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)

The Design Museum in Room 124 of Cruess Hall will be open during the Biodiversity Museum Day from noon to 4 p.m. The theme: "It's Bugged: Insects' Role in Design." The bee photo is by UC Davis alumnus Alex Wild. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day: Bugged!

January 30, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

In some respects, you could say the seventh annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 17 will be bugged! Lots of insects and other arthropods will be among the scores of attractions. The campuswide event, set from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Nematologist Amanda Hodson, a IC Davis professional researcher, will present a seminar on "Molecular Detection and Integrated Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes" at 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31 in 122 Briggs Hall.

Amanda Hodson Seminar: Do You Know Where Your Nematodes Are?

January 29, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Do you know where your nematodes are? If you're a grower, you should.

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Are You a Graduate Student Involved in Pollinator Research?

January 26, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

If you're a graduate student engaged in pollinator research, you may want to enter the Graduate Student Research Poster competition, to take place Saturday, March 3 during the fourth annual UC Davis Bee Symposium in the UC Davis Conference Center. The winners will share $1800 in cash prizes.

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A honey bee pollinating a pomegranate blossom in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Registration Underway for UC Davis Bee Symposium, Set Saturday, March 3

January 25, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

It's "bee" time! Make that "time for healthy bees!" Registration is underway for the fourth annual UC Davis Bee Symposium: Keeping Bees Healthy, set Saturday, March 3 in the UC Davis Conference Room on Alumni Drive.

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This praying mantis, drawn by Karissa Merritt, is being colored by James Harris, 13, of Winters at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum: This Bug's for You

January 24, 2018

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

A praying mantis here. A lady beetle there. A sawtoothed-grain beetle there. Entomologist-artist Karissa Merritt kept busy at the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on Insects and Art last Sunday, Jan. 21 as she demonstrated how to draw insects.

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