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The Boy Bumble Bee
Don't you just love watching bumble bees?
This morning we watched a yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) foraging on lavender. It moved quickly from one blossom to another, barely allowing us time for a "bee shoot." It was "bee gone" every time we aimed the camera.
Finally, it cooperated.
Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology at the University of California, identified it as a male, the first (photo of a male Bombus vosnesenskii) he's seen this season.
He thinks a prize is in order.
Well, okay!
Thorp, co-author of the newly published Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide (Princeton Press), and Davis photographers Gary Zamzow and Allan Jones and yours truly usually have a friendly competition to find and photograph the first bumble bee of the year, of the month, of the day, of the minute. Well, almost. It's "Bumble Bee Alert" a lot. On Christmas Day, I managed to capture an image of a black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, foraging on jade blossoms at the Benicia Capitol State Historic Park, Solano County. (The black-tailed bumble bees emerge much earlier than the yellow-faced bumble bees.)
Now a Bumble Bee Watch group has launched a website to track bumble bee populations across the U.S. and Canada. This is a collaborative effort among several conservation groups and universities, according to the website and they need your sightings, including photos. As a spokesperson said: "The information will help researchers determine the status and conservation needs of bumble bees, and help locate rare or endangered populations. They will also help with identification!"
Well, today, I watched one male Bombus vosnesenskii, and he watched me.
My prize? Just enjoying--and appreciating--nature at its finest.
(Note: How can you distinguish a male from a female Bombus vosnesenskii? Said Robbin Thorp: "Boy bumble bees have an one more segment in the antenna and the abdomen than females do. The tip of the abdomen is also more rounded. Male bees do not have any pollen transport structures. In bumble bees, this means that the hind tibia is much more slender than in females which have corbiculae (pollen baskets). In Bombus vosnesenskii there is a second partial yellow band on the abdomen on T-5."
"The most accurate test of female vs male bumble bees, is to pick up a specimen with a bare hand. If you get stung, it is a female, if not, it is a boy bee. Boy bees can't sting, because they have no stinger. But I do not recommend this test unless you already know the answer! :)"
A male yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, appears to be "resting" on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Another view of the male yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Side view of the male yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lavender is what it's all about. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Peek-a-bee! The male bumble bee peers over a blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A She-Bee on the Hebe
The yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, is back.
We spotted some overwintering queen bumble bees gathering nectar on a hebe bush last Sunday at the Berkeley marina.
Distinguished by their yellow faces, yellow head pile, black wings, and a bold yellow stripe on their lower abdomen, they bumbled around the hebe as if they were newbie pilots.
The warm weather invited them out of their underground nests. RSVP accepted. The hebe proved to be a good host, enticing them with the sweet scent of nectar. Soon the queens will be starting rearing a colony, and the worker bees will emerge.
Hebe (genus Hebe), a native of New Zealand, grow wells along the coast. Gardeners who tend the marinas around the San Francisco Bay seem to favor it.
So do the bumble bees.
Queen bumble bee nectaring a hebe at the Berkeley marina. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Queen bumble bee is aglow in the afternoon sun. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Distinguishing yellow stripe on the lower abdomen is barely visible. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Native on Native
Native on native.
That's when you get when you see a yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) on a penstemon, also known as "beard's tongue."
Both the bee and the flower are native to North America.
Native Americans reportedly used the penstemon, formerly classified in the Scrophulariaceae family and now considered a member of the Plantaginaceae family, to relieve toothaches.
Whether it relieves toothaches or not, the penstemon, with its two-lipped tubular flowers, is quite attractive to bumble bees!
Yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) crawls inside a penstemon "Evelyn." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Just the feet of the yellow-faced bumble bee show. At right, another yellow-faced bumble bee heads off to a flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Yellow-faced bumble bee emerging from penstemon blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Training for the Olympics?
Training for the Olympics?
If you step into your garden in the early morning, you might see a male bumble bee sleeping on one of your plants. The females return to their nests at night, but the males don't. They stage slumber parties, aka sleepovers, on your plants.
If they look bedraggled, that's because they are. It's the beginning of a bad hair day.
Such was the case when we encountered this male yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) on the lavender.
As the sun began rising, Mr. Bombus vosnesenskii, too, struggled to rise. Had he been partying all night? Sipping too much nectar, perhaps? Rolling in the pollen?
He crawled along the lavender plants , backtracked, and then appeared to be using a stem as a chin-up bar.
Nothing like a little morning exercise...
Male yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, appears to be doing a chin up. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Saving the Bumble Bees
It's sad to see and say, but like honey bees, the bumble bee population is declining, and that decline is alarming. Public awareness can help turn this around.
That's why we're glad to see that the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, based in Portland, Ore., has just published a free downloadable booklet titled Conserving Bumble Bees: Guidelines for Creating and Managing Habitat for America's Declining Pollinators.
The booklet outlines "the important role bumble bees play in both agricultural and wild plant pollination, details the threats they face, and provides information on how land managers can create, restore, and enhance high quality habitat," the authors said. "Importantly, these guidelines describe how land managers can adapt current practices to be more in sync with the needs and lifec ycle of bumble bees."
The booklet also includes bumble bee identification guides to both common and imperiled species in each region and lists important bumble bee plants.
One of the many plants they go for is lavender. In our yard we see as many as 10 yellow-faced bumble bees (Bombus vosnesenskii) foraging at one time. The bumble bees share the lavender with honey bees, syrphid flies, drone flies, blue and green bottle flies, carpenter bees, ladybugs, spotted cucumber beetles, butterflies, katydids, grasshoppers and a few predators, including crab spiders and jumping spiders.
Yellow-faced bumble bee nectaring lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)


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Monday, January 9, 2012
Is a 5e D&D Relevant?
But really, why gamble?
That's not a knock on Wizards of the Coast, but just the reality. Pathfinder, the various retro-clones, games such as Castles & Crusades—each of these choices for fantasy gaming are also out there. And something's happened while WotC dickered around and alienated their fanbase with 4e—many of us discovered what the far wiser among us had long known. Holding a trademark doesn't make Dungeons & Dragons. True D&D is found with the folks still making dungeons with the help of an old Dungeon Master's Guide. It's with the folks that have a crazy homebrew incorporating Hackmaster with Swords & Wizardry. And as my time for gaming continues to dwindle as I get older, I'm not going to waste time and money on something that's far from a certain deal. If I'm going to try something new these days, it's going to come from a company I trust or have had a good experience with.
