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Worker Honey Bees Communicating- Trophallaxis

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Kate Anton

anthidium bee flies toward light blue flowers — View Original Image

Wool Carder Bee on Skullcap

Pollinator Species: Anthidium species
Plant Name: Downy Skullcap
Botanical Name: Scutellaria incana
Credit: Heather Frantz

purple flower watercolor — View Original Image

Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)

Plant Name: Wild Blue Phlox
Botanical Name: Phlox divaricata
Credit: Victoria Millsap

Wild Bergamont (Monarda fistulosa)

Credit: Victoria Millsap

Varroa Mite Treatment

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Heather Frantz

Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

Plant Name: Swamp Milkweed
Botanical Name: Asclepias incarnata
Credit: Victoria Millsap

Swamp Milkweed

Plant Name: Swamp Milkweed
Botanical Name: Asclepias incarnata
Credit: Michael Hill

Streaktail Hoverfly on Leaf

Pollinator Species: Allograpta species

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Squash Bee on Squash Flower

Pollinator Species: Peponapis pruinosa
Plant Name: Squash species
Botanical Name: Cucurbita
Credit: Codey Mathis

Snowdrop

Plant Name: Snowdrop
Botanical Name: Galanthus ikariae
Credit: Heather Frantz

Research Apiary

Credit: Kate Anton

Red MIlkweed Beetle profile

Pollinator Species: Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Credit: Michael Hill

Red Milkweed Beetle Dorsal

Pollinator Species: Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Credit: Michael Hill

red beetle on milkweed leaves — View Original Image

Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus) on Common Milkweed

Pollinator Species: Tetraopes tetrophthalmus
Plant Name: Common Milkweed
Botanical Name: Asclepias syriaca
Credit: Heather Frantz

Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens)

Plant Name: Purple Milkweed
Botanical Name: Asclepias purpurascens
Credit: Victoria Millsap

Pulling a Frame of Honey Bees

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Heather Frantz

Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)

Plant Name: Prairie Blazing Star
Botanical Name: Liatris pycnostachya
Credit: Victoria Millsap

Parasitized Bee NestingTube

Credit: Heather Frantz

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Oleander Aphid (winged)

Pollinator Species: Aphis nerii
Credit: Michael Hill

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Oleander Aphid

Pollinator Species: Aphis nerii
Credit: Michael Hill

Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana ‘Pink Manners’)

Plant Name: Obedient Plant
Botanical Name: Physostegia virginiana ‘Pink Manners’
Credit: Victoria Millsap

crab spider light purple pink — View Original Image

Northern Crab Spider

Pollinator Species: Mecaphesa asperata
Credit: Michael Hill

Monarch Caterpillar

Pollinator Species: Danaus plexippus
Credit: Michael Hill

orange and black butterfly on purple flower — View Original Image

Monarch Butterfly on Thistle

Pollinator Species: Danaus plexippus
Plant Name: Canada Thistle
Botanical Name: Cirsium arvense
Credit: Heather Frantz

Monarch Butterfly Adult

Pollinator Species: Danaus plexippus
Credit: Michael Hill

green bee on yellow flower — View Original Image

Metallic Green Sweat Bee on Dill Flower

Pollinator Species: Halictidae
Plant Name: Dill
Botanical Name: Anethum graveolens
Credit: Kate Anton

bee on pink round flower — View Original Image

Megachile on Nodding Onion

Pollinator Species: Megachile species
Plant Name: Nodding Onion
Botanical Name: Allium cernuum
Credit: Heather Frantz

beetle on white flowers — View Original Image

Longhorn Beetle on Hydrangea

Pollinator Species: Brachyleptura rubrica
Plant Name: Haas’ Halo Wild Hydrangea
Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescens ‘Haas’ Halo’
Credit: Heather Frantz

Long-horned Bee on Sunflower

Pollinator Species: Melissodes species
Plant Name: Sunflower species
Botanical Name: Helianthus species
Credit: Heather Frantz

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Leafcutting Bee on Pale Purple Coneflower

Pollinator Species: Megachilidae species
Plant Name: Pale Purple Coneflower
Botanical Name: Echinacea pallida
Credit: Andy Stephenson

Ladybug Larva

Pollinator Species: Harmonia axyridis
Credit: Michael Hill

Ladybug Adult

Pollinator Species: Harmonia axyridis
Credit: Michael Hill

Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus)

Plant Name: Kentucky Coffeetree
Botanical Name: Gymnocladus dioicus
Credit: Victoria Millsap

black wasp on green flower — View Original Image

Katydid Wasp (Sphex nudus) on Rattlesnake Master

Pollinator Species: Sphex nudus
Plant Name: Rattlesnake master
Botanical Name: Eryngium yuccifolium
Credit: Heather Frantz

