Bug Squad

 UC Davis bee researcher Felicity Muth educated the crowd, including adults, children and teens, about native bees at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's recent open house on  "Buzz Words: Insects in Literature."Muth is the author of the highly acclaimed children's book, "Am I Even a Bee?"--about an…

 Who were the "worker bees" bee-hind the scenes who organized the highly successful Bohart Museum of Entomology open house,  "Buzz Words: Insects in Literature," that featured displays,  hands-on activities, and three speakers? The "worker bees" were three UC Davis Entomology Graduate…

 Interested in pollinator biology, health and policy? We all should "bee."Professor Michelle Flenniken of Montana State University (MSU), is chairing an International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health, and Policy 2026 that is set June 25-27 in the Strand Student Union Building, Bozeman. …

 UC Davis doctoral candidate Madison "Madi" Hendrick, scheduled to receive her doctorate in entomology in June, will present her exit seminar on "Integrated Pest Management in California Field Crops: Challenges in Alfalfa and Rice" on Friday, June 5.Her seminar is set for 10 a.m. in 366 Briggs Hall, UC…

 Honey bees can't get enough of the Tower of Jewels, Echium wildpretii.Wildpretii?  Sometimes you feel like addingan extra "t" and remove an "i." It's pronounced "wild-PRET-ee-eye."A towering, flowering biennnial plant in the family Boraginaceaes, it's named for the 19th century Swiss botanist…