Perhaps their new game with be awesome. I hope so, and I hope they find the creative flair that's been missing. Certainly an open test, if done properly, is a step in the right direction. But I'm not willing to invest in a game produced by a corporation that has a marked history of incomplete products, cash grabs, and unfulfilled promises. The spirit of D&D these days is found elsewhere, at least for me. Others will beg to differ, and that's fine.
Bottom line, I've got my games, I've got my gaming companies, and I've got gamers I like. Traveller, Castles & Crusades, perhaps a bit of Pathfinder and In Harm's Way thrown in for good measure. As it becomes increasingly clear I'll never have enough time to run all the game I want to, the folks I trust will get my business, my time, and my gaming attention.
The biggest thing Wizards of the Coast's version of Dungeons & Dragons has had going for it for a while now is the concept of sanction, that it was legitimate. Much like newspapers against the new media, the idea of a legitimized upper hierarchy in gaming has proven an outdated, badly defeated concept. It remains to be seen if WotC is among the ranks of those who can adapt to the new reality, or cling to the old ways to the end.
Do you think 5e will be relevant to you? Yes, no, waiting to see what the open test holds?
16 comments:
- Writer@Large said...
I certainly agree with your perspective. Ever since the Hasbro takeover, things haven't been the same at WotC. 4E was a colossal pile of steaming feces.
That said, I think the face they're putting forward is a good one. They've rehired Monte Cook, ditched Rob Heinsoo, and are making overtures to the gamer community that they're listening and that they care. If they play their cards right, they'll both put out a good game *and* win back the old guard who abandoned them with 4E.
- January 9, 2012 at 2:24 PM
- Gleichman said...
I'm going to agree with you on this one.
WotC can't really go back as that product and market are now (thanks to the OGL) owned by others.
And they can't go forward because that would do nothing for them besides abandon their history to others.
They would need a new product that is simply better than D&D ever was (very possible) and that would be accepted (almost impossible).
For WotC, the OGL was a horrid mistake and I don't see them ever recovering from it.
- January 9, 2012 at 3:19 PM
- Yong Kyosunim said...
I agree. Unless Paizo goes belly up, I doubt that anything WotC does will get me to switch to 5e. Pathfinder does it for me just like the various other OSR clones and other D20 games does it for other folks who don't play 4e. I'll get the 5e "core set" (whatever that turns out to be), but I won't consider myself switching.
- January 9, 2012 at 3:38 PM
- Zachary Houghton said...
@gleichman: No, that cat is out of the bag, my friend. :)
- January 9, 2012 at 8:59 PM
- January 9, 2012 at 10:59 PM
- anarchist said...
I think the most important question (on the scale where any of this is important) is whether they have a d20-style open license.
- January 10, 2012 at 8:49 AM
- Herb said...
Looking at the Monte Cook hire and the sales numbers we do see I think 5th is clearly aimed at recovering the 3rd edition set when they talk about "old school".
I honestly think the OSR types are secondary. As gamers they might love to get us but as business people it's Pathfinder they're targeting.
So, I do see 5th being very relevant to me.
- January 10, 2012 at 7:00 PM
- Dan C. said...
Zachary, you took the words out of my mouth. I wish Wotc no ill will, but I find my D&D elsewhere these days.
- January 11, 2012 at 11:15 AM
- killervp said...
A healthy D&D makes a healthy RPG industry. At this point, we all need 5.0 to be a success. I am not a fan of WOTC, or D&D- this is just reality.
Great to see a post from you Zach!
- January 13, 2012 at 2:31 AM
- anarchist said...
killervp, I'm not a fan of the industry.
- January 13, 2012 at 2:53 AM
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- matt jackson said...
Herb, I think you might be on to something here. All around the net I am seeing comments about WotC hoping to get the entire community together, but I think you might be correct. What if they are aiming for all those people that jumped to Pathfinder rather than trying to get us OSR folks back into the fold...which might be a too high bar to aim for.
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- January 17, 2012 at 7:53 AM
Using input from thousands of players to create a better version of D&D is a brilliant idea, and I know it can work! (After all, isn't Pathinder the best-selling RPG right now?)
4e was horrible _as_an_RPG_ (regardless of whether it worked as a miniatures combat game - not that it was that great as a minis game either, only the D&D title kept it alive) and it's going to take a lot to recover from that - especially if they try to somehow combine 3e and 4e into some type of hybrid game. You would have an easier time combining AD&D or 3e with Warhammer (the tabletop game, not the RPG) or HeroClix than combining 3e and 4e - that really says something about how far away from D&D they fell with 4e.
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Go West, Young Monarch, Go West!
Westward, ho!
The western migration of the Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) to their overwintering sites along the California coast is underway.
Butterfly expert Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, recorded four Monarchs at his Suisun monitoring site yesterday. He's been monitoring butterflies in Central California for some four decades.
This morning, a male Monarch fluttered into our yard to sip some nectar from a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (A distinguishing feature of the male Monarch: a small black spot on each of its two hindwings. See photo below.)
Monarchs head for sites along the coast, including Santa Cruz, Monterey, Natural Bridges and Pacific Grove, to overwinter, Shapiro noted.
"There used to be a small site in Fairfield, near the old Juvenile Hall on West Texas Street, in a row of Eucalyptus. It's been gone for decades. Some years they try to overwinter in Marin and Sonoma counties, but usually give up and shift south in December. In the past few years there has been a little winter breeding on the south coast. This was never recorded before."
The migration of the Monarchs to overwintering sites in central Mexico is well-publicized, but some monarchs head for the California coast. According to the monarchwatch.org website, monarchs east of the continental divide generally migrate to central Mexico from as far away as Ontario, Canada. "Monarchs west of the divide fly to the coast of California to spend the winter. They cluster together on tree limbs during the winter months in California by the thousands, and in central Mexico by the millions." (Download the PDF on the monarchwatch.org site.)
We're glad to see the huge national campaign to plant milkweed, the host plant of the Monarchs. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has posted a wealth of information on its website for us to take action. The Monarch population has declined by more than 90 percent in under 20 years.
"Monarch butterflies are declining due to loss of habitat," said Monarch Watch director Chip Taylor. "To assure a future for monarchs, conservation and restoration of milkweeds needs to become a national priority."
It also helps to provide nectar resources for the Monarchs to help them along in their migration. In our yard, they like the Mexican sunflower (Tithonia), the butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii), and blue beard (Caryopteris × clandonensis). See list of Monarchs' favorite plants on the monarchwatch.org site.