Instrumentally Inseminated Honey Bee Queen and Her Retinue

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Kate Anton

fly on white flowers — View Original Image

Hoverfly on Yarrow

Pollinator Species: Eristalis species
Plant Name: Yarrow
Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium
Credit: Andy Stephenson

fly on purple flowers — View Original Image

Hoverfly on Ohio Horsemint

Pollinator Species: Toxomerus species
Plant Name: Ohio Horsemint
Botanical Name: Blephilia ciliata
Credit: Andy Stephenson

Hover Fly on white hydrangea — View Original Image

Hoverfly on Hydrangea

Pollinator Species: Syrphidae species
Plant Name: Haas’ Halo Wild Hydrangea
Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescens ‘Haas’ Halo’
Credit: Heather Frantz

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Hoverfly on Globe Thistle

Pollinator Species: Syrphidae species
Plant Name: Globe Thistle
Botanical Name: Echinops ritro

Hover Fly on Hydrangea

Pollinator Species: Syrphidae
Plant Name: Haas’ Halo Wild Hydrangea
Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescens ‘Haas’ Halo’
Credit: Heather Frantz

Honey Bees Retinue Response

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

honey bees densely packed — View Original Image

Honey Bees on a Frame

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Heather Frantz

Honey Bees Mating

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

Honey Bees Eating Sugar Syrup

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Heather Frantz

Honey Bee Worker with Pollen

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

Honey Bee Worker Wings Up

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

Beeswax honey bee worker — View Original Image

Honey Bee Worker Producing Wax

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

Honey Bee Worker Portrait 4

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Kate Anton

Honey Bee Worker Portrait 3

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Kate Anton

Honey Bee Worker Portrait 2

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Kate Anton

Honey Bee Worker Portrait 1

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Kate Anton

Honey Bee Worker Ovaries Progression Stage 3

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

Honey Bee Worker Ovaries Progression Stage 2

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

Honey Bee Worker Ovaries Progression Stage 1

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

Honey Bee Worker Ovaries Progression Stage 0

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

Honey Bee Worker Ovaries Progression

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

Honey Bee Worker on Comb

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

Honey Bee Worker Flying

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

honey bee fanning from side — View Original Image

Honey Bee Worker Fanning

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

dorsal side of honey bee — View Original Image

Honey Bee Worker (dorsal)

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

Honey Bee with Varroa Mites in Hand

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Kate Anton

honey bees on frame with varroa mite — View Original Image

Honey Bee with Varroa Mite

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera

Honey Bee with DWV 2

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Kate Anton

Honey Bee with DWV 1

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Kate Anton

Honey Bee Waggle Dance

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

undertaker honey bee worker drags out dead bee — View Original Image

Honey Bee Undertaker Worker

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

Honey Bee Trophallaxis

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

Honey Bee Queen Portrait

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Kate Anton

retinue response honey bees — View Original Image

Honey Bee Queen and Workers- Retinue Response

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Kate Anton

Honey Bee Pupa

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

Honey Bee on White Squill

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Plant Name: White Squill
Botanical Name: Scilla mischtschenkoana
Credit: Heather Frantz

Honey Bee on Mountain Mint

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Plant Name: Mountain mint species
Botanical Name: Pycnanthemum species
Credit: Kate Anton

honey bee on white flowers — View Original Image

Honey Bee on Hydrangea

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Plant Name: Haas’ Halo Wild Hydrangea
Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescens 'Haas' Halo'
Credit: Heather Frantz

honey bee feeds from white flowers — View Original Image

Honey Bee on Crabapple in Spring

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Plant Name: Adirondack Crabapple
Botanical Name: Malus 'adirondack'
Credit: Heather Frantz

Honey Bee Larva

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

guard honey bees at hive entrance — View Original Image

Honey Bee Guard Bees at Hive Entrance

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Kate Anton

Honey Bee Guard

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

honey bee on yellow flower — View Original Image

Honey Bee Foraging on Sunflower

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Botanical Name: Helianthus species

honey bee on orange flower — View Original Image

Honey Bee Foraging on Red Sunflower

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Botanical Name: Tithonia rotundifolia

honey bee on purple flower — View Original Image

Honey Bee Foraging on Hyssop

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Plant Name: Giant Hyssop
Botanical Name: Agastache species

Honey Bee Foraging on Goldenrod

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Plant Name: Goldenrod species
Botanical Name: Solidago species

Honey Bee Egg

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Michael Hill

Honey Bee Drone Portrait

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Kate Anton

honey bee lifting abdomen — View Original Image

Honey Bee Communicating- Nasonov Pheromone

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Kate Anton

yellow flower illustration — View Original Image

Hoary Puccoon (Lithospermum canescens)

