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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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Hear the Buzz? UC Davis Celebration of Mead and Honey Coming Feb. 11

February 1, 2017

Hear the buzz? It's almost time to celebrate A, B, C (almonds, bees and crop pollination). But did you know that there's another celebration bee-ing hosted on Saturday, Feb. 11? And that you and your honey are invited? It's an event often billed as "the" Valentine's Day present.

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Hear that Buzz? Dixon 4-H'ers Are Caring for Their Bees

January 31, 2017

The 4-H Youth Development Program isn't just about cows and chickens. It's about other projects, too, from "A" to "Z." And "B." Don't forget the honey bees. Solano County's Tremont 4-H Club, Dixon, has just launched a beekeeping project, led by adult leader Sarah Anenson.

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Feeding Time for Bed Bugs: From Flat to Fat in Minutes

January 30, 2017

Brother, sister...can you spare a meal? If you're rearing a bed bug colony, they need blood. Yours, if you don't mind. Someone else's, if there's no one else around.

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The First Bumble Bee of the Year!

January 27, 2017

Remember that recently concluded contest to find the first butterfly of the year?

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What's a Nematode? Just Ask Lauren Camp

January 26, 2017

"What's a nematode?" UC Davis nematologist/parasitologist Lauren Camp gets asked that a lot. In one word: "Worms." Her display table last Sunday, Jan. 22 at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's "Parasite Palooza" open house drew dozens of fascinated visitors of all ages.

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