE is feeding on a drone pupa. Varroa mites reproduce in the brood cells and attack the developing bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mite Free
UNLIKE many bees, these drones (males) are mite free. Most hives throughout the United States have Varroa mites. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, October 9, 2009 at
6:34 PM
A tip of the bee veil to Susan Cobey.
Cobey, bee breeder-geneticist and manager of the Harry H....
High Honor
HIGH HONOR--UC Davis bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey receives the "Outstanding Service to Beekeeping" award at the Western Apicultural Society conference from president Eric Mussen, Extension apiculturist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 at
6:06 PM