Posts Tagged: Elizabeth Luu
International Pollinator Conference at UC Davis: Huge Success
The fourth International Pollinator Conference, the first year ever held at the University of...
The organizers: This four-member team put together the fourth International Pollinator Conference, held July 17-20 at UC Davis. From left are Elizabeth "Liz" Luu, events manager, UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, co-chairs Neal Williams and Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology; and Amina Harris, director, Honey and Pollination Center. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Keynote speaker Lynn Dicks (left) of the School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, England, chats with conference co-chair Neal Williams and speaker Rachel Vannette, both of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The International Pollinator Conference, which drew a capacity crowd, took place in the ARC Ballroom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
International Pollinator Conference participants enjoy a dinner in the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is one of the posters displayed at the International Pollinator Conference. Titled "Assessment of Urban Bee Diversity Using Citizen Science," it is the work of Lisa Mason of Colorado State University. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Timely Topic and None Too Soon: The Troubling State of Pollinators
What a timely topic--and none too soon! And the University of California, Davis, is a major part of...
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging on a tower of jewels (Echium wildpretii) in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee heading toward a tower of jewels (Echium wildpretii) in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis to Host International Pollinator Conference July 17-20, 2019
UC Davis will host the seventh annual International Pollinator Conference, a four-day conference...
A honey bee foraging on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male longhorned bee (Svastra)dive-bombing another male bee foraging on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Gulf Fritillary foraging on Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey, You Ought to Attend This!
If you've ever wanted to taste exotic honeys (of course, you have!) and if you've ever wondered why...
Why do honey bees (Apis mellifera) make honey and not most other bees? That question will be answered at the Honey and Pollination Center's "World of Honey" tasting event on April 5. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The male Valley carpenter bee (Xylocopa varipuncta) is the color of honey, but this species does not make honey. Although the male is blond, the female of this species is a solid black. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
You Can Make a Meal Out of Mealworms
You can make a meal out of mealworms. It's cricket to eat Cambodian crickets. And who wouldn't...
Flavored meal worms were first on the menu. (Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"Pope of Foam" Charlie Bamfroth talked about why he paired certain beers with bugs.
Javier Miramontes and Anne Schellman played with their food, a Cambodian cricket.