Bug Squad

There should be a crowd at the UC Davis Department of Entomology seminar on Wednesday, Dec. 7.

What a remarkable project a biologist launched in Kenya involving honey bees. It all began with farmers complaining that migratory elephants were raiding their crops and destroying their livelihood.

Phoresy! If that word is not in your everyday vocabulary, just think of a symbiotic relationship where one organism transports another organism of a different species for the benefit of both.

It's top secret as to what's in those drawers. And they're not letting the secret out until Saturday, Dec. 3. What it is: the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program will sponsor a "Cabinets of Curiosity" scientific art show on Saturday, Dec. 3 in Davis.

It's not your average garden variety calendar. It's absolutely bee-utiful. Native bees reign supreme in Garden Variety Native Bees of North America, a calendar produced by University of California alumni as a benefit for two non-profit organizations.