Bug Squad

 UC Davis honey bee scientists will "bee" out in force this weekend at the annual California Honey Festival. This event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 16, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, May 17,  at the Yolo County Fairgrounds, 1250 E. Gum Ave, Woodland. Admission is free.UC…

 A team of nine researchers led by UC Davis entomologist Mia Lippey published an important paper today on climate warming and the effect on agricultural pests.The work, “Field Data Challenge Predictions of Universal Crop Pest Proliferation under Warming,” appearing in the Proceedings of the National…

 The Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis is the place to "bee" on Saturday afternoon, May 16--especially if you want to learn more about native bees noted book authors Krystle Hickman and Felicity Muth.That's when the Bohart will host a open house, themed "Buzz Words: Insects in Literature," from 1…

 While the hogs sleep, goats bleat, and roosters crow in the Livestock Barns at the Dixon May Fair, UC Master Gardeners from Solano County are inside the Southard Floriculture Building answering about plants and insects.“Why did my plant die?”"How can I grow great tomatoes?”"What can I do about all the…

 You won't want to miss this seminar on native bees!UC President's Postdoctoral Fellow Magda Argueta-Guzmán of UC Merced will speak on "More Than Just Flowers: Resource Use in Native Bees" at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar at 12:10 p.m., Wednesday, May 13 in 122 Briggs Hall…