Bug Blog
Things to be Thankful for--Bugs
Thanksgiving will come early to the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis.An open house, appropriately themed "Thankful for Bugs," is set from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 1124 Academic...
Visitors to the Bohart Museum can hold a walking stick. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug in the hand is worth two in the bush? A walking stick at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Some International Publicity
The Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis, and its adjacent honey bee garden, the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, received an international shot of publicity when “My Extreme...
The sign at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. . (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The colorful bee boxes (background) were shown on the TV program. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Gathering of Beekeepers
Let it bee.But the California State Beekeepers’ Association (CSBA) certainly won't.When the beekeepers and their affiliates gather today (Monday, Nov. 14) through Thursday, Nov. 17 in Rohnert Park...
Newly emerged worker bee from the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis.
A newly emerged worker bee (front) and a drone (male). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
'Bugs Rule' at ESA Meeting
Someone scrawled "Bugs Rule" on a Briggs Hall blackboard during a recent UC Davis Picnic celebration. A delightful drawing of a bug accompanied the proclamation.Bugs do rule, and they'll rule at the...
This was scrawled on a Briggs Hall blackboard during an annual UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
So, You Have This Bee Phobia...
Are you afraid of bees? Not apiculturist Norman Gary, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis and a professional bee wrangler. He worked behind the scenes in a new Animal Planet program,...
Apiculturist/bee wrangler Norman Gary, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Norm Gary, bee wrangler, loves his bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)