Bug Squad

 Wait 'til you see the flora and the fauna on two ceramic-mosaic murals located behind the UC Davis Arboretum Plant Nursery on Garrod Drive.An unveiling and celebration will take place at a public ceremony at 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 21 during the 15th annual UC Davis Biodiversity. Museum Day. UC…

 (Editor's Note: The legendary UC Davis Distinguished Professor Bruce Dupree Hammock, who died on Jan. 5, 2026 at age 78, was an internationally recognized scientist who held a joint appointment with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. He was a highly…

 Will there be native bees and honey bees at the 15th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 21?Yes! There will be bumble bees, carpenter bees, orchard bees and orchid bees--live or specimens--at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, and honey bees and other pollinators in the UC Davis Bee…

 Got a question about butterflies?You can engage with scientists at the Bohart Museum of Entomology from noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 21 during the 15th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day.The Bohart, located in Room 1124, Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane is one of 12 museums or…

 You'll learn about nematodes, pollinator gardens, dinosaurs and yeast at the speakers' series during the 15th Annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 21. The speakers' series will take place from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Silverado Vineyards' Sensory Theatre, Sensory Building, Robert…