Plant Name: Hoary Puccoon
Botanical Name: Lithospermum canescens
Credit: Victoria Millsap

beekeeper inspects a hive — View Original Image

Hive Inspection

Credit: Heather Frantz

white flower watercolor — View Original Image

Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides)

Plant Name: Heath Aster
Botanical Name: Symphyotrichum ericoides
Credit: Victoria Millsap

Green Lacewing Larva

Pollinator Species: Chrysoperla oculata
Credit: Michael Hill

Green Lacewing Eggs

Pollinator Species: Chrysopa oculata
Credit: Michael Hill

Green Lacewing Adult

Pollinator Species: Chrysopa oculata
Credit: Michael Hill

orange butterflies on green plant with white-green flowers — View Original Image

Great Spangled Fritillary on Frostweed

Pollinator Species: Argynnis cybele
Plant Name: Frostweed
Botanical Name: Verbesina Virginica
Credit: Tasha Ferris

Cornus racemosa watercolor — View Original Image

Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa)

Plant Name: Gray Dogwood
Botanical Name: Cornus racemosa
Credit: Victoria Millsap

Four-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens) on Rattlesnake Master

Pollinator Species: Monobia quadridens
Plant Name: Rattlesnake Master
Botanical Name: Eryngium yuccifolium
Credit: Heather Frantz

firefly sitting on green plant stem — View Original Image

Firefly on Plant Stem

Pollinator Species: Lampyridae species

Fire Pink (Silene virginica)

Plant Name: Fire Pink
Botanical Name: Silene virginica
Credit: Victoria Millsap

Eastern Smooth Beardtongue (Penstemon laevigatus)

Plant Name: Eastern Smooth Beardtongue
Botanical Name: (Penstemon laevigatus)
Credit: Victoria Millsap

Eastern Skunk Cabbage

Plant Name: Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Botanical Name: Symplocarpus foetidus
Credit: Heather Frantz

eastern redbud in bloom — View Original Image

Eastern Redbud in Spring

Plant Name: Eastern Redbud
Botanical Name: Cercis canadensis
Credit: Heather Frantz

Early Crocus

Plant Name: Early Crocus
Botanical Name: Crocus tommasinianus 'Lilac Beauty'
Credit: Heather Frantz

fly on pink flowers — View Original Image

Drone Fly on Yarrow

Pollinator Species: Eristalis species
Plant Name: Yarrow
Botanical Name: Achillea 'Moonshine'
Credit: Andy Stephenson

drone fly on white flowers — View Original Image

Drone Fly on Hydrangea

Pollinator Species: Eristalis species
Plant Name: Haas’ Halo Wild Hydrangea
Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescens ‘Haas’ Halo’
Credit: Heather Frantz

pink flower watercolor — View Original Image

Downy Phlox (Phlox pilosa)

Plant Name: Downy Phlox
Botanical Name: Phlox pilosa
Credit: Victoria Millsap

Common Wood Fly

Pollinator Species: Blera badia
Credit: Heather Frantz

pink flowers tall green stem with several green leaves — View Original Image

Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

Plant Name: Common Milkweed
Botanical Name: Asclepias syriaca
Credit: Michael Hill

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

Plant Name: Cardinal Flower
Botanical Name: Lobelia cardinalis
Credit: Victoria Millsap

pale yellow flower illustration — View Original Image

Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Plant Name: Buttonbush
Botanical Name: Cephalanthus occidentalis
Credit: Victoria Millsap

orange flowers with green stem and two green leaves — View Original Image

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Plant Name: Asclepias tuberosa
Botanical Name: Butterfly Weed
Credit: Michael Hill

orange flowers illustration — View Original Image

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Plant Name: Butterfly Weed
Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa
Credit: Victoria Millsap

Bumble Bees Mating

Pollinator Species: Bombus species
Credit: Michael Hill

bumble bee on small nest — View Original Image

Bumble Bee on Nest (small)

Pollinator Species: Bombus species
Credit: Michael Hill

Two bumble bee workers and one bumble bee queen on comb in nest, black and white illustration — View Original Image

Bumble Bee on Nest (big)

Pollinator Species: Bombus species
Credit: Michael Hill

bumble bee on purple flowers — View Original Image

Bumble Bee on Giant Hyssop 2

Pollinator Species: Bombus species
Plant Name: Giant Hyssop
Botanical Name: Agastache 'Black Adder'
Credit: Andy Stephenson

yellow bee on purple flowers — View Original Image

Bumble Bee on Giant Hyssop 1

Pollinator Species: Bombus species
Plant Name: Giant Hyssop
Botanical Name: Agastache 'Black Adder'
Credit: Andy Stephenson

