Posts Tagged: Leptospermum
In the Pink
Honey bees can't get enough of the New Zealand tea tree, which, as its name implies, is a native of...
Honey bee on a New Zealand tea tree, Leptospermum scoparium keatleyi. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of New Zealand tea tree blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bye, Bye 2012
The last honey bee of 2012. Despite the cold weather at Bodega Bay last Friday, we managed to see...
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Pollinator!
When you see the blow fly (below), what do you think?Well, that depends on who you are and what you...
Blow fly on a New Zealand tea tree (Leptospermum scoparium). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Blow fly gathering nectar from New Zealand tea tree. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Tea for Two
In a way, it's "tea for two."The New Zealand tea tree, Leptospermum scoparium, aka "manuka," "tea...
Leptospermum
Close-Up
Good Question
Most entomologists I know maintain a keen sense of humor. They have to,...
William Roltsch