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Life among the olives

Dr Vera Sergeeva

People quite often are not aware of the wildlife that lives in olive groves: birds, bees, spiders, lizards, ants, hedgehogs, rabbits, butterflies, nectar feeders, pollinators and beneficial insects and many others you might not expect to meet in an olive grove. Beneficial species are an important component of IPM strategies and include parasitic and predatory wasps, spiders, predatory beetles and bugs, robber flies and lacewings.

by Office of Director-General Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Photo: by Tony O Neil Cradle Coast Olives, Tasmania

Biodiversity is the basis for the environmental health of our Planet and the source of economic, ecological and food security for future generations

Zuheros, Andalusia, Spain

Photo: by Antonio Trapero

Olive plantations

Rute

Priego

Andalusia, Spain


Photo: by Antonio Trapero Montilla


Egypt

Japan Australia

Chile

Photo: by Olivicola Valle Grande

Photo: by Mohamed El-Kholy

Photo: by Modern Olives/ Boundary Bend

South Australia

Croatia

Spain

New Zealand

Argentina

Photo by David Walshaw

Photo by Antonio Trapero

The wind on olive grove can be an amazing artist Perfect weather at Oasis Olives Peru The hazy hills in the background are the start of the Andes

Photo by John Symington




Peru

Olive grove in the Italian Tuscan countryside

Spain

Western Australia

Zakynthos, Greece Greek wild flowers on island of Lesvos

Wild flowers allowed to coexist with trees, creating a very diverse assemblage of plants

Wild plants also contribute to the agriculture

Photo: by David Carillet

Photo: by Greek_o_File Photo: by Karl Smallman Photo: by Rob W.

Photo: by Mohamed El-Kholy

Photo: by Vera Sergeeva, Australia

Natural sources of nitrogen (N) are needed to increase soil fertility in olive groves to maintain (N) nutritional status of olive trees

Photo: by Campbell Mercer, Australia

Organic olive grove

- growers : Naturally it is organically grown – better for us as the farmer, better for the environment and above all, better for you.

Feral nest of bees with wax combs on a branch of an olive tree branch

Photo: by Shane Royan, Australia

Photo: by Agriturisimo, Italy Photo: by Gilly Write, Italy

Bees working an olive tree

Feral nest of bees

Drosophila Robber Fly (family Asilidae )

Green Lacewing (Chrysopa carnea )

Green Lace Wings eggs

Ladybug

Green Lace Wings Larvae

Photo: by José Penco AEMO, Spain

Photo: by Vera Sergeeva, Australia Photo: by Vera Sergeeva, Australia

Praying Mantis

Photo: by Vera Sergeeva

Photo : by Juli Lawrence

Beneficial insects

Orange Potter Wasp

Hoverfly Wasp Hoverfly Wasp

Paper wasp nest Paper wasp nest and ants

Trissolcus Basalis wasp

Photo: by Vera Sergeeva, Australia Photo: by Vera Sergeeva, Australia



Photo: by Keen Sproule

Wasps

Photo: by Flickr

Photo by José Penco AEMO, Spain

Hoverfly Wasp

Spiders Photo: by Vera Sergeeva , Australia

Photo: by Vera Sergeeva , Australia



Egg sac of Two-tailed spider

Spider Diaea evanida

Egg sacs of Ordgarius furcatus spider

Spiders are predators by eating lots of insects

Spiders





Sandalodes bipenicillatus

Red Spotted Jezebel Butterfly, Australia


Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus icarus), Greece

Peacock butterfly an olive grove, Italy

Butterfly an olive grove, Australia Photo by and © C&S

Photo: by Ellen & Jean Reid

Photo: by Lindy Low

Butterflies

Stick Case moth (family Psychidae)

Red Shoulder Lycid Beetle - Trichalus ampliatus (Metriorrhynchus ampliatus)

Stick Case moth (family Psychidae)

Moth








Grasshopper Photo: by Vera Sergeeva, Australia

Green planthopper

Cicada

Photo: soundcloud

Dragonfly



Photo: by Olivicola Valle Grande, Chile


Photo: by José Penco, AEMO, Spain

Snails



Green Lizard found through ancient olive groves, along rocky mountain pathways, Corfu, Greece.

Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus) caught in an olive grove, Zakynthos Island, Greece.

Tree frogs (Hylidae) Freshwater Crab found in olive grove after heavy rains the previous night, Creete, Greece.

