Bug Squad

A daily (M-F) blog launched Aug. 6, 2008 and about the wonderful world of insects and those who study them. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Honey bee pollinating almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Hap-bee Thanksgiving!

November 27, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 When you sit down at your Thanksgiving table today, thank the bees.“A substantial portion of the meal is pollinated by the honey bee,” the late Extension Apiculturist Eric Mussen (1944-2022), a member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty and a noted authority on honey bees, told us…
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Queen bee and her colony
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Zeroing in on Honey Bee Research

November 26, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 How to keep honey bees healthy...UC Davis alumnus and Honey bee specialist Richard Martinez of the E. L. Niño lab will present his exit seminar, hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, on Wednesday, Dec. 3 in Room 122 of Briggs Hall.Martinez, who received his master's degree in…
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UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emerita Diane Ullman discussing Nature's Gallery, UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden, ast its dedication in June 2012. (Pohto by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Diane Ullman's Incredible Accomplishments

November 25, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 The incredible career and accomplishmenets of UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emerita Diane Ullman of the Department of Entomology and Nematology!She's featured in a newly released three-part video series produced by the UC Davis Emeriti Association in its ongoing video project to preserve the history…
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Queen bee and her colony. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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'Art of the Bee' Now in German Language

November 24, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Noted honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr.--he is retired from administrative positions at UC Davis and Arizona State University--won't be in the United States on Thanksgiving.He'll be at a book launch Nov. 27 at the Deutches Museum in Munich where he will deliver a public lecture on his book,  …
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UC Davis doctoral candidate Lexie Martin leading her game, "Bird Brain." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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The Bird Brain Game: What It's All About

November 21, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 One of the innovative and riveting games at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's recent open house on "Bees and Their Mimics" was "Bird Brain," created by UC Davis doctoral candidate Alexia "Lexie" Martin, a member of the lab of community ecologist Rachel Vannette, professor and vice chair of the UC Davis…
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