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)

Renowned virologist Robert Gallo ponders a question during his interview with UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal. The virtual symposium is from 5 to 7 p.m., June 3. (Screen shot)

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Mark Your Calendar for June 3: Fantastic Panel for the Third UC Davis-Based COVID-19 Symposium

May 28, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Mark your calendar! You won't want to miss the UC Davis-based COVID-19 Symposium on Wednesday, June 3. Dr. Robert Gallo, world-renowned virologist at the forefront of the AIDS epidemic and now targeting COVID-19, will headline the panel of speakers.

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Andrea Guggenbickler, who received her bachelor's degree in global disease biology (GDB) in 2018, has won a staff academic advising for her work in the GDB program.

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Meet Andrea Guggenbickler, Outstanding Academic Advisor

May 27, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Way to go! Andrea Guggenbickler, staff academic advisor for the Global Disease Biology (GBD) major, part of the UC Davis Department of Plant Pathology, has received a prestigious award for her outstanding advising.

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A honey bee foraging on yellow starthistle, a weed farmers hate but beekeeper, honey enthusiasts and mead makers love. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

'All You Mead Is Love!' Enroll in UC Davis Online Course by Monday, June 1

May 26, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Picture this: A honey bee foraging on yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis), an invasive weed that farmers absolutely hate but one that beekeepers, honey enthusiasts and mead makers absolutely love.

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A male monarch, Danaus plexippus, spreads its wings on a tower of jewels (Echium wildpretii) in Vacaville, Calif. on Sunday, May 23. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Portraits of a Monarch Just Stopping By

May 25, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Welcome, Danaus plexippus! A monarch butterfly, the first of the year, fluttered through our family pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif. last Sunday and hung around for about two hours. We clocked him in at 5 p.m. and he exited around 7.

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Wasp expert Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, shows an Asian giant hornet specimen during the virtual open house May 22.

Bohart Museum Virtual Open House: Honing in On the Hornets!

May 22, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Oh, the questions that Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, fielded at the Bohart's first-ever virtual symposium, held Friday morning, May 22.

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