Backyard Orchard News
Insect Art Is the 'In' Thing: Don't Miss Bohart Museum Open House on Jan. 21
"Just call it a "Day of Insect Art!" Sunday afternoon, Jan. 21 promises to be a day of...
Like to draw or color dragonflies? You'll have the opportunity to do just that at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 21. This is a flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's New in Entomology/Nematology Seminars
The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology is gearing up for a plethora of seminars for...
Entomologist Fiona Goggin of the University of Arkansas studies plant defenses. A UC Davis alumnus, she will return to the campus Jan. 17 to present a seminar. Here aphids suck out plant juices in a rose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Redhumped Caterpillar: Aptly Named
How appropriate are many of the common names of insects! Take the immature form (caterpillar) of...
Redhumped caterpillars on a Western redbud tree in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Skeltonized redbud leaf--damage done by a redhumped caterpillar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee nectaring on a Western redbud blooming in April. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Take It From a Bee Guy: Honey Is Not 'Bee Vomit'
Take it from the bee scientists. Honey is NOT vomit. That incongruous belief that “Honey is...
Foraging honey bees return to the hive to share nectar, which the house bees will turn into honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bees sharing nectar with their hungry sisters. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Battling Dengue at a Field Station in Iquitos, Peru
UC Davis epidemiologist Amy Morrison knows Iquitos, Peru, like the back of her hand. Travelers...
This is Iquitos, Peru, known as the "capital of the Peruvian Amazon." Scientists know it as a hot spot for dengue. (Photo courtesy of the Thomas Scott lab)
UC Davis epidemiologist Amy Morrison discusses dengue with Iquitos residents.