Meanwhile, an occasional Monarch flutters into our family bee/butterfly garden to sip some nectar. Sometimes territorial native bees chase them away but the Monarchs return, determined to grab some flight fuel.
Westward, ho!
A male Monarch nectaring on Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Side view of the Monarch. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Monarch gets ready for flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Saving the Monarchs
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation issued news today that is both disturbing and hopeful.
Disturbing in that the monarch butterfly population (Danaus plexippus) has declined by more than 90 percent in under 20 years.
Hopeful in that the monarch may receive federal protection through the Endangered Species Act.
The Xerces Society, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Center for Food Safety, and monarch scientist Lincoln Brower, have filed a legal petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the monarch through the Endangered Species Act. The agency must respond within 30 days as to whether the petition warrants further review.
"Monarchs are in a deadly free fall and the threats they face are now so large in scale that Endangered Species Act protection is needed sooner rather than later, while there is still time to reverse the severe decline in the heart of their range," related Lincoln Brower, preeminent monarch researcher and conservationist, who has been studying the species since 1954.
Tragicallly, the monarchs have lost more than 165 million acres of habitat, including nearly a third of their summer breeding grounds that contain their host plant, milkweed. The female monarchs lay their eggs on milkweed and this is the only food their larvae eat.
As Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and professor of entomology at UC Davis, told us today: "Might be too little too late but they have to preserve/conserve milkweeds (Asclepias spp.) That's more important than the butterfly itself."
Xerces earlier sounded the alarm on the critical role that milkweeds play in the monarch's life cycle.
Senior scientist Tierra Curry of the Center for Biological Diversity, hammered home this point in the news release: "The 90 percent drop in the monarch's population is a loss so staggering that in human-population terms it would be like losing every living person in the United States except those in Florida and Ohio."
And the loss of habitat is equal in size to the state of Texas.
The news release said that the butterfly's dramatic decline is "being driven by the widespread planting of genetically engineered crops in the Midwest, where most monarchs are born. The vast majority of genetically engineered crops are made to be resistant to Monsanto's Roundup herbicide, a uniquely potent killer of milkweed, the monarch caterpillar's only food. The dramatic surge in Roundup use with Roundup Ready crops has virtually wiped out milkweed plants in midwestern corn and soybean fields."
Science policy analyst Bill Freese of the Center for Food Safety was quoted as saying: "The widespread decline of monarchs is driven by the massive spraying of herbicides on genetically engineered crops, which has virtually eliminated monarch habitat in cropland that dominates the Midwest landscape. Doing what is needed to protect monarchs will also benefit pollinators and other valuable insects, and thus safeguard our food supply."
Monarch butterflies are known for their spectacular multigenerational migration each year from Mexico to Canada and back, the news release said.
"The population has declined from a recorded high of approximately 1 billion butterflies in the mid-1990s to only 35 million butterflies last winter, the lowest number ever recorded," according to the release. "The overall population shows a steep and statistically significant decline of 90 percent over 20 years. In addition to herbicide use with genetically engineered crops, monarchs are also threatened by global climate change, drought and heat waves, other pesticides, urban sprawl, and logging on their Mexican wintering grounds. Scientists have predicted that the monarch's entire winter range in Mexico and large parts of its summer range in the states could become unsuitable due to changing temperatures and increased risk of drought, heat waves and severe storms."
Endangered species director Sarina Jepson of the Xerces Society worries--and rightfully so--that the monarch may become extinct, just like the passenger pigeon.
We are, too. We've seen only two--two--of these majestic butterflies fluttering in our family bee garden this year.
Monarch butterfly nectaring on Mexican sunflower, Tithonia, as a territorial male longhorned bee, Melissodes agilis, takes aim. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Monarch butterfly heading toward a butterfly bush. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is milkweed, the monarch's host plant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Good Guys--and Girls!
Think of them as "the good guys" and "the good girls."
Insects such as lacewings, lady beetles and flower flies.
We're delighted to see that the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has just published a 250-page book on "Farming with Native Beneficial Insects."
The book advocates the use of beneficial insects to prey upon crop pests, thus "reducing or eliminating the use of pesticides," say co-authors Eric Lee-Mäder, Jennifer Hopwood, Mace Vaughan, Scott Hoffman Black, and Lora Morandin.
"This comprehensive guide describes how to recognize these insects and their habitat, and how to evaluate, design, and improve habitat for them," they write. They offer specific solutions, including native plant field borders, mass insectary plantings, hedgerows, cover crops, buffer strips, beetle banks, and brush piles.
The much-acclaimed book, available for purchase on the Xerces website, is drawing well deserved accolades, including this one from Claire Kremen, professor and co-director of the Berkeley Food Institute, University of California, Berkeley:
"If you are a grower or a backyard gardener, this is a 'must have.' Readable and filled with gorgeous photos and handy charts, this book provides reams of information about how to get the upper hand on your pest issues with reduced or no pesticide use."
Xerces officials say the release of Farming with Native Beneficial Insects coincides with its launch of a new nationwide workshop series on natural pest control: the Conservation Biological Control Short Course. The course, to begin in the West and Midwest, "provides farmers, crop consultants, and government farm agency staff with a comprehensive, hands-on training in the natural pest management strategies described in the book. A similar workshop model previously offered by Xerces trained tens of thousands of people in farm communities across the U.S. to conserve bees and restore pollinator habitat, and helped facilitate the restoration of more than 100,000 acres of wildflower habitat for bees."
Speaking of "the good guys" and "the good girls," be sure to read the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project's website on beneficial insects and natural enemies. The natural enemies include assassin bugs, bigeyed bugs, brown lacewings, convergent lady beetles, damsel bugs, dustywings, syrphid flies and twicestabbed lady beetles.
What is Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? "Integrated pest management uses environmentally sound, yet effective, ways to keep pests from annoying you or damaging plants. IPM programs usually combine several pest control methods for long-term prevention and management of pest problems without harming you, your family, or the environment. Successful IPM begins with correct identification of the pest. Only then can you select the appropriate IPM methods and materials."
UC IPM points out:
- Many pests can be managed without the use of pesticides.
- Use pesticides only if nonchemical controls are ineffective and pests are reaching intolerable levels.
- Use pesticides in combination with the methods described above.
- Choose pesticides carefully. Use the least toxic, most effective material to protect human health and the environment.
