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Harry H. Laidlaw Jr., the father of honey bee genetics. The facility, Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, is named for him.
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Brief History of the UC Davis Bee Biology Program

January 14, 2020
(Collaborative history of the UC Davis bee biology program.) George Haymaker Vansell (1892-1954) was a student at UC Davis who eventually helped with the instruction of entomology and apiculture beginning in 1920 and ending in 1931.
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Mexican free-tailed batsleaving Yolo Causeway at dusk on Sept. 10, 2019. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bohart Museum Open House: What Insects Do Bats Eat?

January 13, 2020
When you watch bats emerge at dusk in the summer from the Yolo Causeway, have you ever wondered what insects they eat? UC Davis doctoral candidate Ann Holmes has--and she's doing research on what's in their guano (feces).
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A group of burros in Death Valley National Park. (Photo: National Park Service)
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Non-native wild burros cause natural resource damage

January 13, 2020
The National Park Service has contracted with Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue to humanely remove 2,500 to 4,000 burros in Death Valley National Park, a particularly challenging effort because the Bureau of Land Management, which manages adjoining land, does not consider the non-native equines a proble...
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ANR in the news December 1-16

December 30, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
After the Camp Fire, many landowners want to fight fire with fire (Chico ER) Camille Von Kaenel, Dec. 16 Private landowners and managers throughout Northern California are increasingly interested in fighting fire with fire.
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A cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, in a summer flight in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Suds for a Bug? Get Out Your Net!

December 26, 2019
Suds for a bug? Get out your net! If you collect the first cabbage white butterfly of the year in the three-county area of Sacramento, Solano and Yolo, you'll win a pitcher of beer or its equivalent, compliments of Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology.
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Professor Art Shapiro collected the first butterfly of 2019, a male, near the Suisun Yacht Club, Suisun City, Solano County. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Suds for a Bug: Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest Begins Jan. 1

December 26, 2019
Suds for a bug? Collect the first cabbage white butterfly of the year in the three-county area of Sacramento, Solano and Yolo and win a pitcher of beer or its equivalent, compliments of Art Shapiro, UC Davis distinguished professor of evolution and ecology.
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