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Santa came. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Santa Came

December 25, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Note: This is the shortest Bug Squad blog of the 2972 blogs I've written since Aug. 6, 2008. Santa Came.
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RFT Community Garden
UCCE Riverside County: Article

Riverside Faith Temple Garden Update

December 23, 2019
By Chutima H Ganthavorn
A small edible garden has started in the Eastside neighborhood of Riverside with funding from the City of Riverside's Small Spark Community Development Block Grant.
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Colorful Ingredients
UCCE Riverside County: Article

Arizona Middle School Community Gathered to Show Support

December 16, 2019
By Chutima H Ganthavorn
Earlier this school year, over 50 students, parents, Master Gardeners and school staff, including Principal Jeffrey Diulio gathered after school in the school garden to watch Chef Sean Stewart cook three delicious fall soups: pumpkin, Green Goddess, and Acqua Cotta (Cooked Water).
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These "Stamped Citrus Shortbread" cookies, by community ecologist Rachel Vannette, won best-decorated cookie. (Photo by Rachel Vannette)
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Who Won the Department's Cookie Contest?

December 13, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Who won the Department of Entomology and Nematology's cookie contest? A nematologist, an aquatic entomologist and a community ecologist. The event, which took place at the department's recent holiday luncheon in the International House, drew nine contestants.
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Eliza Litsey, UC Davis entomology alumnus, holds a selection of water bears (tardigrades) in the Bohart Museum of Entomology gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum of Entomology Gearing Up for Holiday Season

December 13, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Bohart Museum of Entomology is gearing up for the holiday season with a gift shop stocked with insect-themed items, ranging from stuffed animals, books, jewelry, t-shirts and sweatshirts to logo patches, pens, coffee cups, lollipops, and insect-collecting equipment.
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