Photo: by Andrew Gray


Photo: by Potamon Potamios

Photo: by Matt Wilson

Hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) in olive grove, Crete, Greece

Rabbit or Hare burrow

Fox Wombat

Hare

Photo: by Colin Turvey

Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni), Greece

Photo: by Matt Wilson

Echidna under olive tree, Australia

Photo: wikimedia.org


Photo: by mapitout-tuscany, Italy

Photo: by tuscanysmagicalplaces, Italy

Dog

Cat

Photo: by Stock.XCHNG

Photo: by Con Jamon, Spain

Photo: by Squidoo

The most famous of the Cretan animals - mountain goat Kri Kri

Greek olive groves in the mountains of Crete


Photo: by Marjan Symington, Australia

Photo: by Kim Honan Australia

Photo: by Kimberly Harris, Chaffin, USA

Goats

Photo: by Kelley Herring

Photo: by Haerr Trippin, Italy

Sheeps

Photo: by Knut Kammann, Australia Sheep

Photo: by Roger Woolhouse, New Zealand Photo: by Roger Woolhouse, New Zealand

Caws

Photo: by Kim Honan, NSW, Australia

Photo: by Devon Siding, Victoria, Australia

Cattle

Photo: by Kim Honan, NSW, Australia

Waiheke Alpaca, New Zealand Alpacas in Australia

Photo: by Evol and Dennis Angelatos Photo: by Keenan & Lisa Scott :

Photo: by Rustic Blue,, Spain

Donkey

Alpacas

Horse

Deer

Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Photo: by Julia Posey Photo: by Stephanie Sanchez

Photo: by Stephanie Sanchez butterflies.heuristron.net

Raccoon mother with four babies

Kangaroos Wallabies

Photo :by Robert Le Rossignol

Wallabies Kangaroos Photo: by Vera Sergeeva


Nandu in an olive grove, Uruguay


Emu in an olive grove, Australia

Emu and Nandu Photo: by Modern olives/ Boundary Bend

Photo: by José Penco, AEMO, Spain Iberian pigs, Spain

Pigs an olive grove, Spain

Photo: by de Ferro,Spain

Pigs

Chickens and turkeys feeding under olive trees

Photo: by Manolis Tsantakis, Greece

Photo: by Rob W Flickriver Zakynthos, Greece

Photo: by Deborah Mele, Italy

Peacock and turkeys, Australia

Photo: by irches Luxury Spa Chalets

Poultry

Photo by John Symington, Oasis olives

Peru


Bird in an olive grove, Uruguay

Photo: by Olivicola Valle Grande, Chile

Collared dove chicks sit on the branch next to their nest on olive tree, Portugal

Photo: by Jackie

Photo: by Steven Byrne

White headed pigeon

Photo: by Wide Boy Jake

Photo: by Richard Waring Ringneck parrot eating olives, Australia

Ringneck Parrot (Barnardius zonarius)

King Parrot, Australia

Photo: by Rob Grummet

Photo: by John wallpapersofanimals

Warbler

Galahs eating olives on the ground Gold finches

Photo: by river-driftingthroughlife.blogspot

Photo: by Guadalupe59's, dailykos

Olive tree Warbler, Greece

Photo: by Birdingpaltours

Photo: mdahlem.net

Poster in the olive tree

Photo: Maggie, Flickr

Black Kite over olive grove

Blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla ), Spain

Photo: by Flickr Photo: by Joe s birding blog, Israel

Photo: by Lucy Brzoska

El Zorzal, Jaen, Spain

Photo by Enrique Calzado Rivillas

Rosellas


Photo by Sylvia Eurasia

Photo: by Lois LittleMok

Bird s nest



Warbler in Lesvos, Greece Humming bird in Bolivia

Chuparrosa de Xantus's female at nest

Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae ) female feeding nestling Photo: by Baja Birds

Photo: by Sam Wilson

Photo: by Joni Ward Photo: by Mike McKavett

Cinereous conebill (Conirosrum cinereum), Peru

Bushtit bird

Photo: by Juan A Malo de Molina

Photo: by Tom Groy

Hoopoe under olive tree, Greece

Photo: by Clydeside images

Owl an olive tree, Greece

Photo: by Panoramio,npezzani

Photo: by Harlan Mathews, USA

Owls

Photo: by José Penco AEMO, Spain

Monitor the trees for evidence of pests and diseases

Useful link for those interested in finding out more about olive pests and diseases visit: olivediseases.com/

Photo: by marsbrookholidayideas

Spain

Photo:by artsintheolives

Australia Italy

Photo:by naucrates.org

Photo: by Lesley Powell

Workshop in an olive grove

Painting

Photo: by sethmlong.com/tag/clos-henri/

Slate sculpture above an olive grove, New Zealand

Photo: by Peter Creet , Australia Photo: by Hideaki Hamada, Japan

Sculptures "Diana" Ceramic sculpture by Heather Creet

Sculpture regent in olives by Hisakazu Shimizu

Orchard owners commissioned the sculpture in recognition of California's traditional olive industry

Photo: by West Coast Products & Olinda Brand

Gigantic green olive

Photo by Telegraph Hill, NZ

Camping in an olive grove, Italy

Photo: by campingsanzeno.it

Photo: by Sam Dunham Photo: by Sam Dunham

Campervan parking, New Zealand

Photo: by Gary & Lesley Lucas

Campervan parking, Italy

Lunch time

Wedding in Tuscany, Italy

The intimate ceremony with stunning views over the olive grove

Photo : by Jacques Francois di Cesare

Restaurant

Photo: by vintage.johnnyjet

Photo: by Kell&Stephanie

Horse riding, Spain

Photo: by Darley Newman

Observatory, New Zealand

Photo: by Ruth Graham

Hotel in Puglia, Italy

Photo: by improntalaquila

Andalusia, Spain


Organic olives

Photo: by Manolis Tsantakis

Thank you

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