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UC Davis emeritus professor Norm Gary examines a frame at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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‘Bee Man’ Norman Gary Says Hobby Beekeepers in Urban Environments Should Limit Hives to Two

December 27, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
DAVIS--Pesticides, parasites, predators, and a multitude of microorganisms threaten the survival of honey bees, says retired apiculturist Norman Gary of the University of California, Davis, but so do hobby beekeepers in urban environments who are rearing too many colonies for bees to survive and thr...
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Queen and her court. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

'Beekeeping and Management' Track on Feb. 10 at Vet Med

December 26, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Beekeeping and Management" will be part of the two-day UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine's 2019 winter conference presented by its Center for Continuing Education in February 2019. The conference, covering several vet med topics or tracks, is set for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9-10.
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A cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, nectaring on catmint in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Art Shapiro Sponsoring 'Beer for a Butterfly' Contest

December 24, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Suds for a bug? A pitcher of beer for a butterfly? It's all in the interest of science. Beginning Jan. 1, Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, is sponsoring his annual Beer for a Butterfly Contest.
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