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A syrphid fly, aka hover fly or flower fly, on an Iceland Poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Matadors in the Champagne Bubbles

November 11, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's cool how honey bees and syrphid flies gravitate toward the Iceland Poppy. It's a winter plant, and frankly, there isn't much to eat out there. The Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule), a bowl-shaped, papery flower, fills the bill. The name is a misnomer. It's not native to Iceland.
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Flavored meal worms were first on the menu. (Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey
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You Can Make a Meal Out of Mealworms

November 10, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You can make a meal out of mealworms. It's cricket to eat Cambodian crickets. And who wouldn't want a plate of teriyaki grasshopper kebobs paired with Rubicon Angus Scottish Ale? "Don't worry, be hoppy," said celebrity bug chef David George Gordon, author of the award-winning Eat-a-Bug cookbook.
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Mary Lou Flint outside her new office at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Congratulations, Mary Lou!

November 7, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Former UC Davis Chancellor James Henry Meyer (1922-2002) would have been proud.
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Drought Resouces

November 7, 2014
By Ben A Faber
Here's a wide range of information on drought resources from ATTRA, the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service - https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.
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Porch lights attract predators and prey, including this predator, a praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Why You Should Not Clean Your Porch Light Fixtures

November 6, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Here's a good reason why you should not clean the fixtures around your porch lights--if you need a reason. The lights attract all kinds of nocturnal flying insects. It's like the proverbial draw of a moth to a flame. Spiders weave their webs on the light fixtures to trap their prey.
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Flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Just Buggin' Ya

November 5, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If there's ever a time to start "buggin' someone,' that would be at the Entomological Society of America's 62nd annual meeting, set Nov. 16-19 in the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Ore. There will be plenty of people to bug.
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UC Davis entomology undergraduate student Christine Melvin models the monarch wings on display at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Gathering of the Insect Tribe: Fusing Art with Science

November 4, 2014
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ready to make some human-insect connections? Cultural entomologist Emmet Brady, host of the Insect News Network, a Davis-based program on radio station KDRT 95.7 FM, is planning something special on Friday, Nov. 14 in Nevada City and you're all invited.
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