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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 monarch chrysalis hangs like an ornament. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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'Twas the Night Before Chrysalis...

December 24, 2018

'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse --Clement Clarke Moore We never tire of hearing that immortal poem, but this year let's offer another version: 'Twas the night before chrysalis when all through the land Not a monarch was stirri...

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A honey bee colony at work. Extension apiculturist Elina Niño will discuss three topics dealing with "Beekeeping and Management" at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine's 2019 winter conference. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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'Beekeeping and Management' Part of UC Davis Veterinary Medicine's Winter Conference

December 21, 2018

Mark your calendar! "Beekeeping and Management" will be part of the two-day UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine's 2019 winter conference presented by its Center for Continuing Education in February 2019.

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Spotted-wing drosophila on raspberry. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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UC Davis Seminars: From Spotted Wing Drosophila to Spider Glue to Wild Bees

December 20, 2018

From spotted wing drosophila to spider glue to wild bees! Medical entomologist Geoffrey Attardo, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has compiled a great line-up of speakers for the winter quarter. The Wednesday seminars, to begin Jan.

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Entomologist Jessica Gillung stands by her exit seminar slide. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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'Dr. Jessicles' Heading for Cornell

December 19, 2018

Her new nickname is Jessicles. Jess with icicles.

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Phacelia campanularia was one of the 43 plants tested in the UC Davis research garden. Here a honey bee sips nectar from a blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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What Native California Plants Are Best for Attracting Pollinators?

December 18, 2018

What native California plants are best for attracting pollinators? That's a question often asked. Now for answers.

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