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.

This specimen from the Bohart Museum of Entomology is a mammoth wasp, Trisciloa saussurei, a native of New Guinea. (Photo by Ziad Khouri)

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Ziad Khouri: Zeroing in on Mammoth Wasps, the Scoliid Wasps

March 24, 2022

International doctoral student Ziad Khouri, who studies with major professor, UC Davis distinguished professor Lynn Kimsey, will share his research on mammoth wasps, the scoliid wasps, at a seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology on Wednesday, March 30.

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Bees will be among the spring seminar topics hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. UC Irvine faculty member Tobin Hammer will speak on "Mystery of the Missing Microbes: Why Do Bees Keep Losing Their Symbionts?" (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Seminar Topics: From Mammoth Wasps to Medflies to Nematodes

March 23, 2022

Ready to learn about mammoth wasps, medflies, nematodes and pesticide risks to polilnators, or delve into such topics as "Mystery of the Missing Microbes: Why Do Bees Keep Losing Their Symbionts?

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A multicolored Asian lady beetle looking for love--or prey--on a mallow on the first day of spring. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Spring Is Bustin' Out All Over

March 22, 2022

June is bustin' out all over All over the meadow and the hill Buds 're bustin' outa bushes And the rompin' river pushes Ev'ry little wheel that wheels beside the mill --Rodgers and Hammerstein Just remove "June" and replace it with "Spring.

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Every year, some 10,000 burn victims in the United States undergo an acute inflammatory reaction and die of burn-related infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This image is of a UC Davis Fire Department control burn of an abandoned home-turned lab. It was last used as an avian lab research facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Why a UC Davis Entomology Lab Is Pursuing Human Health Issues

March 21, 2022

While in the U.S. Army, UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock worked as medical officer in a burn clinic. His mother served 15 years as a nurse in a children's hospital burn center.

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Butterfly collections, like the Morpho displays, are a popular attraction at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Applications Due March 21 for UC Davis Bio Boot Camp

March 18, 2022

If there are youngsters in your life who love insects, birds, and all things nature, tell them about the UC Davis Bio Boot Camps. The deadline to submit an application is 11 p.m., Monday, March 21. To apply, students must write a letter about why they want to attend Bio Boot Camp.

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