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Glory Bee

Glory bee. There are more than just honey bees in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. Think...

Bee on a coneflower

THIS BEE, a Svastra obliqua expurgata, forages on a purple coneflower in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology, is monitoring the many species of bees in the garden. To date: more than 50 over the last two years. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Carpenter Bee

CARPENTER BEE, a female Xylocopa varipuncta, on a black-eyed Susan planted in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tachinid Fly

TACHINID FLY at work in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. Tachinids parasitize other insects, especially caterpillars, beetle grubs and others, notes UC Davis native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Chomp, Chomp

YOU'RE LIKELY to encounter a praying mantis in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. This praying mantis is polishing off a winged critter. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, September 10, 2010 at 8:34 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. Robbin Thorp (2), Laidlaw facility (1)

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