Bug Squad

Bumble bee on bull thistle at Bodega Bay

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UC ANR is renovating its website. The Bug Squad blog, by Kathy Keatley Garvey of the University of California, Davis, is a daily (Monday-Friday) blog launched Aug. 6, 2008. It is about the wonderful world of insects and the entomologists who study them. Blog posts are archived at https://my.ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/archive.cfm

Some 150 people attended the Eric Mussen Memorial Luncheon hosted by the California State Beekeepers' Association. (Photo by Brooke Palmer)

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California State Beekeepers: Much Love and Appreciation for the Late Eric Mussen

December 8, 2022

He cared for the honey bees, the beekeepers cared about him, and the California State Beekeepers' Association (CSBA) won't forget him.

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"Hope Despite Darkness"--This intricate bumble bee art is the work of UC Davis student Cameron Dillon. (Photo by Jenella Loye)

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An Incredible Art Show Showcasing UC Davis Students and Insects

December 7, 2022

What an incredible art show that two UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty recently hosted in the Labudio (lab+studio) of the UC Davis Environmental Horticulture Building, 200 Arboretum Drive.

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This image of an ant, Hylomyrma primavesi, is courtesy of AntWiki.

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Don't Miss This Virtual Seminar About an Ant Genus from the Amazon

December 6, 2022

If you like ants--and you should--then you won't want to miss this seminar sponsored by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

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Overwintering monarchs in Cambria, San Luis Obispo County. This site does not appear on the official list of California's overwintering sites, says WSU entomologist David James. It was home in November to 15,000 butterflies. (Photo by David James, Washington State University entomologist)

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Western Monarchs: 'A Great Breeding Season in 2022'

December 4, 2022

Ready for some good news about our iconic monarch butterflies?

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A honey bee and a fly share a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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It's Friday Fly Day!

December 2, 2022

It's "Friday Fly Day," but no flies today. They're in a "no-fly zone." That's because of the freezing temperatures. Jack Frost is nipping at assorted noses, leaves are dropping like flies, and cups are overflowing with hot chocolate. Meanwhile, here's an image BEFORE the freeze.

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