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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Miranda Do-Tran, 2025 Lang Prize winner
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Learn How to Write a Research Paper

May 28, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 If you want to learn how to write a research paper, follow the "10 Principles" authored by UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus James R. Carey of the Department of Entomology and Nematology.His students have won the Science, Engineering and Mathematics (SEM) category of the UC Davis Library’s 2025…
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Dung beetle on the move. (Credit: Garvey Family Image)
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Insects, Art and the Sound of a Silent Crisis

May 27, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 When medical entomologist Lee Rafuse Haines, associate research professor, University of Notre Dame,  speaks on "Insects, Art and the Sound of a Silent Crisis" at the June 2nd seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, she'll work dung beetles into her presentation. …
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Monarch butterfly on an American flag. (Poto by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Memorial Day: A Somber Day

May 26, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Memorial Day: A somber dayToday we honor and mourn our U.S. military who died while serving in our Armed Forces.It was first known as Decoration Day."The first national observance of Memorial Day occurred on May 30, 1868," Wikipedia tells us. "Then known as Decoration Day and observed on May…
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Blue orchard bee, Osmia lignaria. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Learning the Life Cycle of Bees

May 23, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 “Just like butterflies, bees undergo metamorphosis. They hatch from eggs into worm-like larvae and eat pollen and nectar until they are large enough to pupate. As they pupate, their bodies are restructured and they emerge as the adult bees we’re familiar with.”So read a poster displayed by UC Davis…
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California Master Beekeeper Progrm banner at the mini-festival at The Hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Mini-Festival Celebrating Bees

May 22, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet...But the threat of a major rainstorm did.When organizers of the California Honey Festival, held annually in downtown Woodland, postponed the 2025 event from May 3 to June 21, due to an inclement weather forecast, a mini-celebration took place at The Hive in Woodland,…
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