Posts Tagged: Bohart Museum of Entomology
'Beetle Mania' at the Bohart Museum of Entomology on Jan. 22
There's "Beatlemania" and then there's "Beetle Mania." One involved the fanaticism directed at the...
The burying beetle is known for burying carcasses of small vertebrates, such as mice, squirrels and birds, and using them as a food source for its larvae. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)
A dung beetle with two balls of dung. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)
Ria de Grassi Wins the Bumble Bee Contest!
Congratulations to UC Davis alumna and pollinator enthusiast Ria de Grassi of Davis, who...
Pollinator enthusiast Ria de Grassi of Davis confers with UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor Robbin Thorp (1933-2019) at a Bohart Museum of Entomology open house in 2017. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor Robbin Thorp (1933-2019) discusses with Ria de Grassi the unusual carpenter bee she found. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor Robbin Thorp (1933-2019) answers questions at a 2017 Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lynn Kimsey (left), director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, presents a prized coffee cup with an image of Franklin's bumble bee to Ria de Grassi. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
No Cabbage White Butterfly, No Bumble Bee
No cabbage white butterfly, no bumble bee. As of 4 p.m. today (Jan. 6), the two UC Davis...
A cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, in flight, heading toward lantana. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging on Italian Italian bugloss, Anchusa azurea. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, heading for a jade blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
It Started Out as a Quiet, End-of-the-Year Hike Near Lake Berryessa...
It was a good day for a hike. So Joe Nazarius of Winters embarked on a Dec. 30th...
This is the tick buried in the skin of Winters' resident Joe Nazarius. It's black-legged nymph tick, Ixodes pacificus, as identified by Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and a UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology. (Photo by Debra LoGuercio DeAngelo)
First page of information on ticks, Bohart Museum newsletter, Winter 2018
Second of two pages of information on ticks, Bohart Museum newsletter, Winter 2018
Fact sheet on ticks, written by Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology
In Search of the First Bumble Bee of the Year
What are you doing on New Year's Day? Well, weather permitting, you can begin searching for the...
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosenenskii, foraging on oxalis near the Benicia State Capitol grounds on Jan. 13, 2021. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee and a yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosenenskii, foraging on oxalis near the Benicia State Capitol grounds on Jan. 13, 2021. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, foraging on rosemary on Jan. 25, 2020 on the grounds of the Benicia Capitol State Historic Park. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, foraging on a rose on Jan. 25, 2020 in downtown Benicia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)