Bees in Your Easter Bonnet?
Bees and other stinging insects send more than 500,000 people to the emergency room each year. Your Role in Bee Control— -Limit the number of flowering plants in your garden -Keep flowering plants...
View ArticleThe Bigger the Bee the Smaller the Sting
Carpenter Bee Carpenter bees are the B52′s of the bee world (the big airplane, not the band!). Huge, shiny black, and very noisy, being buzzed by a carpenter bee can be a frightening experience unless...
View ArticleBuggy Friday Fall Photos
We ran across the photos posted by Jon Kahn on Google+ and had to share. They show the other side of insects…how beautiful they can be when out in nature and not inside your house. Find his work here.
View ArticleGuide To Identifying Bees & Wasps
Bees and wasps are some of the most common insects that bother us at the family picnic. Severe infestations may even require professional pest control. Despite the nuisance these insects cause, they...
View ArticleGolden Snitch of the Bee World: Male Valley Carpenter Bees Take Flight
That large golden lozenge hovering around the bushes just might be a male Valley carpenter bee (Xylocopa varipuncta)–the Golden Snitch of the bee world. This time of year, these one inch long, quickly...
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