Posts Tagged: hornets

Good News on the Asian-Giant-Hornet News Front

California this year has faced the COVID-19 pandemic, disastrous wildfires, racial unrest, and...

The Asian giant hornet measures a little less than two inches long. A nest was recently discovered and destroyed near Blaine, Wash. (Photo courtesy of the Washington Department of Agriculture)

The Asian giant hornet measures a little less than two inches long. A nest was recently discovered and destroyed near Blaine, Wash. (Photo courtesy of the Washington Department of Agriculture)

Close-up of the Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia. (Photo courtesy of Washington Department of Agriculture)

Close-up of the Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia. (Photo courtesy of Washington Department of Agriculture)

Bohart Museum Virtual Open House: Honing in On the Hornets!

Oh, the questions that Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, fielded at the...

Wasp expert Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, shows an Asian giant hornet specimen during the virtual open house May 22.

Wasp expert Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, shows an Asian giant hornet specimen during the virtual open house May 22.

Like to color? You can download this illustration on the Bohart Museum website. It's the work of undergraduate student Meghan Crebbins-Oats.

Like to color? You can download this illustration on the Bohart Museum website. It's the work of undergraduate student Meghan Crebbins-Oats.

Many insects, including this Jerusalem cricket, are being mistaken for the Asian giant hornet. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Many insects, including this Jerusalem cricket, are being mistaken for the Asian giant hornet. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ready for the May 22th Bohart Museum Virtual Open House?

If Lynn Kimsey, who directs the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, had her say, the Asian...

The Asian giant hornet, detected twice in North America last fall: a colony on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (destroyed) and a dead hornet in Blaine, Wash. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Agriculture)

The Asian giant hornet, detected twice in North America last fall: a colony on Vancouver Island, British Columbia (destroyed) and a dead hornet in Blaine, Wash. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Department of Agriculture)

Some of the butterfly specimens at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. The museums houses a global collection of nearly 8 million insects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Some of the butterfly specimens at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. The museums houses a global collection of nearly 8 million insects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Incredible Work, and Timely, on 22 Species of Hornets

What an incredible work! And timely, too! While many folks are panicking about the first detected...

These images of the Asian giant hornet, aka "murder hornet," are published in the journal Insect Systematics and Diversity. (Images by Allan Smith-Pardo)

These images of the Asian giant hornet, aka "murder hornet," are published in the journal Insect Systematics and Diversity. (Images by Allan Smith-Pardo)

The Bees and the Blue Angels

Honey bees and the Blue Angels... Honey bees sometimes seem to fly in formation over such plants...

Honey bee "squadron" aiming for the flowering artichokes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee "squadron" aiming for the flowering artichokes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blue Angels maneuvering their Hornets into a diamond formation. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blue Angels maneuvering their Hornets into a diamond formation. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bees buzzing by, performing their solo missions. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bees buzzing by, performing their solo missions. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blue Angels roar past the city of San Francisco. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blue Angels roar past the city of San Francisco. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)