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Posts Tagged: bee biology
Lawn-pocalypse! Surviving Drought
Ah, summer! The season of sunburns, pool parties, and… lawn droughts. If your once lush, green carpet now looks like a crunchy brown doormat, you're not alone. Let's dive into why your yard is staging a dramatic death scene and what you can do to...
Bermuda grass and weeds overtaking drought stressed turf grass.
Professor James Nieh: Deciphering Honey Bee Communication
The fascinating world of honey bee communication! The next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar will feature professor James Nieh, a bee biologist in the Section of Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution, Division of...
Honey bees at work in the hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Department's Fall Seminar Schedule Announced
The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's fall seminars will begin Monday, Oct. 2 and continue through Monday, Dec. 4, announced coordinator Brian Johnson, associate professor of entomology and honey bee scientist. All seminars...
UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar topics will include honey bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Celebrating the Honey Bee on Labor Day
It's Labor Day but "The Girls" continue to work. "The Girls" are the honey bees, a great example of a matriarchal society. How many workers (girls) do you see foraging on your flowers? But inside the hive, "The Girls" are nurse maids, nannies,...
A honey bee, packing a load of orange pollen, buzzes over a red zinnia in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Here's to Celebrating National Honey Bee Day
Hear that buzz? National Honey Bee Day is Saturday, Aug. 19 and you're invited to join this oh-so-sweet celebration! Launched in 2009, National Honey Bee Day takes place on the third Saturday of August. The event originated when a small group of...
A honey bee foraging in a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
