Beneficial wasp on flower in mid August.
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) gathering nectar, note the pollen accumulating on hind legs in pollen basket.
Brad Stokes, Extension educator, releasing beneficial insects (Galerucella spp.) for biological control of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in Elmore County.
Wild sunflower upclose (Helianthus spp.) in Elmore County.
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) ready for fall harvest in eastern Elmore County.
Potatoes being harvested in eastern Elmore County in September 2017.
Harvested potato field in Elmore County September 2017.
Corn being harvested for sillage in Elmore County September 2017.
Wasp (Vespula spp.) feeding on the abdomen of a beneficial syrphid fly.
Potato field with hand-set irrigation lines in Elmore County.
University of Idaho Extension, Elmore County
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