Bug Squad

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/bugsquad/index.cfm. The story behind "The Sting" is here: https://my.ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7735.

Wearing of the Green--Ready to greet the crowd at the Bohart Museum of Entomology on Feb. 18 are (from left) Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and a UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology, and entomology students and Bohart associates, Sol Wantz, president of the Entomology Club, and Allen Chew. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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All Systems Are 'Go'--and 'Green'--for UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

February 16, 2023

All systems are "go"--and "green"--for the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 18. This "Super Science Day" event, free and family friendly, will showcase 11 museums and collections on campus.

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A Madagascar hissing cockroach is also called a "hisser." It hisses when it's disturbed, when it wants to attract a mate, and when it is fighting. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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'Hissing, Crawling, Perching and Rising' Part of UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

February 15, 2023

Madagascar hissing cockroaches will hiss, walking sticks (aka stick insects) will crawl, raptors will perch, and yeast will rise at the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, an all-day event on Saturday, Feb. 18 on the university campus.

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A honey bee foraging on a flowering quince. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Bee My Valentine!

February 14, 2023

Bee my Valentine! Did the honey bee ever say that to a pink flowering quince? Probably not. But she did buzz over there for some nectar and pollen. What's buzzworthy this week--among other topics--is the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. The 12th annual event, set all day Saturday, Feb.

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A spotted-wing drosphila, Drosophila suzukii, targeting a raspberry. Native to Southeast Asia, it infests soft-skinned fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, cherries, blueberries, blackberries, peaches and grape. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Christine Tabuloc's Seminar: Inside Her Intricate Research World of Drosophila

February 13, 2023

(Editor's Note: Her exit seminar is here) Remember the spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii? Native to Southeast Asia, it infests soft-skinned fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, cherries, blueberries, blackberries, peaches and grapes.

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A scene from one of the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Days at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. The 12th annual is Feb. 18. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day: The Countdown Begins!

February 10, 2023

It's beginning to look a lot like...UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day! The 12th annual event, set Saturday, Feb. 18 on the UC Davis campus, will showcase 11 museums or collections.

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