Bug Blog
Migratory Immunity in Monarchs
Monarch butterflies, says Sonia Altizer, are "globally distributed and best known for undertaking a spectacular annual migration in parts of North America." However, in wild populations, monarchs...
A monarch butterfly foraging on a Mexican sunflower in the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Yule'll Like This One
If you're growing a tower of jewels (Echium wildpretii) in your yard, you won't need a stop sign or a traffic light to encourage vehicles to slow down--they will automatically when they see this...
Honey bee foraging in a tower of jewels. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee gets down to business. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Upside down honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Like a (Blue) Needle in a Haystack
Sometimes it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack.The common blue damselfly or Northern Bluet (Enallagma cyathigerum) is long and slender like a needle, but a jeweled blue needle.We spotted...
Common blue damselfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Another view of common blue damselfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Nature's Gallery: Absolutely Spectacular
Nature's Gallery is absolutely spectacular.You may remember hearing about the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program project when it was displayed in the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. in the...
Nature's Gallery, a mosaic mural celebrating insects and plants, is now at home in the Storer Garden, UC Davis Arboretum, on Garrod Drive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Aethionema schistosum or fragrant Persian stonecress with Epilobium canum or hummingbird trumpet. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Why Genetic Diversity Is Important in the Honey Bee
The declining population of honey bees troubles us all.Bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey, who holds a dual appointment at the University of California, Davis and Washington State University (WSU),...
Bee breeder-geneticist Susan Cobey (center with frame) teaches a queen-bee rearing class. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)