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.

A katydid munching on a yellow rose, "Sparkle and Shine," in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Bohart Museum: Ready to Learn More About Grasshoppers, Crickets and Katydids?

February 29, 2024

You won't want to miss this Bohart Museum of Entomology open house! Themed "Grasshoppers, Crickets and Katydids," the open house will take place from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, March 3 in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus. It's free and family friendly.

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Neuronal network showing walking points of a fruit fly. (Image from the Salil Bidaye lab)

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'How Flies Control How They Walk by Knowing When and How to Stop'

February 28, 2024

What a catchy title for a seminar: "How Flies Control How They Walk by Knowing When and How to Stop." Meet Salil Bidaye, Research Group Leader, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, Fla.

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UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus Frank Zalom takes an image of a Willamette vineyard showing grapevine red blotch virus in the fall.

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Frank Zalom: Lifetime IPM Achievement Award

February 27, 2024

His name is synonymous with integrated pest management (IPM) and his achievements during his 45-year career are nothing short of spectacular.

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Community ecologist Louie Yang, professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, answers questions at a Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on "Monarchs and Milkweed." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Louie Yang: From Monarchs and Milkweed to Mentoring and More...

February 26, 2024

Professor Louie Yang's monarch and milkweed research at the University of California, Davis, is quite celebrated.

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Molecular geneticist-physiologist Joanna Chiu working in her lab in 2010, shortly after her arrival at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Congrats to Professor Chiu: 'Distinction in Student Mentoring' Award

February 23, 2024

Congratulations to molecular geneticist-physiologist Joanna Chiu, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology! She's the recipient of the highly competitive "Distinction in Student Mentoring' Award from the Pacific Branch, Entomology Society of America (PBESA).

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