Bug Squad

Talk about flower power. When you walk through the UC Davis Bee Haven, a half-acre garden on Bee Biology Road, west of the central campus, you'll see bees and other pollinators foraging on a pink floribunda rose cultivar, Nearly Wild.

This time of year we're thinking of noted cotton entomologist Thomas Frances Leigh (1923-1993) an international authority on the biology, ecology and management of arthropod pests affecting cotton production.

It's delightful to see a child browsing through an insect book.

UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology for 34 years until her retirement on Feb.

Nematodes are where it's at! Two UC Davis nematology doctoral students were invited to give research presentations at the international Society of Nematologists' conference in Park City, Utah and they excelled.