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Breaking News: Zika Virus Found in Wild-Caught Culex

Culex quinquefasciatus, the southern house mosquito,is known for transmitting the West Nile virus, but now the Zika virus has been detected in wild-caught C. quinquefasciatus in Recife, Brazil, the epicenter of the Zika epidemic. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The news is out. It's what they've been searching for. In a groundbreaking discovery, a...

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Posted on Friday, July 22, 2016 at 2:26 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Aedes aegypti (5), chemical ecology (1), Constancia Ayres (2), Culex quinquefasciatus (2), Fiocruz Institute (1), UC Davis (125), Walter Leal (6), Zika virus (4)

Bohart Bioblitz in Belize!

Entomologists David Wyatt and Fran Keller pose for a photo in Belize.

They're calling it "Bohart Belize Bioblitz," or "B-cubed" or "B to the 3." It's an insect...

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Posted on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 4:22 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Belize (1), Bohart Museum Bioblitz (1), collecting trip (1), David Wyatt (1), Fran Keller (1), Lynn Kimsey (6), Noah Crockett (1), UC Davis (125)

Why Honey Is Neither Bee Vomit Nor Bee Barf

Honey is a special treat fresh off the frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Honey is bee vomit!" "Honey is bee barf!" How many times have you heard that? Strong-willed...

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Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 3:52 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: bee barf (1), bee vomit (1), Eric Mussen (11), honey (2), honey bee guru (1), UC Davis (125)

Who's the Boss of the Lavender?

A Valley carpenter bee and a honey bee sharing the same lavender stem. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Some folks refer to them as "those big, black scary bumble bees." They're not bumble bees. They're...

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Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 4:25 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: honey bee (7), lavender (1), Robbin Thorp (6), UC Davis (125), Valley carpenter bee (1), Xylocopa varipuncta (1)

UC Davis Zika Symposium: A Crucial Message

Chemical ecologist Walter Leal, coordinator of the Zika Public Awareness Symposium, addresses the crowd. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The seven speakers who addressed the UC Davis Zika Public Awareness Symposium on Thursday, May 26...

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Posted on Monday, May 30, 2016 at 5:28 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Aedes aegypti (5), biochemistry (1), Christian Wirawan (1), entomology (2), Linda P. B. Katehi (1), UC Davis (125), Walter Leal (6), Zika Public Awareness Symposium (1)

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