Bug Squad

 Interested in learning about bees and beekeeping?The California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP) has just released its schedule of classes for the 2026 year.Some classes are in-person, some are hybrid (in-person and remote), and some are only remote (Zoom). The first class, "Introduction to…

 Congratulations to all the entomology award recipients!What wonderful and well-deserved recognition for the entomologists in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and alumni who were named the recipients of three major awards from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America …

 No one has come forth with the first cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, of the year in the three-county area of Sacramento, Yolo and Solano, to win the 2026 Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest.Not even the sponsor, UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emeritus Art Shapiro, who launched the event in 1972--and…

 Coco McFluffin, gone but not forgotten.The much-loved Chaco golden-knee tarantula at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis, crossed the Rainbow Bridge today.She was part of the Bohart Museum's live petting zoo for many years, at least since 2016. The Bohart Museum is better…

 "Most people infected with St. Louis encephalitis virus do not have symptoms," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Those people who do become ill may experience fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, and tiredness. Some people may develop neuroinvasive disease, such as…