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
Quick! How many legs does a honey bee have?
If you said "three pairs" or "six...
Honey Bee
HONEY BEE, one leg extended, heads for the pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pressing Pollen
THIS HONEY BEE is pressing her load of pollen, forming it into a pellet. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, June 19, 2009 at
5:09 PM
UC Davis bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey, manager of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr., Honey Bee...
Susan Cobey
BARE-ARMED, UC Davis bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey examines a frame of her much-praised gentle bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at
4:56 PM
Faster than a speeding bullet...
As soon as UC Davis bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey...
Golden Bullet
GOLDEN BULLET--really a queen yellowjacket--(see far left) heads for a honeycomb held by bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey, manager of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. Beekeepers know that when they open a hive, a predatory yellowjacket with a voracious appetite for honey and bees may be in the vicinity. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Thirsty Yellowjacket
THIRSTY YELLOWJACKET drinks from a water bowl at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research, UC Davis. Yellowjackets use water to create their paper comblike nests, a mixture of saliva and wood pulp. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, June 12, 2009 at
4:54 PM