Bug Squad

 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…

 Fifteen is not just a number; it's a milestone.So when the 15th annual campuswide UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, a free and family friendly event, rolls around on  Saturday, Feb. 21, it's a very special day. The event will encompass 12  museums and collections.The  event, known…

 Her cup runneth over.Only a select group of people win the Franklin's Bumble Bee coffee cup, and UC Davis alumna  Lesley Hamamoto of Sacramento recently received hers for being named the  winner of the 2026 Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble-Bee-of-the-Year Contest, sponsored by the…