Bug Squad

Not today. Bank robbers rob banks because that's where the money is. Spiders lurk in flowers because that's where the insects are. Whether they spin a sticky web, ambush their prey or just outrun or outmaneuver insects, spiders are there. Waiting.

You'll be hearing more about the CP2C. What's that? The first-ever Congressional Pollinator Protection Caucus. In keeping with 4th Annual National Pollinator Week, June 21-27, the Pollinator Partnership announced today that both parties of the U.S.

WAS-Up? The Western Apicultural Society's annual conference. Two bee specialists at the University of California, Davis, will be among the speakers when the Western Apicultural Society (WAS) meets Aug. 30-Sept. 2 in Salem, Ore.

Ever heard of a polyester bee? We encountered a plasterer or "polyester" bee on a recent trip to Bodega Bay.

Three little words can help us determine what to plant in a bee friendly garden: "attractive to bees." Escallonia, a fast-growing evergreen shrub often planted as a hedge or screen, is indeed attractive to bees. Bees work the blossoms like there's no tomorrow--and no colony collapse disorder.