Bug Squad

You can't really say that "monarch butterflies are back in the news again," because they've never really left. Thankfully! The more we know about monarch butterflies, the better we can understand them and help conserve them.

They answered all the questions correctly except one. And that one, they agreed, they should have known.

It was a bee. One little bee. What are the odds of a honey bee landing on the window of a UC Davis vehicle parked outside the California Bee Breeders' Association meeting on a cool January day--Wednesday, Jan.

California's beekeepers not only worry about the varroa mite (aka Public Enemy No. 1), but the small hive beetle. As the state prepares for its annual almond pollination season--which usually begins around Valentine's Day--beekeepers from all over the country are trucking in their bees.

We've all read stories dealing with "A Day in the Life" of principals, presidents and princesses. We're probably familiar with The Beatles' song "A Day in the Life," the final song on their Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.