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

A screen shot of Riverside pulmonary specialist Anoop Maheshwari, relating his story about his near-death experience as a COVID-19 patient. In the background is organizer-moderator Walter Leal, UC Davis distinguished professor.

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Second COVID-19 Symposium: Well Done and Much Appreciated

May 15, 2020

Thanks you so much for today, and to all of your panelists. The citizens of our area are truly lucky for your hard work in your preparation for this informational webinar. The public needs more of these types of forums for the detail education that this provided on COVID-19.

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This is the Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, that was detected and destroyed on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in September 2019. (Photo courtesy of the Washington State Department of Agriculture)

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Bohart Museum Virtual Open House: Got a Question About Wasps?

May 14, 2020

Do you have a question about wasps? Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and UC Davis professor of entomology, will answer questions from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., on Friday, May 22 at the Bohart's first-ever virtual open house on FacebookLive.

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UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal is organizing and moderating the second COVID-19 symposium on May 14.

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Covering the COVID-19 Pandemic: Symposium on May 14

May 13, 2020

The stage is set. All systems are go. The experts are ready to deliver their presentations and answer questions. The second COVID-19 Symposium, organized and moderated by UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, will take place from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14.

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These images of the Asian giant hornet, aka "murder hornet," are published in the journal Insect Systematics and Diversity. (Images by Allan Smith-Pardo)

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Incredible Work, and Timely, on 22 Species of Hornets

May 12, 2020

What an incredible work! And timely, too! While many folks are panicking about the first detected (and destroyed) colony of Asian giant hornets, aka murder hornets, in North America, three entomologists have just published research on this and the 21 other known species of hornets in the genus Vespa...

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Gearing Up for Second COVID-19 Symposium on May 14

May 11, 2020

A panel of experts in medicine and science will present up-to-date information and answer questions at the second COVID-19 Symposium organized and moderated by UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal. The free public awareness event will take place from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14.

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