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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Not Today

June 21, 2010
Not today. Bank robbers rob banks because that's where the money is. Spiders lurk in flowers because that's where the insects are. Whether they spin a sticky web, ambush their prey or just outrun or outmaneuver insects, spiders are there. Waiting.
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Preserving and Protecting Our Pollinators

June 18, 2010
You'll be hearing more about the CP2C. What's that? The first-ever Congressional Pollinator Protection Caucus. In keeping with 4th Annual National Pollinator Week, June 21-27, the Pollinator Partnership announced today that both parties of the U.S.
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WAS-Up? A Honey Bee Conference

June 17, 2010
WAS-Up? The Western Apicultural Society's annual conference. Two bee specialists at the University of California, Davis, will be among the speakers when the Western Apicultural Society (WAS) meets Aug. 30-Sept. 2 in Salem, Ore.
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Polyester Bee

June 16, 2010
Ever heard of a polyester bee? We encountered a plasterer or "polyester" bee on a recent trip to Bodega Bay.
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Eager for Escallonia

June 15, 2010
Three little words can help us determine what to plant in a bee friendly garden: "attractive to bees." Escallonia, a fast-growing evergreen shrub often planted as a hedge or screen, is indeed attractive to bees. Bees work the blossoms like there's no tomorrow--and no colony collapse disorder.
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