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The late Robbin Thorp, distingished emeritus professor of entomology, monitored the bee garden for bee species. He detected more than 80 different species through the years. This image was taken on April 15, 2011. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bee Garden to Mark 10th Anniversary

September 14, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It was the fall of 2009 when a half-acre bee garden on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis campus, sprang to life. Headlines on colony collapse disorder dominated the news media, as scientists declared "honey bees are in trouble.
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The Bohart Museum of Entomology's live "petting zoo" is a favorite among all visitors. This is a red velvet walking stick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bohart Museum of Entomology's Open Houses

September 12, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, has scheduled nine special weekend open houses for the academic year.
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SQUAW LGD 2019 (4)
Ranching in the Sierra Foothills: Article

The Economics of Using Livestock Guardian Dogs

September 12, 2019
By Daniel K Macon
Like any livestock management tool, livestock guardian dogs come with both costs and (hopefully) benefits. Some of these are easily calculated - for example, through today, we've spent $624.70 on dog food and veterinary costs related to our livestock guardian dogs this year.
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Leafcutter bees fly to their hive. (Photo: Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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The leafcutter bee is an efficient alfalfa pollinator

September 12, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
The hard work put in every summer by leafcutter bees was spotlighted by KQED Science, which took a Deep Look at an introduced pollinator that makes bountiful alfalfa seed production possible in California.
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A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, nectaring on Cleveland sage. One of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminars during the fall quarter will be on "Bumble Bee Movement Ecology and Response to Wildfire" by doctoral candidate John Mola for his exit seminar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Who's Speaking at UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Seminars

September 11, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
From honey bees to bumble bees to nematodes to mosquitoes to walnut twig beetles... Nine speakers are booked for the fall quarter seminars sponsored by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. The seminars begin Wednesday, Sept. 25 and continue through Wednesday, Dec. 5.
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Thomas Sparks at his desk. He was the first graduate student of UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock.
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No Generation Gap in this 'Family of Scientists'

September 10, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Let's see...John Casida, Bruce Hammock and now Thomas Sparks. You probably recognize their names as exemplary scientists affiliated with the University of California system. They all meshed entomology, chemistry and toxicology and biochemistry.
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