Bug Squad

 All hail the aphid eaters!Lady beetles, aka ladybugs, emerge in spring from winter hibernation, and do so with voracious appetites. Is your rose bush drawing aphids? Bring on the beetles.  The lady beetle eats some 50 aphids a day--what some may call "a 50-course meal." In it lifetime, it can…

 Future arachnologists? Maybe! Artists? Definitely!Children and adults alike created "new species" of spiders when they worked with modeling clay at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's recent open house, themed "Eight-Leg Encounters." All arachnids, including scorpions,  spiders, and ticks, have…

 It was definitely an "Arachnid Kind of Day" when the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, hosted an open house themed "Eight-Legged Encounters."The event, free and family friendly, drew some 300 visitors during the three-hour time frame.Doctoral candidate Emma "Em" Jochim…

 St. Patrick's Day is a good time to celebrate the Wearing of the Green in the insect world.The metallic green sweat bee,  Agapostemon texanus, also known as "the ultra green sweat bee," fits the bill. The green bill.The female is metallic green from head to thorax to abdomen. The male, however, is…

 Congrats to UC Davis doctoral candidate, mosquito researcher, and entrepreneur Carla-Crista ("CC")  Edwards.Edwards just won a $1000 prize from the UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s  “Little Bang! Pitch Plus Poster Competition" for her innovative business plan…