Nigel Cattlin / Faba bean rust pustules on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf caused by Fungus (Uromyces viciae-fabae). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Mealy cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae) infestation on Brassica stem. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Mealy cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae) infestation on Brassica stem. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Lupin (Lupinus sp) leaves with powdery mildew caused by Fungus (Erysiphales). Cultivated in garden, Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Mealy cabbage aphid (Brevicoryne brassicae) infestation on secondary host plant Hedge mustard (Alliaria petiolata). Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Common vetch (Vicia sativa) with Red ant (Myrmica rubra) on bud. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Pear leaf blister mite (Eriophyes pyri) damage to young Pear (Pyrus sp) fruit. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Pear leaf blister mite (Eriophyes pyri) damage to Pear (Pyrus sp) leaves. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Germinating Broad bean (Vicia faba) with severe Slug (Gastropoda) damage to seed. Berkshire, England, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) leaf rosette with pinnate leaves, growing as garden weed. Berkshire, England, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) growing as garden weed. Berkshire, England, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Peach (Prunus persica) tree sapling, roots and stem growing from stone, above and below ground.

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage (Brassica sp) with feeding damage caused by Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus). Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Flea beetle (Phyllotreta sp) and feeding damage on Lilacflower (Aubrieta sp). Cultivated in garden, Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Apple (Malus domestica) buds swelling prior to leaves and flowers emerging in spring. Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba) young plant with early leaves and roots, uprooted and germinated seed split to show food reserve.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba), close up of roots and cross section of germinated seed to show food reserve.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean (Vicia faba), young plant with germinated seed, early leaves and roots, above and below ground.

Nigel Cattlin / Goat willow (Salix caprea) male catkins. Kennett and Avon Canal, Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Medlar (Mespilus germanica) fruit, senescing leaves in background. Berkshire, England, UK. November.

Nigel Cattlin / Doyenne du Comice pear (Pyrus communis) fruit with deformity and internal hard growth caused by Pear stony pit virus, cross section. Berkshire, England, UK. October.

Nigel Cattlin / Doyenne du Comice pear (Pyrus communis) fruit with deformity and internal hard growth caused by Pear stony pit virus, cross section. Berkshire, England, UK. October.

Nigel Cattlin / Doyenne du Comice pear (Pyrus communis) fruit with deformity caused by Pear stony pit virus. Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Doyenne du Comice pear (Pyrus communis) fruit with deformity caused by Pear stony pit virus. Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Doyenne du Comice pear (Pyrus communis) fruit with deformity caused by Pear stony pit virus. Berkshire, England, UK. October.

Nigel Cattlin / Firethorn leaf miner (Phyllonorycter leucographella) mine, damage to Firethorn (Pyracantha sp) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Nigel Cattlin / Firethorn leaf miner (Phyllonorycter leucographella) mine, damage to Firethorn (Pyracantha sp) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Nigel Cattlin / Cultivated Blackberries on Bramble (Rubus sp) plants supported by wires, ripe and unripe berries. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) spotting lesions on Rose (Rosa sp) flower caused by damp weather. Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Nigel Cattlin / Rose (Rosa sp), aborted bud diseased with Grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) after damp weather. Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Nigel Cattlin / Corky brown damage to Pear (Pyrus communis) fruit possibly caused by early Eriophyid (Eriophyidae) blister mite infestation. Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Nigel Cattlin / Apple (Malus domestica) fruits infected with Brown rot (Monilinia spp.). Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad-leaved willowherb (Epilobium montanum) seedpods opening to disperse seeds, an arable weed. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Flea beetle (Phyllotreta nigripes) feeding damage to leaves of Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Flea beetle (Phyllotreta nigripes) feeding damage to leaves of Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima). Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) caterpillars and frass on damaged Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Field bean rust (Uromyces viciae-fabae) damage to Field bean (Vicia faba) crop. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Field bean rust (Uromyces viciae-fabae) damage to Field bean (Vicia faba) crop. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean rust (Uromyces vicia-fabae) on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf, notches made by Bean weevil (Chrysomelidae) around edge. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean rust (Uromyces vicia-fabae) on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf, notches made by Bean weevil (Chrysomelidae) around leaf edge. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Harvestman (Phalangium opilio) female on cultivated Blackberry (Rubus sp) fruit, this predator serves as a biological control species. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Apple (Malus domestica) fruits with damage scars caused by European apple sawfly (Holocampa testudinea) feeding early in fruit development. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Single small white (Pieris rapae) caterpillar on Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Large cabbage white (Pieris brassicae) caterpillars feeding on Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Large cabbage white (Pieris brassicae) caterpillars on Broccoli (Brassica oleracea) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Hazel nuts (Corylus avellana) maturing on tree in summer. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Flea beetle (Phyllotreta sp) feeding damage to Sweet alyssum (Alyssum maritimum) leaves. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septem-punctata) larva predating Black bean aphids (Aphis fabae) on Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus). Bean with buds. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Common wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) in field margin. Berkshire, England, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Common wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris). Berkshire, England, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Rose rust (Phragmidium mucronatum) pustules on underside of ornamental Rose (Rosa sp) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Rose rust (Phragmidium mucronatum) lesions and chlorosis on ornamental Rose (Rosa sp) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Field rose (Rosa arvensis) with Pollen beetles (Brassicogethes aeneus) on petals and anthers. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) infestation on Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus), stem twining up bamboo cane. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Powdery mildew (Podosphaera pannosa) on Rose (Rosa sp) buds. Cultivated in garden, Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Powdery mildew (Podosphaera pannosa) on Rose (Rosa sp) leaves. Cultivated in garden, Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) infestation on flowering Broad bean (Vicia faba). Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) infestation on Broad bean (Vicia faba) plant. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) plants damaged, stripped and pecked by Wood pigeon and other birds in vegetable garden. Berkshire, England, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / Apple (Malus domestica) bud burst, flower buds opening surrounded by fresh green leaves. Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Apple (Malus domestica) flower buds and fresh green leaves following bud burst, Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Glasshouse mealy bug (Pseudococcus viburni) honeydew from infestation on Lemon (Citrus limon) fruit, cultivated in conservatory.

