Bug Blog
At Last, Laidlaw Almonds in Bloom
At last, the Laidlaw almonds are in bloom. That would be the almond trees on the grounds of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road at the University of California,...
Honey bees foraging in almonds on the grounds of the Laidlaw facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Five bees foraging on the almonds on the Laidlaw facility grounds. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Little Known Mosquito
When people think of mosquitoes, they probably never think of Aedes japonicus.It's an Asian species "generally found in Japan, Korea, the Ryukyu Archipelago (Okinawa and associated islands), Taiwan,...
Jamesina Scott at work. (Photo by Dave Woodward)
Aedes japonicus (Photo by Ary Farajollahi)
First the Tweets, then the Buzzes
"Almonds are one of the first crops of the season that need bee pollination," tweeted the Almond Board of California yesterday. Valentine's Day traditionally marks the beginning of almond...
Honey bee pollinating almonds in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee cleaning her tongue as she heads for the next blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Peek-a-bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Up, up and away. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Biodiversity Reigns Supreme
Biodiversity--that's what it's at on Sunday, Feb. 12 at the University of California, Davis.That's when four museums or centers that engage in education and research involving insects, vertebrates or...
Senior museum scientist Steve Heydon shows his son, James, 10, around the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Saving the Bees
A sure sign that winter is nearly over: when the flowering quince bursts into bloom, attracting a flotilla of foraging honey bees. Actually, the bees began "inspecting" the flowering quince in the...
Honey bee visiting flowering quince. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of bee visiting flowering quince. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Upsy daisy! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)