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)

Santa Came

December 25, 2019

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

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

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A Gulf Fritillary chrysalis inside the author's car, by the rear window. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Why Our Car Is Chortling 'Merry Chrysalis'

December 24, 2019

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

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.

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UC Davis entomology alumnus Joel Hernandez shows morpho butterflies to visitors at the Bohart Museum of Entomology during the 2019 UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Gearing up for 9th Annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

December 23, 2019

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

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

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The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology hosted a holiday party at the International House, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Nematologist, Aquatic Entomologist and a Community Ecologist Walked Into...

December 20, 2019

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

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.

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A golden bee, a Cordovan, sipping nectar on a lavender blossom in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Thirteen Bugs of Christmas: Revisited

December 19, 2019

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Move over, "Twelve Days of Christmas.

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