Author: Zachary Huang
Winter flower 1: Loquat
Family Rosaceae Genus Eriobotrya Species E. japonica Common names loquat, pipa, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, Chinese plum, nespola ZBAS*: 6… read more Winter flower 1: Loquat
Catalpa is blooming
Family: Bignoniaceae Genus: Catalpa Species: C. speciosa Other names: catawba ZBAS 7 I noticed that the catalpa trees have been… read more Catalpa is blooming
Feeding Honey Bees
Download the Feeding Honey Bees PDF Zachary Huang Department of Entomology Michigan State University A water feeder with twigs to… read more Feeding Honey Bees
Shootout at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens
August 8, 2017, I was invited to give a talk on honey bee photography (which I call “beetography”) to the… read more Shootout at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Value of honey bees in Michigan from pollination service and honey production
Value of honey bee pollination in Michigan, based on 2015 data The Western honey bee Apis mellifera plays a crucial… read more Value of honey bees in Michigan from pollination service and honey production
Adjusting control mortality in LC50/LD50 determination using R
Problem: There are R codes for calculating LC50 or LD50 using 4 to 6 data points. However, none uses control… read more Adjusting control mortality in LC50/LD50 determination using R
Honey bees foraging on catalpa leaves
There was on post (June 23rd, 2016), I was begging everyone to show me if they saw honey bees foraging… read more Honey bees foraging on catalpa leaves
False queen in a laying worker colony
At the Friday lab meeting, I was told that one colony has become all “laying workers” by a visiting scholar… read more False queen in a laying worker colony