Bug Squad

A daily (M-F) blog launched Aug. 6, 2008 and about the wonderful world of insects and those who study them. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Catch Me if You Can!"--This image of two native bees, Melissodes agilis, won the ESA category at the 63rd North Central Insect Photographic Salon, co-sponsored by the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America and the Photographic Society of America. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Two California Native Bees 'Travel' to Oklahoma

April 25, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

This is the story of how two native bees from Vacaville, Calif., traveled 1872 miles to Oklahoma City. Not really.

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Crowds throng Main Street, Woodland, during the annual California Honey Festival. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Show Me the Honey! California Honey Festival Set Saturday, May 6

April 24, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Show me the honey! The annual California Honey Festival, free and open to the public, will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 6 in downtown Woodland. It's about celebrating the importance of bees; the festival's mission is "to promote honey and honey bees and their products.

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The caterpillar of a "Gravity" Cecropia giant moth. (Photo by Sam Jaffe, the Caterpillar Lab)

Inside the World of Caterpillars with Sam Jaffe of The Caterpillar Lab

April 21, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Want to learn more about native caterpillars and their importance in the world?

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UC Davis entomology major Rachel Swey is a research assistant in the laboratory of UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock.

Top Undergrad Poster at UC Davis Chemistry Symposium: Marijuana Research

April 20, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Today being April 20 and a worldwide focus on cannabis, it seems appropriate to mention a research poster on "A Nanobody-Based Immunoassay for Detecting Moldy Marijuana" that won the top undergraduate poster at the 23rd annual R. Bryan Miller Symposium.

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Milo Buterbaugh, 2, of Vacaville, accompanied by his father, Dylan Buterbaugh, gets acquainted with a walking stick held by Bohart associate Christofer Brothers, a UC Davis animal behavior doctoral candidate. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

So Much to See, Do and Touch at Bohart Museum of Entomology

April 19, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

So much to see, do and touch at the Bohart Museum of Entomology during the 109th annual campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day. The theme: Bugs, Boom, Bang! "We had over 1500 people through the museum in just 4 hours," said Tabatha Yang, the Bohart Museum's education and outreach coordinator.

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