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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A handful of bees, held by Barbara Allen-Diaz. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bee Stunt: A First and a Last

May 22, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It was Norm Gary's last bee wrangling stunt. And it was Barbara Allen-Diaz' first close-up encounter with bees. The occasion: Barbara Allen-Diaz, vice president of the UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR), was on the UC Davis campus recently to fulfill her UC Promise for Education.
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Red-veined meadowhawk, Sympetrum madidum, perches on a stake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Love Those Dragonflies!

May 20, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Don't you just love it when a dragonfly perches on a stake in your back yard and decides to stay for a while? That's what happened Sunday.
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Honey bee foraging on a pomegranate blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bee Crisis Explained

May 19, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
As honey bees go about their bee-ness, foraging among the pomegranate and other blossoms here in California, internationally recognized entomologist May Berenbaum, professor and head of the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is preparing for her Storer Lecture...
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A honey bee, loaded with pollen, heads for Kniphofia "Christmas Cheer." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey

Looking for Bee Plants?

May 16, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're thinking about adding more bee friendly plants to your garden but you're concerned about the drought, the UC Davis Arboretum has the answers. The arboretum will host its public spring clearance plant sale on Saturday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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