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A Sight to See Is This Bee
Ever seen a green metallic sweat bee? The colors are exquisite. This is a female...
A female metallic green sweat bee, genus Agapostemon, on a purple coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male metallic green sweat bee, genus Agapostemon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
How Franklin's Bumble Bee May Be Found
Is Franklin's bumble bee extinct or is it just elusive? Annual search parties conducted since 2006...
The late Robbin Thorp (1933-2019) annually searched for Franklin's bumble bee but hadn't seen it since 2006. That's his image of the bee on his computer screen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sorry, We're Closed? Not the California Master Beekeeper Program!
Sorry, we're closed! What's a honey bee to do when one of her favorite flowers, cape mallow...
An energetic honey bee heads for a cape mallow (Anisodontea sp. "Strybing Beauty"), only to find it closed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Are you really closed for bees-ness? The honey bee peers inside the cape mallow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
I'm going in! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ah, sweet nectar! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Seminars: From Earwigs to Fruit Flies to Nematodes
A fantastic line-up awaits those eager to attend the UC Davis Department of Entomology and...
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The Nov. 10th seminar will focus on controlling this pest, the spotted-wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, shown here on a raspberry. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
All Hail the Lady Beetles!
Step right up, folks! I'm a lady beetle, aka ladybug, and it's lunch time. Or maybe it's...
A lady beetle, aka ladybug, munches on an aphid, as another aphid looks as if it's waiting its turn to be eaten. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The larva of a lady beetle will also eat its share of aphids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
