Bug Squad

The Bohart Museum of Entomology came out in force on Monday, June 26 to honor Tabatha Yang, the recipient of the top award in the service category of the UC Davis Staff Assembly's Citation for Excellence Program.

Nematodes and commencement don't usually appear together in the same sentence. But they did when UC Davis student Hannah Trumbull, a human development major and political science minor from Albany, Calif.

Bees are known to prefer yellow and blue flowers, but pink suits them just fine, too. Here's proof: Two honey bees nearly collide over a pink zinnia. Another honey bee burrows into a pink oxalis. A young honey bee takes a liking to a pink begonia.

The 10th annual National Pollinator Week ends Sunday, June 25, and what an opportunity it's been to showcase our pollinators! As noted entomologist May Berenbaum pointed out, it's "a celebration of Earth's 100,000-plus animal species that, by transporting pollen and facilitating flower fertilization...

It's National Pollinator Week and you might be wondering where your pollinators are. I'd love to attract honey bees, bumble bees and other pollinators, but what can I do?" you ask.