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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A chicken in a pen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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How 'Tiny Terrors' Affect the Health and Productivity of Your Chickens

April 30, 2025
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
 Humans aren't fond of ectoparasites, such as ticks, fleas, lice, parasitic flies and mites.Neither are chickens. In a timely talk, veterinary entomologist Amy Murillo, an assistant professor in the UC Riverside Department of Entomology, will discuss "Tiny Terrors: How Ectoparasites Undermine…
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Honey bee on almond blossom (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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The Hive to Host Mini-Honey Festival

April 29, 2025
 Bug Squad BlogBy Kathy Keatley GarveyThe Disappointing News: The California Honey Festival, initially scheduled for Saturday, May 3 in downtown Woodland, has been postponed due to a forecast of inclement weather. The festival has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 21.The Good News: The Hive at 1221…
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A beekeeper points to the queen bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Honey of a Festival

April 28, 2025
 Breaking News: Due to the weather forecast of inclement weather, the 2025 California Honey Festival has been rescheuled from May 3 to June 21.  The California Master Beekeeper Program and the UC Davis Arboretum will be providing fun and educational activities at the “mini-honey festival” from 11 a…
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Bug Doctor sign. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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The Bug Doctor Is In

April 23, 2025
 Bug Squad BlogBy Kathy Keatley Garvey“The Doctor Is In.”That’s a phrase indicating that a doctor is available to see patients, or that a medical office or clinic is open for appointments. In the Peanuts’ cartoon, Lucy offers psychiatric advice in her "Doctor Is In" booth (for the paltry sum of…
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