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A queen bumble bee, Bombus vosenenskii, sipping nectar from an ice plant at Bodega Bay on Oct. 19, 2022. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Well, Hello There, Queen Bumble Bee!

October 27, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
So, there she is, an out-of-season queen bumble bee, Bombus vosenenskii, nectaring on an equally out-of-season ice plant blossom at Doran Regional Park, Bodega Bay. The yellow-faced bumble bee bursts from a neon pink blossom in the video below. It's Oct.
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Para reducir el impacto de los incendios forestales en los negocios de cannabis, los investigadores recomiendan el control de la vegetación, crear barreras contra el fuego, prevenir la exposición de los trabajadores al humo y ofrecer un seguro de cultivos a los granjeros de cannabis con licencia. Fotografía por Hekia Bodwitch
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Los incendios son un peligro para el cannabis más que para otros cultivos

October 27, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
El cannabis es uno de los cultivos ms nuevos y lucrativos en California, pero tambin se encuentra entre los plantos con mayor riesgo de prdidas debido a los incendios forestales, toda vez que esta planta se siembra, especialmente, en reas aisladas y rurales del estado, indica una investigacin recien...
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This entry accepted into the 2021 International Insect Salon features Gulf Fritillaries, Agraulis vanillae, and is titled "Keeping Busy." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Like to Photograph and Share Images of Bugs?

October 26, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you like to photograph and share images of bugs, this is for you. Submissions are open for the 64th Annual International Insect Salon, hosted by the Peoria Camera Club of Illinois.
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Noted honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. checks out a bee swarm at Arizona State University.
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Rob Page Selected Recipient of CA&ES Exceptional Emeriti Faculty Award

October 26, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis-trained honey bee scientist Robert E. Page Jr., known as the leading honey bee geneticist in the world, has been named the recipient of the Exceptional Emeriti Faculty Award, from the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CA&ES).
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A male monarch nectaring on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola, on Monday, Oct. 24 in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Seen Any Monarchs Lately? They're Stopping for Flight Fuel

October 25, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Seen any monarchs lately? A beautiful male glided into our Vacaville garden late yesterday and made himself at home on our Mexican sunflowers, Tithonia rotundifola. He claimed the patch--"mine, all mine, all mine!"--until a honey bee buzzed by looking for nectar.
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Yao Cai dressed as a fruit fly to play the drums in The Entomology Band at the 2018 UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Time Flies, But How Do Flies Tell Time? Ask Yao Cai

October 24, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you attended the 2018 campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day and headed over to see the insects at Briggs Hall, home of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, you may have seen an enthusiastic drummer performing in The Entomology Band.
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Adult brown widow spider with egg sacs. Photo by Mike Lewis, CISR.
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Invasive Pest Spotlight: Brown Widow Spider

October 24, 2022
By Karey Windbiel-Rojas, Lauren Fordyce
The invasive pest spotlight focuses on emerging or potential invasive pests in California. In this issue, we cover the brown widow spider.
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