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A B-Day Celebration for Robbin Thorp at the Bohart Museum of Entomology

It was "b-day" today at The Bohart Museum of Entomology in honor of longtime Bohart associate...

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Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at 5:00 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Bohart Museum of Entomology (286), bumble bees (39), Charlotte Herbert Alberts (1), Entomological Society of America (77), Franklin''s bumble bees (1), Robbin Thorp (224), Tabatha Yang (78), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (167)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture Environment Innovation Natural Resources Yard & Garden

Monarch Madness: Thanks, Monarch Mama!

Thar's gold in them thar hills? Probably not. But thar's definitely gold in that there pollinator...

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Posted on Monday, September 10, 2018 at 6:46 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Art Shapiro (168), Asclepias fascicularis (1), milkweed (30), monarch butterflies (60), monarch caterpillars (5), narrow-leaf milkweed (1), UC Davis Department of Evolution and Ecology (13)

Focus Area Tags: Environment Food Natural Resources Yard & Garden

Art Shapiro: Worst Monarch Season Ever, But Best MIlkweed Season Ever

This year ranks as the worst monarch season he's ever seen in California. But...this year ranks as...

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Posted on Friday, September 7, 2018 at 5:38 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Art Shapiro (168), butterfly population trends (1), declining monarch population (2), monarchs (35), Sierra College (1), UC Davis Department of Evolution and Ecology (13)

Focus Area Tags: Environment Natural Resources Yard & Garden

Once Upon a Praying Mantis...

The three men pause in front of the Kate Frey Pollinator Garden at the Sonoma Cornerstone and begin...

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Posted on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 5:07 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: bee garden (6), Kate Frey Pollinator Garden (2), Kathy Keatley Garvey (11), Mantis religiosa (3), praying mantis (81), Sonoma Cornerstone (7), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (167)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture Environment Family Natural Resources Yard & Garden

Meet Wendy Mather of California Master Beekeeper Program

Meet Wendy Mather, program manager of California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP) Bees are her...

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Posted on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 4:15 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: California Master Beekeeper Program (3), Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño. (1), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (167), Wendy Mather (2)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture Environment Health Natural Resources

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