Posts Tagged: beetle
Seeing Spots and Holes?
So there you are, admiring your Coreopsis and suddenly you notice spots and holes--spots on...
Two Western spotted cucumber beetles, Diabrotica undecimpunctata, on a Coreposis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Secret Life of a Blister Beetle
Blister beetles (family Meloidae) are so named because they emit a poisonous...
A blister beetle (family Meloidae) eating pollen from the Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Applause for the Pollinators
Bees, butterflies, beetles, birds and bats. What do they have in common? Skipping the alliteration...
A Western tiger swallowtail, Papilio rutulus, touches down on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The soldier beetle (family Cantharida) is also a pollinator. This insect resembles the uniforms of the British soldiers of the American Revolution. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee, Apis mellifera, and a Western yellowjacket, Vespula penslvanica, sharing a rose. Both are pollinators. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee, Apis mellifera, and a bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, sharing a purple cone flower, Echinacea purpurea. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What are “Good Bugs”?
There are many types of “good bugs” commonly found in the garden or landscape. In...
Is the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Bad?
The multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis, has a bad reputation. There is a common myth...