Let it bee. But the California State Beekeepers Association (CSBA) certainly won't. When the beekeepers and their affiliates gather today (Monday, Nov. 14) through Thursday, Nov.
Today I thought I'd put in a plug for the California Weed Science Society (CWSS) annual meeting to be held January 23-25, 2012 in Santa Barbara. Information on the meeting can be found in the October newsletter at: http://www.cwss.org/PDF/CWSS_Fall_2011_Newsletter.
Someone scrawled "Bugs Rule" on a Briggs Hall blackboard during a recent UC Davis Picnic celebration. A delightful drawing of a bug accompanied the proclamation. Bugs do rule, and they'll rule at the 59th annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), to take place Nov.
Are you afraid of bees? Not apiculturist Norman Gary, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis and a professional bee wrangler. He worked behind the scenes in a new Animal Planet program, My Extreme Animal Phobia, scheduled to be broadcast Friday, Nov. 11 at 10 p.m.
Lynn S. Kimsey is an entomologist, and has been one for most of her life. So begins the National Science Foundation's recent LiveScience feature on the UC Davis entomologist. It's an interesting piece.
The Weed Research and Information Center (WeedRIC) has developed three educational on-line videos that are directed towards homeowners and Master Gardeners. These three videos are housed on the wric.ucdavis.edu website under the Quick Links Online Education Program button.
When self-described "rock artist" Donna Billick of Davis created the morphologically correct honey bee sculpture for the Hagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at UC Davis, she expected it to be a focal point. And it is.