- Examples of least toxic insecticides include:
- Soaps;
- Oils; and
- Microbials such as Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and spinosad.
The more we learn about pests and the natural enemies of pests, the oft-heard quote, "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer" rings quite true. The more we learn about our enemies, the less likely they will be able to harm us.
A syrphid fly, aka flower fly or hover fly, nectaring on a tower of jewels. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A lacewing glows in the afternoon sun. Larvae eat such soft-bodied insects as mealybugs, psyllids, thrips, mites, whiteflies, aphids, small caterpillars, leafhoppers, and insect eggs, according to the UC IPM website. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The lady beetle, aka ladybug, is well known for its voracious appetite of aphids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Robbing Nectar
We all take short cuts--short cuts around the campus, to the beach, to a favorite restaurant...
Honey bees take short cuts, too.
We've often watched assorted bumble bees and carpenter bees drill a hole in a long-tubed flower to rob the nectar.
And we've watched honey bees benefitting from this behavior.
Today we observed a carpenter bee, Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex, engaging in nectar robbing in salvia at the UC Davis Arboretum. Nectar robbing occurs when a bee or other animal circumvents the usual plant-pollinator relationship and "cheats" by entering a flower from the outside to steal nectar, thus avoiding pollination or contact with the anthers.
There's excellent information on bumble bees, their habitat needs, their behavior, and identifying characteristics in a free, downloadable PDF from the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: "Conserving Bumble Bees: Guidelines for Creating and Managing Habitat for America's Declining Pollinators."
The PDF mentions that "short-tongued bumble bees will engage in 'nectar robbing' from flowers with a long corolla tube by biting holes at the base of the corolla and drinking the nectar from the outside of the flower." The bee grabs the reward but doesn't contribute to "the plant's pollination needs."
Carpenter bee, Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex, robbing nectar from salvia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee gathering nectar from a carpenter bee's pierced hole in the long tube of a salvia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Another honey bee reaping the benefits of nectar robbing by a carpenter bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Saving the Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee
It's good to see that the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation and noted bumble bee expert Robbin Thorp of UC Davis have filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Endangered Species Act protection for the beleagured rusty-patched bumble bee.
They previously filed a petition to save Franklin's bumble bee, a bumble bee known to inhabit a small area of southern Oregon and northern California. Thorp has been monitoring Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini) since 1998 but hasn't seen it since August 2006 when he detected one at Mt. Ashland.
In a recent press release, the Xerces Society related that the rusty-patched bumble bee, (Bombus affinis), "has disappeared from 87 percent of its historic range (which once included 25 states). Where it is still found, this bee is much less abundant than it was in the past."
"The charismatic and once common rusty patched bumble bee has suffered severe and widespread declines throughout its range in the eastern U.S. since 1997," Thorp said. "The few scattered recent sightings thanks to intensive searches are encouraging, but the species is in critical need of federal protection."
Why has the population of the rusty-patched bumble bee declined? Good question, and one with no fully determined answer, according to Thorp and Sarina Jepsen, the Xerces Society's endangered species program director.
"However, in related bumble bees that also are declining, researchers at the University of Illinois have recently found higher levels of a fungal pathogen and lower levels of genetic diversity," Jepson wrote in a press release. "Notably, the rusty-patched bumble bee was too scarce in the landscape to be included in these analyses."
"The leading hypothesis," Jepson says, "suggests that this fungal pathogen was introduced from Europe by the commercial bumble bee industry in the early 1990s, and then spread to wild pollinators. Although it has not been proven, the hypothesis is supported by the timing, speed and severity of the decline—a crash in laboratory populations of bumble bees occurred shortly before researchers noticed a number of species of formerly common bumble bees disappearing from the wild."
Meanwhile, we hope that Bombus affinis doesn't go the way of Bombus franklini.
As the Xerces Society's press release points out: "Pollinators are critical components of our environment and essential to our food security—providing the indispensable service of pollination to more than 85 percent of flowering plants and contributing to one in three bites of the food that we eat. Bumble bees are among the most widely recognized and well understood group of native pollinators in North America and contribute to the pollination of food crops such as squash, melon, blueberry, cranberry, clover, greenhouse tomato and greenhouse pepper, as well as numerous wildflowers."
Read more about this bumble bee from the Xerces website. And why researchers call the declining bumble bee population "alarming."
The Xerces Society, an international organization founded in 1971 and headquartered in Portland, Ore., is a nonprofit organization that "protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat" and "is at the forefront of invertebrate protection worldwide, harnessing the knowledge of scientists and the enthusiasm of citizens to implement conservation programs."
Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp of UC Davis is a nationally known expert on bumble bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This photo of the rusty-patched bumble bee is the 2012 work of Christy Stewart at the Pheasant Branch Conservancy in Wisconsin.


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Sunday, 10/22/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT
Set 1: La Grange, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird > YEMYou Enjoy Myself > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Ya Mar, Foam, Rocky Top > SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt[1], Tela > DividedDivided Sky, IDKI Didn't Know > GTBTGood Times Bad Times
Set 2: HoodHarry Hood, Reba, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, In a Hole, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > BagAC/DC Bag, MSOMy Sweet One, Fee > Possum
Encore: Undun[2], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope
[1] With extended drum solo.
[2] Fish on trombone. Alternate lyrics referencing Sofi's birthday and Ninja Custodian.
· Purple Haze tease in Suzy Greenberg
Noteworthy Jams: Split Open and Melt
Average Song Gap: 8.12
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Suzy included Purple Haze teases from Trey. SOAM included an extended drum solo from Fish. Fish explained some of his vacuum parts before launching into a vacuum solo during I Didn't Know. Members of Ninja Custodian visited the stage before and during the encore, leading to some funny stage banter. Undun was subsequently dedicated to Sofi (likely Sofi Dillof) on her 22nd birthday and the lyrics to the song were changed to reference the event and the Ninja Custodian hijinks. Undun also featured Fish on trombone. Tela was played for the first time since August 27, 1988 (123 shows). The setlist might be incomplete, as the recordings that circulate cut during Antelope.
Song Distribution:
5 Lawn Boy
5 Junta
5 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
4 The White Tape
2 Stash
Songs by Debut Year:
This show was part of the "1989 Tour."


