Posts Tagged: plum

Bee-utiful Blossoms

If you haven't made it over to the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis, yet this year, you should. The trees that...

Honey bee foraging on plum blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee foraging on plum blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollen-packing honey bee heading home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollen-packing honey bee heading home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Leather Wings

Some call them "soldier beetles."Some call them "leather-winged beetles."Some call them "Cantharids" (family Cantharidae).Whatever you call them, be...

Soldier Beetle

SOLDIER BEETLE, perched on a plum tree leaf, checks it surroundings. It's an avid aphid-eater. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ready for Flight

SOLDIER BEETLE opens its wings, ready to take flight. This insect is also called a "leather-winged beetle" or a Cantharid (from family Cantharidae).(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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