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UC ANR is renovating its website. 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/blogcore/archive.cfm

Bumble bees, Bombus vosnesenskii, entering their nest in Vallejo, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Native Bees to Share Spotlight at Bohart Museum Open House

May 16, 2025

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

UC Davis doctoral candidate Alexia “Lexie” Martin of the laboratory of Rachel Vannette, associate professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will be displaying bee life stages at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Sunday, May 18.The event, free and…

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Crane flies mating. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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From Metamorphosis to Maggot Art at the Bohart

May 15, 2025

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Visitors attending the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house themed "Insects: Life Stages" on Sunday, May 18, will see everything from metamorphosis to maggot art. The event, free and family friendly, takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane…

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Large cicada basking in the sun, Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Tony Wills, Wikipedia)

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UC Davis Postdoc to Share Research on 'Singing Cicadas'

May 14, 2025

Ever heard a singing cicada? Want to know more about them?UC Davis postdoctoral scholar Mark Stukel will present a seminar on his research involving "the singing cicadas" at the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar.Stukel will speak on "From New Zealand Hybridization to…

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Demonstrating grafting. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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CAMBP Hosting These Fantastic Bee Classes

May 13, 2025

If you're a beekeeper, mark your calendar! You may want to attend one or both of these two classes offered by the UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP) on queen-rearing techniques and instrumental insemination. Both will be held in the E. L. Niño Lab…

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Lady beetles, aka ladybugs, "keeping busy." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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'Insect Wedding Photography' at Bohart Museum Open House

May 12, 2025

When the Bohart Museum of Entomology hosts its open house on Sunday, May 18, expect to see some "insect wedding photography."In other words, when insects "get busy."The theme: "Insects: Life Stages."The event, free and family friendly, takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge…

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