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Welcome to the Bug Squad blog! The Bug Squad blog was launched Aug. 6, 2008 and is a daily blog (Monday through Friday). It showcases entomologists and the work they do.  The blog focuses on scientists in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, the Bohart Museum of Entomology, Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, the UC Davis Bee Haven, and assorted campuswide events, including UC Davis Picnic Day, UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, and Bohart Museum open houses. The blog spotlights insects, including bees, butterflies, dragonflies, and praying mantises, as well as arachnids such as jumping spiders and crab spiders. Author and photographer is Kathy Keatley Garvey, communications specialist, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and a longtime journalist and community scientist with two degrees from Washington State University.  She is a member of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) and the Association for Communication Excellence (ACE). Her blog posts and images have won international awards from ACE and ESA and appeared on journal and magazine covers. She shoots primarily with a Nikon Z-8 mirrorless camera, a Nikon D500 and Nikon 800, with assorted macro lenses. Feedspot lists it as one of the top entomology blogs on the Internet. 

OVERWINTERING ladybug walks out onto an artemisa leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

What's Better than a Ladybug?

January 14, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If there's anything better than one ladybug, it's two ladybugs. And if there's anything better than two ladybugs, it's a cluster of ladybugs. Our bee friendly garden is devoid of bees, but about 12 ladybugs are overwintering near the house.
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Jonathan Pruitt, postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Population Biology, UC Davis Department of Evolution and Ecology, will speak Jan. 19 on “From Individuals to Populations to Communities: When Does Personality Matter?”

When Does Personality Matter?

January 13, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When does personality matter? Jonathan Pruitt, a postdoctoral fellow with the Center for Population Biology, UC Davis Department of Evolution and Ecology, will speak on From Individuals to Populations to Communities: When Does Personality Matter?
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ENTOMOLOGIST-ARTIST Diane Ullman served as a juror for "The Consilience of Art and Science Exhibit," to run Jan. 14-Feb. 27 at the Pence Gallery, Davis. Ullman and Davis artist Donna Billick co-founded and co-direct the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Don't Miss 'Specimens'

January 12, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When you fuse art with science--or science with art--the end results can be stunning. The UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program and the Pence Gallery, Davis, are co-sponsoring a Consilience of Art and Science Exhibit, set Jan. 14-Feb. 27, at the Pence Gallery, 212 D St., Davis.
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FEMALE SWEAT BEE, Halictus ligatus, on a seaside daisy, Erigeron glaucus x Wayne Roderick, in the Storer Garden, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Going Native

January 10, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's good to see so much interest in native bees and native plants.
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