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.

Bug Squad blog template. Bumble bee on bull thistle

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In Support of the UC Davis Bee Haven

March 31, 2025

A buzzworthy item...The UC Davis Bee Haven, maintained by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is one of the beneficiaries of the UC Davis Give Day, now underway through 4:59 p.m., Saturday, Apri1 12. This is the ninth annual philanthropic event coinciding with the campuswide UC…

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Poison dart frogs are found in Central and Southern America. This is an image shared by UC Davis neurobiologist-behaviorist Eva Fischer who researches them.

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Poison Dart Frogs, Robber Flies, Monarchs at Bohart Museum Open House

February 24, 2025

Ever seen a live poison dart frog? If you've been to Central or South America, you may have. Or you may have seen one at a zoo. But if you attend the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house, themed "Venomous vs. Poisonous," on Sunday, March 2, you'll see them up close.

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Medical entomologist Bruce Eldridge in 2007. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Entomology World Mourning the Loss of Bruce Eldridge

February 21, 2025

The entomology world is mourning the loss of UC Davis Professor Emeritus Bruce Eldridge. As a medical entomologist, his exemplary military, academic and administrative career spanned more than six decades. He died Wednesday, Feb. 5 in Davis at age 91. Dr.

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Honey bee researcher Scott McArt of Cornell University

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CAMBP Free Webinar on Feb. 24: Scott McArt to Discuss Pesticides and Bees

February 20, 2025

This is a presentation we've all been looking forward to: pesticides and the impact on bees and other pollinators. It's especially important now due to the troubling bee losses throughout the nation.

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A honey bee pollinating an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Tough Time for Beekeepers and Almond Growers

February 19, 2025

It's a tough time for beekeepers and almond growers during California's almond pollination season. There's a nationwide bee shortage, rapidly increasing hive thefts and often uncooperative weather.

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