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- Moss, plants and/or twigs small enough to fit into your terrarium ornament - Some soil - Tweezers - Reusable glass ornament orb - A ribbon (we used one from an old gift box - A chain or string (we used an old bracelet) - (optional) Figurines or other fun tsotchkes to place inside your ornament
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Sarah Nyburg December 18, 2014 at 11:32 pm
Would clear plastic ones work? It's hard to find clear glass ones where I am.
Yuka Yoneda December 9, 2011 at 4:48 pm
Good question. After all, you don't want to have to keep cleaning out dead plants and replacing them, right? All of my mini terrariums have continued to thrive, but I guess it really depends on how hardy the plants are and what kinds of conditions you have in your home. For more tips on how to keep things fresh in your terrarium, this is a great resource: http://inhabitat.com/diy-how-to-make-your-own-green-terrarium-to-keep-or-give-away-for-the-holidays/
Yuka Yoneda December 9, 2011 at 4:45 pm
That's a great idea Syd. Or you could even make a little stand for it like so: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/23tXmA/inhabitat.com/greenholidaygiftguide/make-your-own-gifts-ready/light-buld-terrarium-2
SydMarkle December 9, 2011 at 10:20 am
What would you do with it after the holidays? Hang them in your window?
renmarshall December 9, 2011 at 10:17 am
Will the terrarium continue to thrive, or will it eventually die? What could someone do to help it thrive longer in the event that it does die?
Yuka Yoneda December 9, 2011 at 8:18 am
Hi Bob,
You can find one here: http://clossette.com/large-glass-diy-terrarium-ornament/
bobtheknob December 8, 2011 at 5:49 pm
where does one get a clear glass 'orb'?
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Hedwig, more than a huge hit Broadway musical is certainly the major event of the year in Times Square area.
The courage of the producers and the actor Neil Patrick Harris - the darling of the Tony Awards - in bringing the sound of pure punk-rock saga of a transvestite enshrines the evolution of a planet permanently threatened by religious remnants of the Age of darkness.
Hedwig is a diversity`s party and, more than that, the celebration of the individuals choices despite the fact that what our parents or even society wanted from us.
The final song will go down in history and has consecrated the Belasco Theater as the most current example of creative freedom.


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The invitation card was a break from the norm, a fresh take on an "Ocean" themed wedding with small elements of surprise as you unfold. The wedding invitation set named "Embrace The Ocean" included the invitation card, a family bag, and for the wedding day: a napkin wrap, a scented tissue box, a water bottle tag and a gift favor package. The bride asked for a special request, that her best friend Hamda Al Hashimi to design her monogram. Photo Credits goes to Shereena Lootah.
It's not everyday that you get the opportunity to design a wedding invitation with bold colors like Black & Gold, we had the chance to work again with fabulous event planners "Oaken Events" from Nigeria for couple {DORCAS+EKENE}. The invitation came in a black velvet box lined with a gold foiled pattern, inside the formal ceremony invitation, reception card & driver's card. The same Gatsby theme was adopted for the wedding day itself with matching gift favor bags, thank you cards with a sweet message from the couple and table numbers. Gatsby fever will never seize to amaze!
La Durée-inspired wedding invitation for couple {MASHAEL + ALI} from Doha Qatar. An accordion invitation with a small pocket to carry mini entry cards for select people. This invitation was printed on cream paper with La Durée's mint green, foiled with flamboyant Gold & holds a blind impression of the couple's monogram. A matching tissue box was designed for the event as well, the wedding was designed by wedding planning team Fantasy Events from Qatar.
Emirati couple Futaim & Abdallah had a fabulous wedding with leading event designer Ali Bakhtiar in Dubai UAE. We designed their gatefold wedding invitation with subtle Gold, Ivory and light Browns. A classic design that oozes elegance with our shimmering gold premium paper and hand written Arabic Calligraphy.
One of my favorite designs so far, this ivory silk gate fold invitation is our interpretation of luxury. A custom peach foil emblem was designed for the bride & groom, the cards were printed on cotton based paper. Finesse, romance, you name it, we had a lot of fun designing this invitation with jaw dropping wedding planner & designer: Oaken Events. This invitation is available in different colors & fabric options, please drop us an email on firstname.lastname@example.com for inquiries.
He's a director. She's a producer. They met while working in the film industry in Beirut Lebanon. This Lebanese couple {MYRIAM+BADIH} had our hearts racing when we were briefed to "have fun" while designing their wedding invitation. We just love a bride who is not afraid to go unconventional.
Event photos by Charbel Bassar Photography.
Stationery photos by Design By Louma.
For custom invitation inquiries: firstname.lastname@example.com
It's always nice to receive a brief like this "think fresh, think modern, think unexpected". This wedding invitation gatefold was designed for a lovely Saudi couple with this palette in mind: soft grey, snow white & gold. The suite came with matching entry cards & family bag. One of my favorite production technique is blind debossing the couple's monogram, pressed-in effect "blanc sur blanc".
Gatefold available in a variety of colors and foil finish. For inquiries: email@example.com
This wedding invitation was designed for 2 lovers of beautiful things. They had a summer garden wedding in the breathtaking hills of Lebanon. Peach, Gold & Ivory was the palette they opted for, an informal wedding invitation that was surely the talk of the town.... Designing this invitation set was a pleasure for me as Rana is one of my closest childhood friends. CHEERS TO LOVE
Photo Credit: The talented Shereena Lootah based in the UAE
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Our Fall design from our a La Carte Collection, shows how "simple" can be elevated to "chic". Details such as blind embossing, a satin bow tie and hand written Arabic calligraphy add that special touch. This design is seen in Pearl White & Nude shades but it can be customized in other shades too.
When you are approached by Oaken Events (oakenevents.com) you know the wedding will be nothing but fabulous! We designed several stationery for a Destination Dubai wedding for Nigerian couple Faizah & Tosin: thoughtful welcome cards for guests, fun menu, gift bags and special hotel door knobs. All stationery was printed on pearl gold Fedrigoni paper with purple foil stamping finish. Great statement colors for an unforgettable soirée in Dubai.
Dutch couple Patricia & Jeroen wanted their 2 daughters Sophie and Milou to be part of their special day. A creative daring way to do that was to invite the 2 girls to leave their mark on their parents' wedding invitation. Printed on off white paper with foil stamping finish (red & black) and subtle blind debossing effect, this invitation is our interpretation of Classic with a Twist. You can read below the comments of the girls translated to English:
- en Sophie en Milou = and Sophie & Milou
- laat opblijven! = stay up late!
