Showing posts with label flower visitor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flower visitor. Show all posts
Sunday, September 3, 2017

Imitation is the Best Form of Protection in Some Cases

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Not a bee, but a mimic, the fly  Eristalis .  © Beatriz Moisse t A stroll among the flowers allows me to see numerous bees of different...
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Friday, May 6, 2016

The Most Invasive Butterfly: Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae)

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A flock of cabbage butterflies ( Pieris rapae ) © Beatriz Moisset If you see a pretty white butterfly, more likely than not you a...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Mass Appeal and Pollination

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Some of the many visitors to goldenrod.  © Beatriz Moisset Many flowers are not particularly selective; they welcome all kinds ...
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Monday, October 20, 2014

Blowflies are Pollinators Too

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Mating Lucilia flies . © Beatriz Moisset A bright metallic green insect lands on one of the flowers in your garden. It has large re...
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Sunday, July 6, 2014

The Great Impersonators, flower flies

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Eristalis tenax , the drone fly, a honey bee mimic © Beatriz Moisset Why would one insect want to look like another? There must be ...
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Sunday, March 2, 2014

The Importance of Native Pollinators

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Bumble bee visiting a sunflower. © 2010 Beatriz Moisset At the risk of repeating myself, I want to discuss once again the widespread er...
Sunday, January 12, 2014

Beginners Guide to Pollinators

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Read the review by Kathy Keatley Garvey at the Bug Squad website, For Beginners, a Guide to Pollinators So many flowers.  So many p...
Friday, May 24, 2013

One Bite out of Three

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Megachilid or mason bee, often used to pollinate fruit trees. © Beatriz Moisset We frequently hear that "one bite out ...