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A yellow-faced bumble bee,Bombus vosnesenskii, buzzes into a barely opened California golden poppy in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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There Is No Planet 'B'

April 22, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
There is no "Planet B." The Earth is all we have. Today, April 22, is Earth Day (an annual event launched April 22, 1970) and what a perfect occasion to celebrate a native bee and a native wildflower.
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Maggot art in the making at a UC Davis Picnic Day event at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Maggot Art Always Draws a Crowd at UC Davis Picnic Day

April 16, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology hosts its "bug activities" at Briggs Hall during the 110th annual UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 20, one of the most popular is maggot art.
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Después de veinte años de investigación, un grupo de expertos de la Universidad de California confirma que las estrategias de control de incendios forestales, como los incendios controlados y el raleo de restauración reducen los riesgos de incendios catastróficos.
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Estudio confirma que las quemas controladas y el raleo de árboles incrementan la vitalidad de los bosques de California

April 15, 2024
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
A veinte aos del inicio de un experimento de la Universidad de California en la Sierra Nevada, investigadores confirman que no existe una solucin nica para la reduccin en los riesgos de incendios forestales catastrficos en California, ya que la efectividad es mayor cuando se combinan estrategias com...
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A lady beetle, aka ladybug, devouring on aphid on the UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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The Good Luck at UC Davis Picnic Day

April 15, 2024
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Remember when San Francisco 49'ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk credited his spectacular 51-yard catch in the 2024 NFC championship game with the Detroit Lions to a ladybug (note that entomologists correctly call it a "lady beetle") landing on his shoe before the game?
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