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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.

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Hurrah for the Red, White and Blue!

July 4, 2017

It's the Fourth of July, and amid our celebration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence 241 years ago on July 4, 1776 and our glorious nation, we celebrate the red, white and blue--the colors of our flag.

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Flies, Maggots and Forensic Entomologists at Bohart Museum on Sunday, July 9

July 3, 2017

Do you know the importance of maggots? Have you ever wanted to talk to a forensic entomologist? Ever wanted to create "maggot art" in a family friendly environment?

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The Medfly 'Through the Decades': Tune in to Hear Professor Carey on July 3

June 30, 2017

Remember when scientists first detected the Mediterranean fruit fly in California? It was the early 1980s.

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Best Sentence Collection: Stings Happen When Bees Are 'Aminated and Antagonistic'

June 29, 2017

"Killer bees can pursue people for more than a quarter mile when they are animated and antagonistic and die once they sting since the stingers are located at their abdomen.

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Tabatha Yang of Bohart Museum Lauded for Outstanding Service

June 28, 2017

The Bohart Museum of Entomology came out in force on Monday, June 26 to honor Tabatha Yang, the recipient of the top award in the service category of the UC Davis Staff Assembly's Citation for Excellence Program.

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