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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/bugsquad/index.cfm. The story behind "The Sting" is here: https://my.ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7735.

A Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) nectaring on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifola) in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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A Bright Spot in the Garden...

February 12, 2025

Widespread rain, strong winds gusting 30 to 40 miles per hour, dangerous surf, hazardous roads, flood watch, maybe power outages. That's the weather warning tonight.

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Felicity Muth (Photo courtesy of College of Biological Sciences)

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Native Bees in the Spotlight, and Felicity Muth's Zoom Presentation on Bumble Bees

February 11, 2025

(Update: Felicity Muth's Feb. 20th presentation is on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5Nv3DMH38s) If you missed the native bee booth in the Academic Surge Building during the 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Feb.

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UC distinguished professor Walter Leal is featured as a "living legend" in the winter issue of the American Entomologist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal Used to Dislike Insects

February 10, 2025

Entomologist Marlin Rice, who interviews "living legends" for the American Entomologist, a publication of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), uses a question-and-answer format in his popular Legends' column to connect with and draw out his subjects.

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A scorpion fluoresces under ultraviolet (UV) light. See them at the Bohart Museum of Entomology during UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Excitement Building for UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

February 7, 2025

Ready? Set? Go! Excitement is building for the 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, to take place Saturday, Feb. 8 on the UC Davis campus.

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Mitzy Porras, assistant professor of global change ecology in the Department of Biology, San Francisco State University (SFSU) will discuss "Manipulation of Plant and Insect Phenotypes" at a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, set for 4:10 p.m., Monday, Feb. 10 in 122 Briggs Hall. It also will be Zoom.

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SFSU Faculty Member: Learn How Global Change Ecology Is Affecting Species

February 6, 2025

It's a timely and important topic. It deals with global change ecology, which, basically, is the study of how ecosystems react to global environmental changes.

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