Bug Squad

Bumble bee on bull thistle at Bodega Bay

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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

Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae, casts a shadow. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Casting a Long Shadow

November 13, 2012

We probably won't see the Gulf Fritilliary (Agraulis vanillae) laying eggs any more this year on our passion flower vine. Cool weather has set in, the rains are coming, and the butterfly season is ending. But just for a little while, the Gulf Frit obliged us with its shadow.

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Pregnant praying mantis camouflaged on a germander twig. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Just Waiting in the Germander

November 12, 2012

It's no secret that bees are fond of germanders or Teucrium, a genus in the mint family, Lamiaceae. And it's no secret that praying mantids are fond of bees.

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Bee scientist Brian Johnson of the UC Davis Department of Entomology in front of an observation hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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A Gathering of Beekeepers

November 9, 2012

It will be a gathering of beekeepers next week in California. And it promises to be informative, educational and inspiring.

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They did it! From left are Andrew Richards, Ivana Li and Matan Shelomi. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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What They Did Is Amazing!

November 8, 2012

If you like Pokmon, you know the insect connection. Satoshi Tajiri of Japan, who developed Pokmon, collected insects in his childhood and initially toyed with the idea of becoming an entomologist.

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Seven-spotted lady beetle on a California fuchsia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Walking the Line

November 7, 2012

Some folks like to watch the grass grow, flowers bloom, or clouds drift. Others just like to sit back and look for insects.

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