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)
Honey bee foraging on a Japanese maple. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey Bees on Japanese Maple?

March 28, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Honey bees favor assorted plants, including lavenders, mints, salvias, asters, borage, wild roses, echiums, clover, fireweed, goldenrod and phacelia, but have you ever seen them on a Japanese maple?
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Honey bee gathering the sweet nectar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Apple Blossom Time

March 27, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's apple blossom time. Whether you wait for it, or the bees wait for it, it's here.
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Honey bee greets a Spanish lavender blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Dancing the Flamenco

March 25, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
One of TV's popular programs is "Dancing with Stars." The reality show pairs celebrities with professional ballroom dancers in a competition to win the mirror-ball trophy.
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Mediterranean Fruit Fly. (Photo by Jack Kelly Clark)

The Invasion of Tropical Fruit Flies

March 22, 2013
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
From a trickle to a flood. But why? Professor James R. Carey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology will tell you why. He will discuss the invasion of tropical fruit flies in California at his seminar from 12:05 to 1 p.m.
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