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The squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa, pollinating a squash. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bee-ing Thankful for Honey Bees

November 23, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Let's put the "thanks" in THANKSgiving by bee-ing thankful for the honey bee, Apis mellifera...
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A honey bee heads toward an almond blossom on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Research Seminar: 'Improving Cross-Pollination in Deciduous Fruit Trees'

November 21, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Senior scientist Arnon Dag of the Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Institute, Israel, will speak on "Improving Cross-Pollination in Deciduous Fruit Trees" at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar on Monday, Nov. 27. Dag will present his seminar at 4:10 p.m.
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A tiny monarch egg. Image taken on Nov. 14, 2023 in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Monarchs on the Move...So Many Mysteries

November 21, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Monarchs on the move...so many mysteries. Where do Western monarchs go after leaving their overwintering sites along coastal California in February? An observation: They didn't stop in the spring or summer to deposit eggs on any of our four species of milkweed in our Vacaville pollinator garden.
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Doctoral students Mia Lippey (right) and Iris Quayle show some of the EGSA T-shirts for sale. Lippey is EGSA president, and Quayle, treasurer.
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How to Have a 'Buggy' Holiday Season

November 20, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Want to have a "buggy" holiday season? And ensure others do, too? There's plenty to love and purchase in the Bohart Museum of Entomology gift shop and on the UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association (EGSA) website.
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UC Davis doctoral students Iris Quayle (left) of the Jason Bond lab and Mia Lippey of the labs of UC Davis distinguished professor Jay Rosenheim and assistant professor Emily Meineke, show some of the EGSA T-shirts. Lippey serves as EGSA president, and Quayle as treasurer.
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Insect and Arachnid-Inspired T-Shirts Are All the Fashion

November 17, 2023
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Love insects and arachnids? Members of the Entomology Graduate Student Association (EGSA) of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology design insect and arachnid-themed T-shirts that are all the fashion.
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