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Susan Cobey: Part of WSU Team That Is 'Building a Better Bee'

WSU bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey (far left) and California commercial queen bee breeder Jackie Park-Burris watch as Manuele Cantoni, Italian queen breeder, opens a hive. This photo was taken last summer in Bologna, Italy.

"Girls, where's your mother?” It's August, 2007 and bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey,...

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Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 12:33 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: bee breeder (1), geneticist (1), Italy (1), Jackie Park-Burris (1), Slovenia (1), Steve Sheppard (1), Susan Cobey (5), UC Davis (5), Washington State University (13)

A Look Back at 2016: Monarch Butterflies Reigned

This tagged butterfly, part of WSU entomologist David James' migratory research project, flew from Ashland, Ore. on Aug. 28 to Vacaville, Calif. on Sept. 5, or a distance of 285 miles in seven days, or about 40.7 miles a day. It was reared and tagged by Steve Johnson of Ashland and was on its way to an overwintering site along coastal California. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

What a marvelous year! Looking back at 2016, monarch butterflies reigned supreme--or at least they...

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Posted on Monday, January 2, 2017 at 4:49 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (1), Danaus plexippus (2), David James (8), migratory monarchs (2), monarch butterflies (2), Steve Johnson (4), Washington State University (13)

Monarchs Lovin' the Lantana, One Sip at a Time

A monarch nectaring on Lantana on Oct. 23 in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

What amazing journeys! For the last two months, migratory monarch butterflies have regularly...

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Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 5:50 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: David James (8), lantana (1), migratory monarchs (2), monarchs (5), Monarchs in the Pacific Northwest (1), Vacaville (3), Washington State University (13)

Just Like a Painting

A male monarch nectaring on a Mexican sunflower in a scene that looks like a painting. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Western monarchs are on the move. In the Pacific Northwest, they're heading for coastal...

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Posted on Friday, October 14, 2016 at 2:39 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: citizen scientists (1), David James (8), migrating monarchs (1), monarchs (5), Steve Johnson (4), Washington State University (13)

Those Beautiful 'Cats

A monarch caterpillar outlined against the blue sky in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Late bloomers. Late eaters. Monarch butterflies are migrating now, but we're still finding a few...

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Posted on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 4:39 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Danaus plexippus (2), David James (8), Davis (1), Linda Weiford (1), monarch caterpillars (1), monarchs (5), Steve Johnson (4), University of California (1), Washington State University (13)

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