- onze mama en papa = mommy and daddy
- eerste kus in het openbaar = first kiss in public
- chocoladefeest! mmmmm = chocolate feast! mmmmmmm
The couple had as well matching stationery in bright red all over the venue. Sunglasses & flipflops, how thoughtful! Photo credit: Rijst & Rozen Fotografie
Nabil & Rita, a lovely couple from Lebanon, invited their friends to Greece for a destination wedding. We looked back at Greek wedding traditions, and designed a SAVE THE DATE that reflects the dish-breaking tradition of Greek weddings. The plate was painted by a porcelain artist and boxed in ocean-like colors. What a welcoming way to greet the summer in Greece!
Box dimensions: 15 cm x 15cm, Porcelain plate: 12.5 cm x 12.5cm, hand painted with love
The recent film 'The Great Gatsby', starring
the gorgeous Leonardo DiCaprio, is full of glamor and glitz and has
inspired brides and wedding planners around the globe – and of course,
Design by Louma teamed up with Bride Club ME and others vendors and
created their own! / Photography by Tasneem Sultan.
The full feature here: http://www.brideclubme.com/articles/great-gatsby-inspired-wedding-photo-shoot-a-bride-club-me-collaboration/
For Dina and Mo, love was always on the menu.
After relocating to the UAE, Mo was invited to a dinner party at the delightful Zahra and Samer's house. And so it was that Dina and Mo met for the first time. They immediately hit it off, complimenting each other like strawberries and cream, only to find out later that spice-queen Zahra was playing the matchmaker all along.
This is how it started for my lovely couple Dina & Mo, my first Sudanese couple! As soon as Dina mentioned "Old Hollywood Glamour" as the theme, I immediately knew how to design her wedding invitation set. Old Hollywood posters were my inspiration with Cadillac Pink, Ivory White & pale Gold for the color palette.
A range of stationery custom made for brides in the GCC, small details that leave a big impression. Each design follows the theme of the bride, we work closely with your event planner to make sure every touch point shines. Contact us for more details and pricing.
The bride & groom are respectively from Lebanon & Colombia. Knowing both have chosen an "international expatriate life", I decided to have the guests get a taste of that: each one received a travel ticket to join the launch of the newly weds' journey together.
"Join us as we begin our journey together" travel package: Gold foiled passport, travel wedding ticket, and luggage tag.


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[54 of 67 customers found this review helpful]
This ticket was a waste of money. I remembered enjoying the Globetrotters as a kid, but my family, including kids aged 12 and 16, thought it was so tacky. They don't compete against a real team and bring their own 'bad guys' team. There is no real competition, no real ball played, and no real astounding skill. A lot of repeated silly drills and gags.
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Don't waste your time and money...
That show has nothing likable, IT IS NOT ABOUT BASKETBALL (a few nice tricks can't make it BASKETBALL-connected)!!! It's worse than 5th grade kids theatre... "Actors" are rude and absolutely non-professional, sometimes their behaviour was really disgusting...
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Be Advised: this show is only worth it if you sit in the Front Row. Otherwise for this show is a complete waste of time and money. The globetrotters missed 50% of their shots and our crowd began booing. The kids we had there, ages 7, 8, and 10, would have rather watched TV. No doubt, if we were in the front row we may have had more fun since they do interactions w/ the front row. The show was boring and we couldn't wait to leave. If you're looking for a fun night out for your kids go to Chukie Cheese's because this show stinks!
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they have very good interaction with the crowd
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Ten-man Sunderland were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Norwich City to go into the Christmas period bottom of the Barclays Premier League table.
It stretched the hosts' winless run in the League to six matches while Norwich remain 14th.
Black Cats defender Wes Brown was sent off late on for a foul on Robert Snodgrass.
Fabio Borini and Ki Sung-Yueng were handed starting places for Sunderland, after scoring in the Capital One Cup defeat of Chelsea in midweek while Snodgrass was back in the Norwich side following a knee injury.
Sunderland were restricted to long-range shots in the first half with Sebastian Larsson firing just over from 25 yards and Borini shooting just wide of the post.
At the other end, Nathan Redmond, Gary Hooper and Leroy Fer were each denied by Vito Mannone.
After the break Borini shot straight at City goalkeeper John Ruddy before substitute Steven Fletcher caused problems at a corner and the ball fell to Brown who headed wide.
In injury-time at the end of the match, Brown was shown a straight red card for his challenge on Snodgrass as Sunderland ended the day four points adrift of safety.
Sunderland manager Gus Poyet: "I'm disappointed. I was expecting more from the team, I was expecting to win.
"Every time we win an important game - like the cup win (against Chelsea) - the next step is always down.
"We were very poor technically today. Playing extra-time on Tuesday is no excuse. I'm realistic - time is running out (to stay up)."
Norwich City manager Chris Hughton: "We showed grit and determination but a draw was a fair result. I felt we were the team most likely to score.
"A clean sheet away from home is valuable and we need to maintain that going into the Christmas period.
"There's a fair bit of confidence in the team. We've been unlucky with injuries but we've got through that period with great spirit and determination."
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LOVE AKC Havanese Puppies For Sale Olympia * Seattle * Tacoma * Kirkland * Bothell * Bellevue * Portland *
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The Dam Serafina:
Our Dam Serafina is a very Special Dog! She has every good quality that you could possibly want in a dog. She's a beautiful dog, with a thick wavy coat of white and cream fur. She has a beautiful look and disposition. She's extremely healthy, gentle, playful, energetic but not hyper, loving but not dependent, protective but not aggressive and beautiful. She's active and walked 2 miles each day until she had the litter of puppies. She regularly plays with her son Sergei. She was still playing right up until she had her litter, although, not as much as she had before.
She's a good Mother. She is so content being a Mother. She seems so happy when you come to see her puppies, and you can see the pride she has in them. She is quite content on taking good care of them. She even plays with them when they get older. She is really a quite impressive Mother Dog.
She's the perfect dog with a great disposition and traits. She was our first Havanese Dog. After we got her, we were hooked on the breed. She's a very good bred dog, within the breed of Havanese. Once we got her, we were hooked. She was purchased to be our pet and so we never planned to show her, although, we were certain she would have excelled. She comes from a Champion Bloodline, although, we didn't get her to be a show dog. Many of the dogs in her lineage are Champion show dogs. I have the 5 generation pedigree available. We plan to keep her forever and would not consider ever parting with her even after she is done breeding.
