Bug Squad

The Sting. (c) Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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 butterfly painting, in the Fine Arts and Photography Building, is the work of retired teacher Ethel Calvello of Dixon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Nature's Poetry

May 10, 2012
If you head over to the 137th annual Dixon May Fair, the state's oldest continuous fair, you'll see a flurry of butterflies. The fair, located at 655 S. First St., Dixon, opened Thursday, May 10 and continues through Sunday, May 13.
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Diane Ullman is right at home as a scientist and an artist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Call from TED, Enough Said!

May 8, 2012
When TED extends an invite, that's a high honor. Scientists-artists Diane Ullman and Donna Billick, co-founders and co-directors of the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program, have been invited to speak at the second annual TEDx program hosted at the University of California, Davis.
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Entomologist/Bohart associate Jeff Smith will be there to answer questions. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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What's Mother's Day Without Moths?

May 7, 2012
What's Mother's Day without moths? And caterpillars? Moth specimens and a fun caterpillar craft activity will highlight a pre-Mother's Day open house from 1 to 4 p.m.
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