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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Bombus melanopygus nectaring on lupine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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What Are Bumble Bees Thinking?

October 10, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Have you ever wondered what bumble bees are thinking?Yes?Well, you won't want to miss this UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar by UC Davis bee researcher Felicity Muth.Muth--yes, she's the one who wrote that wonderful children's book, "Am I Even a Bee?"--will present a seminar on …
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Bug enthusiasts pull out the insect specimen drawers at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house.
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The Bug Enthusiasts

October 9, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 If you've ever been to a Bohart Museum of Entomology house, you'll see faculty, staff and students staffing the event and interacting with visitors.You may visit the petting zoo and hold a Madagascar hissing cockroach, a walking stick or a giant cave cockroach. A giant cave cockroach? What's that? It's…
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Forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey explaining the importance of labeling. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bugs for All, All for Bugs

October 8, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 The Bohart Museum of Entomology open house, themed "Museum ABCs: How to Collect and Curate,"  drew scores of insect enthusiasts.Held from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 5, in the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus, the event attracted visitors from as far away as Arizona and as…
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Praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, in patch of African blue basil. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Whatcha Doing, Ms. Mantis?

October 6, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, is hanging out in a patch of African blue basil in a Vacaville garden.Me: "Whatcha doing, Ms. Mantis?"Ms. Mantis: "Oh, just watching the bees. Look at how much pollen and nectar they're collecting! It's a bee-utiful thing!"Me: "Just watching them?"Ms. Mantis: …
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