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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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Adults and Kids Can't Wait for UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Feb. 18

February 8, 2017

Excitement is building for the sixth annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. The family friendly, science-based event takes place Saturday, Feb. 18 when 12 museums or collections will be open to the public.

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A Gathering of Lepidopterists: Who's Who of the Butterfly, Moth Experts

February 7, 2017

It was a gathering of lepidopterists. A veritable Who's Who of lepidopterists. Some 25 lepidopterists and others interested in butterflies and moths gathered recently at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, to work on identifications, share research information, and enjoy camaraderie.

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Rick Karban, UC Davis Expert on Plant Communication, Named ESA Fellow

February 6, 2017

Congrats, Rick Karban! We just received word that noted ecologist Richard Rick Karban, professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has been named a fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) for his innovative contributions to community and evolutionary ecology, especia...

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Gardening for Butterflies

February 3, 2017

She's only 11 years old, but already she's interested in butterflies.

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Jennifer Thaler, UC Davis Alumni Award Recipient, Knows Bugs and Ecology of Fear

February 2, 2017

She knows bugs. She knows what "bugs" predators and prey. Her research includes fear as a biological control. Meet Jennifer Thaler, professor at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

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