Posts Tagged: Harry H. Laidaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility
Bonjour, Yves Le Conte!
In French, "bonjour" means "Hello, good day." So when Yves Le Conte, director of the French...
At the Laidlaw apiary: from left are staff research associate/beekeeper Bernardo Niño of the Laidlaw facilty; French bee scientist Yves Le Conte, director of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research, Paris; assistant professor/bee scientist Brian Johnson; master beekeeper/journalist Mea McNeil; Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology; and Eric Mussen, Extension apiculturist emeritus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
At the Bohart: From left are Mea McNeil, Yves Le Conte, Eric Mussen and Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, discusses museum specimens with French bee scientist Yves Le Conte. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology student Wade Spencer (far right) and Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum, show Yves Le Conte a Chaco golden knee tarantula, Grammostola pulchripes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Robbin Thorp, distinguished professor of entomology at UC Davis, shows Yves Le Conte the device that he uses to catch and release bees in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. At left is Christine Casey, staff director of the haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Yves Le Conte stands next to the six-foot-long ceramic mosaic bee sculpture that anchors the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. It is the work of artist Donna Billick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Discussing bee science at the Laidlaw facility are (from left) staff research associate Bernardo Niño of the Laidlaw; Norm Gary, UC Davis emeritus professor of entomology and retired bee wrangler; French bee scientist Yves Le Conte; and Elina Niño, Extension apiculturist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)