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Two's Company, Three's a Crowd

Two's company, three's a crowd?Yes, when a spotted cucumber beetle tries to share a sunflower with two honey bees. That was the scene Sunday in a sunflower field along Pedrick Road, Dixon, Solano County.The spotted cucumber beetle is a pest. Honey bees...

Spotted cucumber beetle sharing a sunflower with two honey bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Spotted cucumber beetle sharing a sunflower with two honey bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee packing a heavy load. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee packing a heavy load. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bucolic scene--bee hives straddling a sunflower field. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bucolic scene--bee hives straddling a sunflower field. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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