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The Boys Are Back in Town

The boys are back in town! Well, at least one is. We don't know where the girls are. Neither,...

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Posted on Monday, March 26, 2018 at 3:36 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (4), male Valley carpenter bee (10), Robbin Thorp (7), teddy bear bee (1), UC Davis Picnic Day (1), Xylocopa varipuncta (8)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture Environment

Bigger, Better, Buglier: Impressive Science

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

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (4), Fran Keller (1), Jeff Smith (1), Lynn Kimsey (1), male Valley carpenter bee (10), Robbin Thorp (7), Wade Spencer (1), Xylocopa varipuncta (8)

That Cuddly Teddy Bear Bee

Oh, that cuddly teddy bear. The male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta, also known as...

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Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 4:58 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Asclepias latifolia (1), broadleaf milkweed (1), male Valley carpenter bee (10), monarch (1), Robbin Thorp (7), Xylocopa varipuncta (8)

Welcome, Teddy Bear Bee

If you've never seen the "teddy bear bee," keep an eye out for it. A fuzzy golden bee with green...

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Posted on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 7:55 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: (Xylocopa varipuncta (1), Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven. Robbin Thorp (1), male Valley carpenter bee (10), penstemon (1)

Honey, You Ought to Attend This!

If you've ever wanted to taste exotic honeys (of course, you have!) and if you've ever wondered why...

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Posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 5:29 PM

Comments: 2

• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Amina Harris (1), Elizabeth Luu (1), Honey and Pollination Center (1), honey tasting (1), male Valley carpenter bee (10), native bees (1), Robbin Thorp (7), stingless bees (1), World of Honey (1), Xylocopa varipuncta (8)

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