Bug Squad

Suds for a bug? Get out your net! If you collect the first cabbage white butterfly of the year in the three-county area of Sacramento, Solano and Yolo, you'll win a pitcher of beer or its equivalent, compliments of Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology.

Note: This is the shortest Bug Squad blog of the 2972 blogs I've written since Aug. 6, 2008. Santa Came.

Our compact car gathers no reindeer antlers, no Rudoph nose, no Santa hat. Zero, zip, zilch, nada. Our HOUSE exudes Merry Christmas! but our CAR does not.

Mark your calendars. You and your family and friends will soon be in for an entertaining and educational time. And it's free.

Did you hear about the nematologist, aquatic entomologist and the community ecologist who walked into the International House at the University of California, Davis? Sounds like a great story, right? Make that great cookies.