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The Sting

Ouch! So, you’ve been stung by a bee. If you’re a beekeeper, an occasional sting is a natural part of beekeeping. UC Davis apiculturist Eric Mussen says that the average beekeeper may...

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The Sting

The Sting

Here's a close-up of what the stinging apparatus looks like in the skin. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 6:20 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Writing with Light

I've always loved the wit and wisdom of insect-inspired poets. God in His wisdom made the fly And then forgot to tell us why. - - Ogden Nash "The Fly" We hope that, when the insects...

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Honey bee
Blow fly
Carpenter bee
Bee on pomegranate blossom
Mosquito
Spotted cucumber beetle

Ten-lined June beetle

"Wanna make something of it?" Ten-lined June beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee

"C'mon in, the nectar's fine." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blow fly

"Hey, I'm a pollinator, too!" (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Carpenter bee

"Okay, I'm a pest, but just think of me as a bee." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bee on pomegranate blossom

"I came for the nectar but I'm staying for the pollen." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Mosquito

"I'm out for blood." Culex quinquefasciatus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Spotted cucumber beetle

"Just think of me as a lady bug." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 5:55 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

California's Gold and Nature's Gallery

When the California State Fair, Sacramento, opens Friday, Aug. 15 for an 18-day run, don't miss "California's Gold" and "Nature's Gallery" in the UC Davis Centennial Pavilion...

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“California's Gold” artists include (from left) students Stacy Matsuura, Joji Kume, Frank Sousa, Lesli Hamamoto, community member Joy Elson, professor Diane Ullman, alumna Feiyian Yoong and community member Barbara Engel.

Posted on Monday, August 11, 2008 at 6:55 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

What's Entomology?

I'm standing in line at the photo center, waiting to pay for the dozen 8x10 photos of noted entomologist Richard Bohart that I’d ordered for his UC Davis memorial. “Doc,” as he...

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Richard Bohart (1913-2007) on May 15, 2006, when he received the International Society of Hymenopterists Distinguished Research Medal, one of three ever awarded. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, August 8, 2008 at 1:01 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Meet Michelle

Meet Michelle Flenniken. She’s an insect virus researcher in professor Raul Andino's lab, UC San Francisco Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and she's the newly selected Häagen-Dazs...

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Michelle Flenniken next to Grass Valley hives. (Photo by Kim Fondrk)

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Flight of the honey bee; a worker bee buzzes through sage. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 1:30 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

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