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)
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Medical entomologist Bruce Eldridge in 2007. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Entomology World Mourning the Loss of Bruce Eldridge

February 21, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The entomology world is mourning the loss of UC Davis Professor Emeritus Bruce Eldridge. As a medical entomologist, his exemplary military, academic and administrative career spanned more than six decades. He died Wednesday, Feb. 5 in Davis at age 91. Dr.
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A honey bee pollinating an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tough Time for Beekeepers and Almond Growers

February 19, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's a tough time for beekeepers and almond growers during California's almond pollination season. There's a nationwide bee shortage, rapidly increasing hive thefts and often uncooperative weather.
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UC Davis alumnus (2024) Allen Chew recently created a logo for the Bio Boot Camps that incorporates the yellow-billed magpie, Pica nuttalli, the symbol of MWFB, with the California dogface butterfly, Zerene eurydice, the symbol of the Bohart Museum.
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UC Davis Bio Boot Camps: Where Science Matters

February 17, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The UC Davis Bio Boot camps: Where science matters. The deadline for science-driven teens to apply for the 2025 UC Davis Bio Boot Camps is Saturday, March 1.
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