We've breed her with another AKC Champion Bloodline Havanese, who is healthy, happy and has similar traits and quality to compliment the gene pool.
Breeding Serafina:
When determining if she will bred her again, we bring her to the Vet and have her examined. Vet determined that she was in excellent health. We then weigh all the factors together, including her overall physical and mental health, disposition, traits, size and number of her past litters, demand for the puppies, ease or difficulty with her past pregnancy and birth, nursing and care for her puppies, to determine any risk to her or the puppies. She is a healthy dog and very happy dog. We walk her 2 miles a day. She's happy and playful. She's had always nursed her own puppies and never lost a puppy, although, she's had some very big litters.
What We Provide:
We offer a clean and loving environment, with socialization for all the puppies prior to them being homed. We set up a nice quiet area of the house for Serafina to whelp and nurse her puppies. When they are older, we put them into a more open part of the house so that they can spend more time with us and our other pets. We train them on the Misty Trails method of potty training so they use the indoors reusable puppy pad starting when they are very young. By the time they leave our home, they are normally regularly using the pad and also familiar with using the outdoors to potty, although, the degree of each varies and the actual potty training will begin at home, depending on the method that you choose to incorporate. Weather permitting, we give them outside time and they enjoy that so much! It's really cute to watch them all pile outside. A line of puppies all running outside to our covered porch area and fenced in back yard where we are always watching them and we join in the fun of course! We never kennel our puppies or dogs. We care for the needs of our Adult dogs as much as we do our puppies. We feed our Adult dogs quality dog foods and other proteins, as well as vitamins. We cater to our new Momma and ensure that she has everything that she needs to provide the puppies with the nurturing that they need to thrive. We spend a good deal of time in their area feeding them, playing with them, cleaning them, and loving of them. We don't allow them to stay in a messy area so that they don't get sick or pick up bad habits. Our dogs are not just for breeding. We breed our female because we want to share her qualities with other people. She is amazing! Her puppies are amazing!
Quality & Not Quantity:
We don't try and squeeze in several litters a year and we are not burned out on taking care of the puppies or our Dam. We are most concerned with raising the litter the right way instead of worrying about quantity. We work hard to make sure that the puppies are well cared for and that we provide the foundation for them to have a great start without any emotional scars or disabilities! This makes for a more sound, secure and well-rounded puppy. Just like Not all breeds of dogs are the same; nor are all dogs within that breed the same. This applies to people and animals. The quality of dog and how it was raised makes a big difference in the traits that the puppy will grow to have.
Our Pricing:
You can pay more for another Havanese, as they often cost upwards of $2k. We have sold our puppies for an average of about $1600 and commanded as much as $2k. We wanted to make the puppies more accessible to other families and so we reduced our price of our last litter of 7 puppies, to a special reserve early price of $1350 and had all but 1 puppy sold prior to the litter even being born. The regular price is $1450 and we reserve the right to change the price at anytime. Hurry and reserve now. Don't miss out.
Be wary, of the lowest price puppies. You get what you pay for. This is an investment in the quality of your life for many years to come. If you pick the right puppy, then you may have the puppy for 15-20 years. If you buy a puppy that needs medical attention then you could end up spending much more money on medical bills. Not to mention, the stress, time and effort that you will go through with a sick puppy. Our pedigree is proven. Our Serafina is extremely healthy! There's no way anyone who has the pedigree, and puts the time, effort and money into raising the puppies as we do, could offer them for less. We take care of our puppies like new born babies, which means for us, day and night.
Neglected or Traumatized Pets:
You may ask what you might get from a less expensive puppy. For example, we have another Male AKC Registered Havanese dog that we purchased from a "breeder" and this dog has some serious physical ailments and some personality traits that are not very appealing or sought after. We've worked much harder with him than we have with our Serafina or her son Sergei. We are now preparing to get some of his medical problems fixed. This will likely cost us a good amount of money. We were willing to put in the extra work with him so we decided to keep him but neutered him so that he could not have any puppies and pass on the undesirable genetic traits. Not everyone can put in the extra work with some of the neglected dogs. It takes a lot of time to help them. Depending on their traits, they can be very disruptive, time consuming and expensive to raise.
You can take steps to try and avoid getting a traumatized, neglected or sick dog like this by taking some simple steps. Do an internet search for disarming information or law suits. Are they accused of being a "puppy mill"? Is there any foundation to that accusation? Do they respond to your inquiries for information? Do they seem loving and concerned with the welfare of the puppies and the breed? Are they clean and is pickup in their home offered? Be wary about picking up the puppy outside of their home. This is sometimes a warning sign. Are they registered AKC? References? We have many references posted on our FB page by owners who have kept in contact with us. They have posted by their own free will and even posted with their personal Facebook account.
The Havanese Breed & Traits:
When you consider a Havanese, you are considering one of the BEST BREEDS! The breed is non-shedding and so it's perfect for allergy sufferers. They are also great to use as a therapy or service type dog. Havanese are smaller dogs but not tiny, miniature. They are extremely healthy with little known congenital problems and average lifespan is 14-17 years. According to the online weight calculator, I estimate that the full grown weight of a healthy puppy will be from 11-15 pounds from this litter of puppies. This is only an estimate and I make no guarantees to weight or fur color. The color of the Havanese fur is often known to change. It will sometimes change drastically and can turn into even more beautiful coloring. Most often it does this when the fur is dark colored.
Havanese are known to be Playful, Gentle, Responsive, Companionable, Intelligent, Affectionate, small but not fragile. Havanese are smaller dogs but not fragile. They are very sturdy and can actually play with small children without being aggressive or getting hurt. They are tough little dogs. They are energetic but not known to be hyper. They are really tough little dogs but very gentle. They are game for about anything. If you are active, then they are active. They will hike, swim, play and are pretty much game for any outdoors sport. If you are more sedative, then they are sedative. They are quite content to sit inside and be by their owner with a small amount of exercise. Like most dogs, they should be walked or have access to outdoors. They are really a perfect companion, therapy or assistance dog. They have relatively long life spans. They average 14-17 years. They are non-shedding and perfect for those allergy sufferers and those who simply don't like fur all around the house. I have full grown dogs and you would not know it by the lack of fur in my house. You can also wear black without getting fur on your clothes. It's known to be a very healthy breed without any real serious Congenital Diseases. The breed's approximate weight is generally between 11-16 pounds.