Nigel Cattlin / Glasshouse mealy bug (Pseudococcus viburni) infestation on Lemon (Citrus limon) fruit, cultivated in conservatory.

Nigel Cattlin / Manila tamarind (Pithecellobium dulce) seedpods for sale at food market, Bangkok, Thailand.

Nigel Cattlin / Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), sections pf young fruit for sale at wet food market, Bangkok, Thailand.

Nigel Cattlin / Ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis). Koh Kret, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand.

Morley Read / Aerial tracking shot over a plantation of Cocoa trees (Theobroma cacao) cut out of the rainforest by a colonist, Napo Province, Ecuadorian Amazon, 2017. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Aerial shot ascending over a plantation of Cocoa trees (Theobroma cacao) cut out of the rainforest by a colonist, Napo Province, Ecuadorian Amazon, 2017. (non-ex)

Ann & Steve Toon / Old honeycomb on baobab (Adansonia digitata), Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Ann & Steve Toon / Heliophila sp, flowers, Namaqua National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Blue flax (Heliophila coronopifolia), Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) feeding on Wallflower (Erysimum sp.) pollen. At 4.5 mm average size, this is one of the smallest bees in the UK, Monmouthshire Wales UK, April

John Shaw / Tundra plants in autumn with Dwarf birch (Dwarf birch) and Bearberry (Arctostaphylos), Rypefjord (Ptarmigan Fjord), Scoresby Sund, Greenland, August.

John Shaw / Dwarf willow (Salix herbacea) growing beside a small glacial stream with icebergs in Hare Fjord, Scoresby Sund, Greenland, August.

John Shaw / Tundra plants in autumn with Dwarf birch (Betula nana) and Bearberry (Arctostaphylos), Rypefjord / Ptarmigan Fjord, Scoresby Sund, Greenland, August.

John Shaw / Tundra plants in autumn with Dwarf birch (Betula nana) and Bearberry (Arctostaphylos), Rypefjord / Ptarmigan Fjord, Scoresby Sund, Greenland, August.

John Shaw / Desert bighorn sheep ram (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) rubbing against a creosote bush (Larrea tridentata). Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA. February.

Mike Read / Dunnock (Prunella modularis) singing perched in Silver birch (Betula pendula) Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Reserve, Ellingham, near Ringwood, Hampshire, E...

Mike Read / Common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) female perched in Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Reserve, Ellingham, near Ringwood,...

Phil Savoie / Tawny mining (Andrena fulva) on apple tree blossom (Malus domestica), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April.

Phil Savoie / Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), flowers, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum), feeding on Wallflower (Erysimum sp.) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / European honey bee (Apis mellifera),feeding on Cherry blossom (Prunus sp.), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March

Phil Savoie / Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) feeding on Cherry blossom (Prunus sp.), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June

Phil Savoie / Orange tailed mining bee (Halictus rubicundus) feeding on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April.

Phil Savoie / Mining bee (Andrena sp.) on Apple tree (Malus domestica) Ripon, Wisconsin, USA, May.

Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus partorum),feeding on Hardy geranium (Geranium sp.), flower, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Phil Savoie / Milky Way in night sky with silhouette of tree, Brecon Beacons National Park,an International Dark Sky Preserve, Wales, UK. December 2016.

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum), feeding on Wallflower (Erysimum sp.) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Orange tailed mining bee (Halictus rubicundus) male feeding on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April.

Phil Savoie / English oak tree (Quercus robur) silhouetted in fog, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Phil Savoie / Mining bee (Andrena sp) feeding on Cherry blossom (Prunus sp), Ripon, Wisconsin, USA, May.

Phil Savoie / Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), queen feeding on Cherry blossom (Prunus sp.), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June

Phil Savoie / Mining bee (Andrena sp.) feeding on flower of Peach tree (Prunus persica) Ripon, Wisconsin, May.

Phil Savoie / Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) blossom, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April.

Phil Savoie / Ligated furrow bee (Halictus ligatus) on Apple blossom (Malus sp) Ripon, Wisconsin, USA, March.