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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The many faces of the late UC Davis Distinguished Professor Bruce Hammock

UC Davis Planning Remembrance Ceremony

May 4, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 UC Davis Distinguished Professor Bruce Dupree Hammock (1947-2026) will be among the individuals remembered at the UC Davis Annual Remembrance Ceremony, scheduled from noon to 12:30 p.m., Monday, May 11 at the UC Davis Conference Center, 550 Alumni Lane.An internationally recognized scientist and an…
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Hummingbird nectaring on flowers in the UC Davis Bee Haven.

TOC Day: Learning About the Pollinators in the UC Davis Bee Haven

May 1, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Children of UC Davis and UC Davis Health System employees learned about the birds and the bees (and other pollinators) at the recent Take Our Children (TOC) to Work Day, hosted by the UC Davis Bee Haven. The sights and sounds captivated the special visitors: honey bees buzzed, Western tiger…
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ransmission electron micrograph of Wolbachia within an insect cell. (Wikipedia)

A Powerful Biological Tool for Targeting Mosquitoes?

April 30, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 A powerful biological tool for targeting mosquitoes?UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow Lyna Ngor of the UC Irvine Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, will discuss "Exploring Flower-Mediated Wolbachia Transmission: A Self-Sustaining Approach to Mosquito-Borne Disease Control" at the UC…
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Professor and bee scientist Elina Lastro Niño examining a frame.

The Art and Science of Rearing Queen Bees

April 29, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 If you're a beekeeper interested in learning how to rear queen bees, this is for you!The UC California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP) is offering an in-person Queen-Rearing Techniques Short Course (QRTSC) on Saturday and Sunday, May 30-31 at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee…
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Beekeeper looking at frame of bees.

Congrats, Rob Page, Newly Elected Member of NAS!

April 28, 2026
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 "I'm ecstatic," said internationally renowned bee scientist Robert E. Page Jr.,  when hearing this morning that he's a newly elected member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).So are we! And so well deserved. UC Davis and Arizona State University (ASU) colleagues are among those…
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