Posts Tagged: neonics
How Are Butterflies Faring? Art Shapiro Addresses Butterfly Summit

"It ain't so much the things we don't know that get us into trouble, it's the things we do know...
Tora Rocha, founder of the Pollinator Posse, based in Oakland, introduces UC Davis distinguished professor Art Shapiro. Rocha also delivered a presentation. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Following Art Shapiro's talk, attendees line up to speak to him. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Stevanne Auerbach of Berkeley, a consultant, author and speaker, talks to Art Shapiro following his Butterfly Summit talk at Annie's Annuals and Perennials. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bumble Bees: Why They Thrive and Die

Remember the massive "buzz kill" in Wilsonville, Oregon back in June 2013 when more than 50,000...
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, exits a foxglove in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A black-faced bumble bee, Bombus californicus, adjusting a heavy pollen load, visits "Purple Ginny" sage in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What Do You Know About Neonics?

What do you know about neonicotinoids, aka neonics? An educational opportunity to learn more about...
A honey bee pollinating an apple blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)