Bug Squad

Bumble bee on bull thistle at Bodega Bay

UC ANR is renovating its website. The Bug Squad blog, by Kathy Keatley Garvey of the University of California, Davis, is a daily (Monday-Friday) blog launched Aug. 6, 2008. It is about the wonderful world of insects and the entomologists who study them. Blog posts are archived at https://my.ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/archive.cfm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii on California golden poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match

May 21, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 "Matchmaker, Matchmaker,Make me a match,Find me a find,catch me a catch."--Fiddler on the RoofIt was great to see pollinators being matched with plants at the mini-festival hosted by The Hive, Woodland, on May 3 on what was supposed to be the date of the 2025 California Honey Festival. Worried about…
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Honey bee heading toward the Tower of Jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Celebrate World Bee Today: Bee Inspired!

May 20, 2025
 "Bee Inspired!"Today is World Bee Day and the theme, "Bee Inspired by Nature to Nourish Us All," should not only inspire us, but motivate us. The buzzworthy event, launched by the United Nations in 2017, calls attention to the fact that more than 75 percent of the world's crops, including fruits,…
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Monach butterfly nectaring on Tithonia (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Collecting Wildlife in California

May 19, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Scientific stakeholders who collect wildlife in their fieldwork in California and rely on scientific collecting permits from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) are invited to a virtual forum on Friday, May 23 at 3 p.m. (Pacific Time)."This forum is an opportunity to hear updates, ask…
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Bumble bees, Bombus vosnesenskii, entering their nest in Vallejo, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Native Bees to Share Spotlight at Bohart Museum Open House

May 16, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 UC Davis doctoral candidate Alexia “Lexie” Martin of the laboratory of Rachel Vannette, associate professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will be displaying bee life stages at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Sunday, May 18.The event, free and…
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Crane flies mating. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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From Metamorphosis to Maggot Art at the Bohart

May 15, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Visitors attending the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house themed  "Insects: Life Stages" on Sunday, May 18, will see everything from metamorphosis to maggot art. The event, free and family friendly, takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane…
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