Bumble bee with pollen on flower — View Original Image

Bumble Bee on Flower with Pollen

Pollinator Species: Bombus species
Credit: Michael Hill

Bumble Bee on Flower

Pollinator Species: Bombus species
Credit: Michael Hill

bumble bee on pink coneflower — View Original Image

Bumble bee on Eastern Purple Coneflower

Pollinator Species: Bombus species
Plant Name: Eastern Purple Coneflower
Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Star'
Credit: Andy Stephenson

bumble bee feeds from pink coneflower — View Original Image

Bumble Bee on Coneflower

Pollinator Species: Bombus species
Plant Name: Purple Coneflower
Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea
Credit: Heather Frantz

Bumble bee in underground winter nest — View Original Image

Bumble Bee in Diapause

Pollinator Species: Bombus species
Credit: Michael Hill

Bumble Bee Flying (in color)

Pollinator Species: Bombus bimaculatus
Credit: Michael Hill

green fly on white flowers — View Original Image

Bottle Fly on Heath Aster

Pollinator Species: Lucilia species
Plant Name: Heath Aster
Botanical Name: Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'
Credit: Andy Stephenson

black butterfly on pink flowers — View Original Image

Black Swallowtail on Phlox

Pollinator Species: Papilio polyxenes
Plant Name: Phlox
Botanical Name: Phlox paniculata
Credit: Andy Stephenson

Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)

Plant Name: Black Locust
Botanical Name: Robinia pseudoacacia
Credit: Victoria Millsap

beekeeper uses a smoker — View Original Image

Beekeeping- smoker

Credit: Heather Frantz

Beekeeping- Small Frame 2

Credit: Michael Hill

Beekeeping- Small Frame 1

Credit: Michael Hill

Beekeeping- Queen Excluder

Credit: Michael Hill

beekeeper treats for mites — View Original Image

Beekeeping- Mite Treatment

Credit: Heather Frantz

Beekeeping- Lid

Credit: Michael Hill

Beekeeping- Inner Cover

Credit: Michael Hill

Beekeeping- Honey Super 2

Credit: Michael Hill

Beekeeping- Honey Super 1

Credit: Michael Hill

Beekeeping- Hive Stack

Credit: Michael Hill

Beekeeping- Hive Body Frame 2

Credit: Michael Hill

Beekeeping- Hive Body Frame 1

Credit: Michael Hill

Beekeeping- Hive Body 2

Credit: Michael Hill

Beekeeping- Hive Body 1

Credit: Michael Hill

Beekeeping- Hive Blocker

Credit: Michael Hill

Beekeeping- Bottom Board

Credit: Michael Hill

a beekeeper uses a smoker on a hive — View Original Image

Beekeeping Smoker

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera
Credit: Heather Frantz

Bee Hotel

Credit: Michael Hill

bee on white flower with yellow center — View Original Image

Bee (Megachile) on Oxeye Daisy

Pollinator Species: Megachile species
Plant Name: Oxeye Daisy
Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Credit: Andy Stephenson

Banded Longhorn Beetle on Hydrangea

Pollinator Species: Leptura quadrifasciata
Plant Name: Haas’ Halo Wild Hydrangea
Botanical Name: Hydrangea arborescens ‘Haas’ Halo’
Credit: Heather Frantz

apiary in grassy field with trees — View Original Image

Apiary at Penn State

Credit: Kate Anton

honey bee queen on frame surrounded by worker bees — View Original Image

An Unmated Honey Bee Queen

An Unmated Honey Bee Queen: Appearance of a queen before mating, the workers respond with indifference to unmated queens.

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera

American Fly Honeysuckle (Lonicera canadensis)

Plant Name: American Fly Honeysuckle
Botanical Name: Lonicera canadensis
Credit: Victoria Millsap

Alfalfa Leafcutter Bees Mating

Pollinator Species: Megachile rotundata
Credit: Michael Hill

Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee with Leaf

Pollinator Species: Megachile rotundata
Credit: Michael Hill

Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee Pupa

Pollinator Species: Megachile rotundata
Credit: Michael Hill

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Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee Nest Tube

Pollinator Species: Megachile rotundata
Credit: Michael Hill

Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee Larva in Cell

Pollinator Species: Megachile rotundata
Credit: Michael Hill

honey bee queen surrounded by workers on frame — View Original Image

A Mated Honey Bee Queen

A Mated Honey Bee Queen: The body of the queen changed dramatically after mating and the onset of egg laying. The workers also respond to mated queens differently.

Pollinator Species: Apis mellifera