Bug Squad

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.

Not a Failure to Communicate

May 4, 2010

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

The female silkworm moth releases a sex pheromone, bombykol, that's very enticing to the male. He can detect it from miles away.

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Bee-ing There

May 3, 2010

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Bees at The Bee. Some 60 creative artists will be showing and selling their bee-themed work on Saturday, May 8 at the "Bees at The Bee" art show in the Sacramento Bee's outdoor courtyard, 2100 Q. St. The event, free and open to the public, will take place from 3 to 8 p.m.

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The Good, the Bad and the Bugly

April 30, 2010

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

"The Good, the Bad, and the Bugly." That's one of the topics at the next meeting of the Northern California Entomology Society, to be held from 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, May 6 in the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. It promises to be lively. And bugly.

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These Bees Are Carpenters

April 29, 2010

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

These bees are carpenters. These bees are art. Professor Jeffrey Granett, who retired from the UC Davis Department of Entomology in January 2007, now spends must of his time working on his art. He created a hanging piece for "The Bees at The Bee" art show, to be held from 3 to 8 p.m.

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In Celebration of Bee Art

April 28, 2010

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Mark your calendars. Saturday, May 8 is the "Bees at The Bee" art show. The art show, featuring the work of bee artists from throughout much of Northern California, is a benefit for honey bee research at the University of California, Davis.

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