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The Bohart Museum of Entomology's live petting zoo draws scores of visitors. Here a youngster gets acquainted with a stick insect, aka walking stick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Of Bugs and Plants and Eagles...and More...

February 7, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Of bugs and plants and eagles...and more... The 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, set Saturday, Feb. 18 on the university campus, will feature 11 museums or collections in what is billed as a "Super Science Day.
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Monterey County: Article

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT: CENTRAL COAST WINE GRAPE SEMINAR

February 7, 2023
WHEN: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 WHERE: Monterey County Agricultural Center 1432 Abbott Street, Salinas, CA, 93901 TIME: Registration: 1:00 pm Meeting: 1:30 5:00 pm PCA and CCA credits have been requested. For more information or directions call (831) 759-7350.
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photo by Mike Gunther
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Water-Logged Miku

February 7, 2023
Atmospheric Rivers Cold rainy dreary days Much water for spring plants...
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Entomologist Jeff Smith, curator of the Bohart Museum's Lepidoptera collection, holds a drawer of monarchs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

The Monarchs at the Bohart Museum of Entomology

February 6, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When visitors flock to the 11 museums or collections during the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 18 and stop at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, they'll see scores of displays, including the colorful monarch butterflies.
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UC Davis Bee Haven 2023 classes flyer
The Bee Gardener: Article

Spring 2023 Classes at the UC Davis Bee Haven

February 6, 2023
I don't know about you, but all the rain and cold weather we're experiencing in Northern California have left me especially eager for this year's gardening season to begin.
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Under the Solano Sun: Article

A Bright Spring

February 6, 2023
By Jennifer M Baumbach
I have noticed over the past few weeks, the leaves of daffodils (Narcissus spp.) poking up through the soil. A sure sign that spring is upon us. Just this morning, the flowers of a few daffodils are peeking out their yellow brilliance, but not fully blooming quite yet.
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Major Dhillon (right), retired district manager of the Northwest Mosquito Abatement District, and executive director emeritus of the Society for Vector Ecology (SOVE), confers with Mir Mulla at a SOVE memorial lecture in 2022 when Mulla donated $50,000 to the organization. (Photo courtesy of Major Dhillon)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Mir Mulla: 1925-2023

February 6, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis faculty and friends are remembering internationally recognized medical entomologist Mir Mulla, a UC Riverside distinguished emeritus professor of entomology whose university career spanned 50 years of teaching, research and public service. He died Jan. 29 at his home in Riverside at age 97.
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