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Introduce Your Children to Insects

How can you interest your children in insects? "For me, at least a lot of my interest developed when my parents gave me a net and a butterfly picture book and then gave me enough independence to explore on my own," recalls UC Davis distinguished...

Three-year-old Everly Puckett checks out a stick insect held by her father, Ryan Puckett, a UC Davis employee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Three-year-old Everly Puckett checks out a stick insect held by her father, Ryan Puckett, a UC Davis employee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Three-year-old Everly Puckett checks out a stick insect held by her father, Ryan Puckett, a UC Davis employee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis animal biology major Jakob Lopez shows a stick insect to Hunter Baker, 8. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis animal biology major Jakob Lopez shows a stick insect to Hunter Baker, 8. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis animal biology major Jakob Lopez shows a stick insect to Hunter Baker, 8. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Hunter Baker, 8, delights in holding a stick insect. In back is Bohart collections manager Brennen Dyer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Hunter Baker, 8, delights in holding a stick insect. In back is Bohart collections manager Brennen Dyer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Hunter Baker, 8, delights in holding a stick insect. In back is Bohart collections manager Brennen Dyer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Danielle Hoskey introduces her 4-year-old son, Atlas Scott to a tomato hornworm. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Danielle Hoskey introduces her 4-year-old son, Atlas Scott to a tomato hornworm. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Danielle Hoskey introduces her 4-year-old son, Atlas Scott to a tomato hornworm. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis entomology major Oliver Smith eagerly shows a stick insect to a youngster. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis entomology major Oliver Smith eagerly shows a stick insect to a youngster. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis entomology major Oliver Smith eagerly shows a stick insect to a youngster. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis entomology doctoral student Emma
UC Davis entomology doctoral student Emma "Em" Jochim (left) and high school intern Syd Benson engage the youngsters. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis entomology doctoral student Emma "Em" Jochim (left) and high school intern Syd Benson engage the youngsters. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Mark Blankenship, 10, peers at a thorny stick insect.  (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mark Blankenship, 10, peers at a thorny stick insect. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Mark Blankenship, 10, peers at a thorny stick insect. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis psychology major Naomi Lila, a member of the UC Davis Entomology Club, awaits visitors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis psychology major Naomi Lila, a member of the UC Davis Entomology Club, awaits visitors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis psychology major Naomi Lila, a member of the UC Davis Entomology Club, awaits visitors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sebastian Carrasco, 3, waves
Sebastian Carrasco, 3, waves "bye bye" to a stick insect. He decided he didn't want to hold it. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sebastian Carrasco, 3, waves "bye bye" to a stick insect. He decided he didn't want to hold it. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Bees Reign at Bohart Museum Open House

World Bee Day was May 20, but the Bohart Museum of Entomology celebrated it early--on May 19--with an open house on wild bees and managed bees. More than 300 attended the May 19th event, noted Tabatha Yang, education and outreach...

The Rachel Vannette lab engages the crowd at the Bohart Museum open house. In front, from back, are doctoral student Dino Sbardellati, associate professor Rachel Vannette, junior specialist Leta Landucci and doctoral candidate Lexie Martin. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Rachel Vannette lab engages the crowd at the Bohart Museum open house. In front, from back, are doctoral student Dino Sbardellati, associate professor Rachel Vannette, junior specialist Leta Landucci and doctoral candidate Lexie Martin. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Rachel Vannette lab engages the crowd at the Bohart Museum open house. In front, from back, are doctoral student Dino Sbardellati, associate professor Rachel Vannette, junior specialist Leta Landucci and doctoral candidate Lexie Martin. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Doctoral student Peter Coggan of the laboratory of Santiago Ramirez, is ready for the crowd to arrive. Coggan studies the neurological and genetic basis of orchid bee courtship behavior and evolution. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Doctoral student Peter Coggan of the laboratory of Santiago Ramirez, is ready for the crowd to arrive. Coggan studies the neurological and genetic basis of orchid bee courtship behavior and evolution. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Doctoral student Peter Coggan of the laboratory of Santiago Ramirez, is ready for the crowd to arrive. Coggan studies the neurological and genetic basis of orchid bee courtship behavior and evolution. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Health physician Jaclyn Watkins (far left), co-leader of Brownie Troop 121 of Davis, watches as troop members listen to doctoral candidate Lexie Martin of the Rachel Vannette lab. The girls earned their Brownie Bug Badges. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Health physician Jaclyn Watkins (far left), co-leader of Brownie Troop 121 of Davis, watches as troop members listen to doctoral candidate Lexie Martin of the Rachel Vannette lab. The girls earned their Brownie Bug Badges. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Health physician Jaclyn Watkins (far left), co-leader of Brownie Troop 121 of Davis, watches as troop members listen to doctoral candidate Lexie Martin of the Rachel Vannette lab. The girls earned their Brownie Bug Badges. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, May 24, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

'Bee' at the Bohart Museum Open House to See Bee Observation Hive and Taste Honey

Want to see a bee observation hive, taste honey, and learn about honey bee health? Those are some of the activities planned when the Bohart Museum of Entomology hosts an open house on managed bees and wild bees on Sunday, May 19.   The...

A honey bee, dusted with gold pollen, forages on mustard (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee, dusted with gold pollen, forages on mustard (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee, dusted with gold pollen, forages on mustard (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee foraging on blanketflower, Gaillardia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee foraging on blanketflower, Gaillardia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee foraging on blanketflower, Gaillardia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, May 17, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Bohart Museum Open House on May 19: Meet the Bee Reseachers

From honey bees to bumble bees to mason bees to orchid bees--you'll see those and more--and you'll get the opportunity to talk to researchers at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Sunday, May 19. Free and family friendly, the open house...

UC Davis community ecologist Rachel Vannette (foreground), associate professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, answers questions at the UC Davis Picnic Day. In back is doctoral candidate Gillian Bergmann, who is advised by Vannette and Johan Leveau. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis community ecologist Rachel Vannette (foreground), associate professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, answers questions at the UC Davis Picnic Day. In back is doctoral candidate Gillian Bergmann, who is advised by Vannette and Johan Leveau. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis community ecologist Rachel Vannette (foreground), associate professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, answers questions at the UC Davis Picnic Day. In back is doctoral candidate Gillian Bergmann, who is advised by Vannette and Johan Leveau. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bees in the genus Osmia are among the bees that the Rachel Vannette lab studies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bees in the genus Osmia are among the bees that the Rachel Vannette lab studies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bees in the genus Osmia are among the bees that the Rachel Vannette lab studies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Educational and Fun Activities at the UC Davis Bee Haven Open House

Catch and release. Release and catch. No, wait. Catch...examine...and then release. That's what attendees will do at the UC Davis Bee Haven's 15th anniversary celebration, set from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 6 on Bee Biology Road, west of...

An educational and fun activity: the catch-and-release bee activity at the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
An educational and fun activity: the catch-and-release bee activity at the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

An educational and fun activity: the catch-and-release bee activity at the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A six-foot-long worker bee sculpture, the work of Donna Billick of Davis, anchors the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A six-foot-long worker bee sculpture, the work of Donna Billick of Davis, anchors the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A six-foot-long worker bee sculpture, the work of Donna Billick of Davis, anchors the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee and yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, share a purple coneflower in the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee and yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, share a purple coneflower in the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee and yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, share a purple coneflower in the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

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