Application for Puppy:
If you are interested in a puppy, then I ask you to complete a puppy questionnaire form or call me with the information. It's important to talk to prospective buyers. We ask some questions to try and ensure suitability and see what your preferences are. We have provided a puppy questionnaire form on the link to the left. You can fill that out and send a copy to me in email or phone me with details. Information will be kept private and I won't use it for any purpose other than to determine suitability and preference in a puppy. After reviewing the information, I will let you know if we have a puppy available for you and negotiate the sale of the puppy. Deposit is required to hold a puppy.
Deposit Required: $500 Non-refundable
Preferred Method of Payment for Deposit: Paypal
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a. We will cover fee associated with Paypal transfer for deposit only.
Check Payments: (Only upon approval) Allow 2 weeks prior to pickup of puppy to clear. We will accept a check with prior approval and arrangements. We can't hold reserve a puppy without deposit. As a gratuity, we may arrange to hold your puppy for 3 business days, while the check is sent in the mail. Normally, mail sent within the state only takes 1 business day and bordering states take about 2 days. Arrange check payment in advance. Any fees associated with a rejected check will be the responsibility of buyer.
Picking a Puppy
Until the puppies have been properly vaccinated at 6 weeks of age, then we can't show them in person until they have their 1st set of shots. Until this time, we don't allow visitors to see the puppies because they are too susceptible to various illnesses. Prior to this time, you can determine which puppy is best suited for you by asking for my recommeendation and reviewing the posts and pictures that I will post online. I will post many pictures of the puppies so that all prospective buyers can view the puppies as they grow.
With Purchase:
We offer all our puppies with a 3 day healthy puppy guarantee, 1 year guarantee against specific Congenital Health Conditions outlined in contract, AKC Limited Registration Application, AKC 3 Generation Certificate for Framing, Copy of Serafina's 5 Generation Pedigree, Copy of Vet Records including Exams and Shots, Dew Claws Removed, as well as an Awesome Puppy Gift Pack and Comforting Item from Litter to make transition to new home easier. We provide records of Vet exams and shots but for the health guarantee, please bring puppy to Vet within 3 days of arriving at your home. Refer to Health Guarantee link on left side for complete details on health guarantee. I'm sorry but we don't transfer breeding rights for the puppies and like any responsible breeder, we require spaying or neutering. We pay to file the litter and provide a farmable copy of the litter certificate to the new owner. We also provide an AKC limited registration application to the owner. If the owner wishes to file this with the AKC, then they will need to file the application with the required $25 fee to AKC.
Remaining Purchase Price:
You are not required to pay for the remaining balance until you come to pickup the puppy. Please be prepared to pay in full, at the time of pickup. Checks will need to be approved and must clear 2 weeks prior to pickup. We will also accept Paypal but they do charge a transfer fee. We will incur the transfer fee on the deposit but we will reuqire the buyer to pay the fee if they choose to use Paypal to transfer the remaining balance. Please include an additional $25 for the fee, when you send the remaining balance through Paypal. To avoid the fee, you can send the transfer though the Paypal friend link and use instant payment option. To avoid the transfer fee and delay for a check to clear, you may choose to pay in cash at the time of pickup. We actually prefer this method and will provide a written receipt at that time.
Please discuss with me if you do have a problem making payment or pickup by the date provided. Payment in full and pickup required by dates outlined here. Failure to do so, may result in us canceling the sale and forfeit of the monies paid, without any additional obligation. Buyer will be responsible for all fees associated with rejected payemnts.
Pickup Requirements:
For all those who have reserved or picked their puppy, then we ask that they be picked up by August 17th. They will be 9+ weeks old at that time. We will begin allowing them to be picked up and go to their new homes at 8 weeks of age, so on Friday, August 8th. We will schedule appointments within this time period for pickup. For anyone that has made purchase or reserved a puppy after August 11th, then we will schedule pickup within the next 7 days.
Please make the puppy a priority and pick him/her up by the date provided it's in the best interest of the puppy and us to pick them up when they are still young, but old enough to be weaned from Mother. It causes a lot of stress on the puppy when it becomes too attached to us and then is removed from the home. It is during this period that I've noticed this happens the most. This is the during the Puppy's Fear Stage. If you have purchased a puppy, then I ask that you pick up by the timelines provided so by August 8-17th or if purchased after August 11, within a week of that time. I may reserve the right to charge a boarding fee of $10 day if pickup has not been made by this time. Discuss any payment or pickup issues with us.
We discourage shipping a puppy Cargo method. This method of shipping is not recommended for a young puppy. We will consider requests on a case by case basis, although, we will not approve it when the conditions are unsafe for the puppy. i.e. Shipping a puppy to Texas in the middle of Summer. The Cargo section of the plane gets very hot and the planes are often left on the runway for hours. The puppies are then brought to a room and often left there for extended periods of time, until someone picks them up. We suggest that if you are purchasing a puppy from out of state, then you fly here and bring puppy back on plane with you. The puppy would be eligible. Airlines allow this for a charge. You can fly with the puppy under the front seat. We will assist in shipping. All costs associated with shipping a puppy, is the responsibility of the owner. Contact us for details on shipping options.
Puppy Preparedness:
You may want to send us a toy or blanket of some sort so that the puppy can become familiar with it prior to you coming to pick him/her up. We will put the item in the area with the puppies and then you take it home with you after you pick up the puppy. We will also provide each buyer with an item that has been in our home to take home with them. This makes the puppy feel more comfortable so the transition will be smoother. We also provide a Puppy Gift Pack of some very cool gift items to get you started. When picking your puppy up, please bring a box or crate, old towels and a blanket. I would suggest coming with a driver and rider so that the rider. If you don't have a rider, then you should definitely bring something to put the puppy in. Line the crate or box with an old towel or place a towel over the rider's lap, as the puppy will normally get sick during the drive home. Make sure you have purchased the items that the puppy will need once it gets home. Be sure to have the items purchased and ready for the puppy at your home. They will need a list of items, including, water and food bowl, toys, dog bones for teeth cleaning and chewing, toothbrush and toothpaste, slicker brush and/or stainless steel comb, quality shampoo/conditioner, sleeping area such as a mat, bed, kennel or crate, quality food dry and/or moist (stick with the same brand we use or gradually change brands so not to get the puppy sick). We currently feed the puppies California Natural Dog food, small bites and also Cesars Dog Food puppy formula. We also bake beef liver and dice up into small pieces and mix up with the moist food and feed to them. We give our Adult Dogs daily vitamins, although, puppies should not need these. This is optional.
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