It's a tough time for beekeepers and almond growers during California's almond pollination season. There's a nationwide bee shortage, rapidly increasing hive thefts and often uncooperative weather.

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Environmental scientist Severyn Korneyev of the Plant Pest Diagnostics Center, California Department of Food and Agriculture and a research associate at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, will be sharing his expertise at the fruit fly identification-training session.

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CDFA to Host Fruit Fly Workshop, Free to Participants

February 18th, 2025

Fruit flies are important economic pests, causing millions of dollars in damage, but not many scientists know how to identify them.

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UC Davis Bio Boot Camps: Where Science Matters

February 17th, 2025

The UC Davis Bio Boot camps: Where science matters. The deadline for science-driven teens to apply for the 2025 UC Davis Bio Boot Camps is Saturday, March 1.

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Lady beetles, aka ladybugs, are a crowd pleaser on Valentine's Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Getting the Red In: Happy Valentine's Day!

February 14th, 2025

Someone once said that "red doesn't tiptoe into a room; it kicks down the door." Red is bold, fiery, and confident. It's also a warning: think stop signs, traffic lights and fire engines. Don't blow through a stop signs or red traffic light, and please pull over when you hear a siren.

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Professor Phil Ward, an ant specialist with the UC Davis Department of Entomology, responds to a question below a sign that reads "We have the Antswers." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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The Phil Ward Ant Lab: They Provided the 'Antswers'

February 13th, 2025

It's Saturday, Feb. 8--the 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day--and you're heading toward the Academic Surge Building on Crocker Lane, home of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and the Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology. You want to see the displays and chat with the scientists.

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