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Congratulations, Rei!
Let's hear it for Rei! Margaret “Rei” Scampavia, a doctoral candidate who studies with...
Rei Scampavia with her first-place research poster, “Farming Practices Affect Nest Site Selection of Native Ground Nesting Bees." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Does Sneezeweed Make You Sneeze?
Does sneezeweed make you sneeze? Over at the UC Davis Arboretum GATEway Garden. off First...
A female long-horned bee, Svastra obliqua expurgata, forages on sneezeweed, genus Helenium. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a female long-horned bee, Svastra obliqua expurgata, on sneezeweed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Can You Keep a Secret?
Can you keep a secret? The secret world of insects? And unleash the secret of soapberry...
UC Davis student Kelly Aoyama works on a painting that will be displayed June 3 at a public art exhibit in Davis. (Photo by Diane Ullman)
These are soapberry bugs photographed near the Ruth Risdon Storer Gardens, UC Davis Arboretum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Bees Have It!
If you missed the first-ever UC Davis Bee Symposium on keeping bees healthy, not to worry The...
Bee scientist Marla Spivak of the University of Minnesota keynoted the first-ever UC Davis Bee Symposium. (Photo by Dan Marshall)
Sleeping in the Lavender
It's a delight to see boy bumble bees sleeping overnight in the lavender. Two species of bumble...
A male black-faced bumble bee, Bombus californicus, sleeps on a lavender blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A sip of nectar! A black-faced bumble bee, Bombus californicus, on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
