Bug Squad

 What a day when Betty White visited the Vacaville Museum!Not the beloved Betty White, the American actress, comedian, producer, activist, and animal welfare advocate who passed Dec. 31, 2021 at age 99. It was her namesake.It all began when the Vacaville Museum hosted a public function on Oct. 11…

 Since Saturday, Sept. 27, we've recorded almost daily sightings of migrating monarchs passing through our pollinator garden in Vacaville on their way to their overwintering sites along coastal California.The monarchs are stopping by for some flight fluel--nectar from our stand of Mexican sunflowers,…

 UC Berkeley professor Rosemary Gillespie, an evolutionary biologist known for her spider research, will present a seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology on Wednesday, Oct. 22.Gillespie, professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, Division of Insect Biology…

 Jane Goodall would have loved this: a dog depicted among the flowers and insects in the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program’s ceramic-mosaic mural, “Nature’s Gallery,” in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden.Goodall (April 3, 1934-Oct. 1, 2025), the trailblazing primatologist and conservationist…

 It was a joy to see UC Davis alumna Hannah Joy Burrack, professor and chair of the Michigan State University Department of Entomology, return to the UC Davis campus to receive the 2025 Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Award and present the Leigh seminar.It was like ol' home week, indeed.A…