Bug Squad

Bees at The Bee. Some 60 creative artists will be showing and selling their bee-themed work on Saturday, May 8 at the "Bees at The Bee" art show in the Sacramento Bee's outdoor courtyard, 2100 Q. St. The event, free and open to the public, will take place from 3 to 8 p.m.

"The Good, the Bad, and the Bugly." That's one of the topics at the next meeting of the Northern California Entomology Society, to be held from 9:15 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, May 6 in the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. It promises to be lively. And bugly.

These bees are carpenters. These bees are art. Professor Jeffrey Granett, who retired from the UC Davis Department of Entomology in January 2007, now spends must of his time working on his art. He created a hanging piece for "The Bees at The Bee" art show, to be held from 3 to 8 p.m.

Mark your calendars. Saturday, May 8 is the "Bees at The Bee" art show. The art show, featuring the work of bee artists from throughout much of Northern California, is a benefit for honey bee research at the University of California, Davis.

A lecture that UC Davis entomologists and friends of entomology are eagerly looking forward to will take place at noon tomorrow (Wednesday, April 28) in 122 Briggs Hall, Kleiber Drive.