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'Life in the Hive': Bee-utiful Art

It’s all about the bees, the garden and the art. The UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program is...

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Posted on Thursday, May 30, 2013 at 8:56 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Diane Ullman (50), Donna Billick (36), Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven (90), honey bees (320), Mark Rivera (2), UC Davis Department of Entomology (96)

The Bee and the Ant

Lavender. Honey bees love it.  We watched a honey bee foraging on lavender blossoms last...

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Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 10:08 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Alex Wild (18), Andrea Lucky (7), ants (13), Eleanor Spicer Rice (2), honey bee (192), Phil Ward (20), The School of Ants (1)

Fran Keller: Entomologist, Teacher, Artist, Author

When Mary Frances "Fran" Keller, doctoral candidate at the UC Davis Department of Entomology,...

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Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 9:40 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (265), darkling beetles (2), Fran Keller (32), Lynn Kimsey (217)

Pollen Power

Bees carry pollen in their pollen baskets, but that's not the only place. "Pollen grains adhere to...

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Posted on Monday, May 27, 2013 at 10:03 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: honey bee (192), Norman Gary (14), pollen (25)

No-See-Ums, But You Feel 'Em

It happened unexpectedly. Tabatha Yang and her six-month-old son, Karoo, were sitting on their...

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Posted on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 9:08 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (265), Leptoconops torrens (1), Lynn Kimsey (217), no-see-ums (1), Tabatha Yang (72), Valley Black Gnats (1)

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