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)

Bug Doctor Brendon Boudinot answers a question from Lilliana Phillips, 5, of Carmichael, as her father, William Phillips, watches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Doctor Is In: 'Bug Me'

April 26, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

The handwritten sign at the "Bug Doctor" booth at Briggs Hall during the 104th annual UC Davis Picnic Day read "Bug Me with Questions." And attendees did. They asked questions, expressed concerns, and offered comments.

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A honey bee in flight, as she adjusts her pollen load and cleans her tongue or proboscis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Why Those Multi-Tasking Honey Bees Have Nothing on Amina Harris

April 25, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

If you can't chew gum and walk at the same time, think about the multi-tasking honey bee.

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Entomologist and Bohart associate Jeff Smith introduces a crowd to Snuggles, a rose-haired tarantula. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum Picnic Day: Bugging Out

April 24, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

They came. They saw. They bugged out.

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UC Davis alumnus Matt Forister, McMinn Professor of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno, will present a seminar at UC Davis on Wednesday, April 25 on his work with understanding the colonization of alfalfa by the Melissa blue butterfly.

Matt Forister: Melissa Blue Butterfly and Colonization of Alfalfa

April 23, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Want to learn more about the Melissa blue butterfly and its colonization of alfalfa?

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Bohart Museum associate Wade Spencer with his desert hair scorpion, Celeste, poses with the mascot, "Hamburger Cow Patty." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Who Invited Bugs to the UC Davis Picnic Day?

April 20, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Who invited bugs to the UC Davis Picnic Day?

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