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Moths, Microscopes and Insect Scientists: They All Go Together at Bohart Museum Open House

Moth Night at the Bohart Museum is fun and educational. Here two youngsters learn the differences between moths and butterflies at last year's event. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Moths, a magnificent microscope (scanning electron microscope) and friendly scientists--what could...

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Posted on Friday, July 21, 2017 at 5:43 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum open house (1), Greg Kareofelas (5), Jeff Smith (17), John DeBenedictis (4), Lynn Kimsey (14), Moth Night (5), National Moth Week (1)

Bohart Museum to Celebrate Moth Night on July 22

UC Davis entomology graduate student Jessica Gillung with a moth display. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, will celebrate National...

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Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 8:47 AM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (14), Jeff Smith (17), John DeBenedictis (4), Lynn Kimsey (14), moth night (5), open house (4), Stevey Heydon (1), Trump moth (1), Vazrick Nazari (1)

Bugs to the Fair: From UC Davis to the Dixon May Fair

Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the butterflies and moths at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, will be at the Dixon May Fair (Floriculture Building) on Saturday, May 13 to showcase insects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The theme of the 142nd annual Dixon May Fair set Thursday, May 11 through Sunday, May 14, is "Farm...

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Posted on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 4:11 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (14), Dixon May Fair (2), insects (2), Jeff Smith (17), Lynn Kimsey (14), Tabatha Yang (7)

Bigger, Better, Buglier: Impressive Science

Robbin Thorp, UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, chats with Adne Burruss, 6, of Irvine. (Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Oh, the bugs! Bigger. Better. Buglier. It was Saturday, April 18, the 103rd annual UC Davis...

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Posted on Monday, May 1, 2017 at 5:24 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (14), Fran Keller (4), Jeff Smith (17), Lynn Kimsey (14), male Valley carpenter bee (1), Robbin Thorp (2), Wade Spencer (1), Xylocopa varipuncta (1)

A Big Butterfly-and-Bee Day at the Bohart

Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the butterfly and moth display at the Bohart, shows South American rainforest butterflies, Preponas, in the genus Archaeoprepona to butterfly-bee enthusiast Ria deGrassi of Davis. (Photos by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

It was a big butterfly-and-bee day at the Bohart. Despite other major attractions--including the...

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Posted on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 4:11 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (14), butterfly gardening (1), Greg Kareofelas (5), Jeff Smith (17), Lynn Kimsey (14), monarchs (1), Robbin Thorp (2)

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