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The Bug Squad blog, by Kathy Keatley Garvey of the University of California, Davis, is a daily (Monday-Friday) blog launched Aug. 6, 2008. It is about the wonderful world of insects and the entomologists who study them. Blog posts are archived at https://my.ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/index.cfm. The story behind "The Sting" is here: https://my.ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=7735.

UC Davis professor Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shows butterly specimens to Woodland residents Olive Smith, 8, and her mother Sarah Smith. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Bohart Museum of Entomology: 'Be Curious'

February 12, 2024

It's Saturday, Feb. 10 and it's the 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. It's a Super Science Day showcasing 10 museums or collections across campus.

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This is the newly installed mural, "Bird's Eye View," which visitors to the California Raptor Center, UC Davis campus, can see during the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Photo by Diane Ullman, UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology and artist)

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UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day: See 'Bird's Eye View' at the Raptor Center

February 9, 2024

Last year during the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, visitors to the California Raptor Center, 1340 Equine Lane, off Old Davis Road, marveled at all the hawks and owls held by the trainers. News flash: This year, at the 13th annual Biodiversity Museum Day, set Saturday, Feb.

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Anthropology Museum: Attendees check out the displays and ask questions. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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UC Davis Super Science Day on Feb. 10: A Day Before the Super Bowl

February 8, 2024

"Super Science Day" at the University of California, Davis, is a day before the Super Bowl. The 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, set Saturday, Feb. 10, is a free and family friendly event showcasing 10 museums or collections.

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Nematologist Alison Blundell, a graduate student in the Shahid Siddique lab, shows nematode specimens at the 2023 UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Don't Miss the Nematode Collection at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day Feb. 10

February 7, 2024

Can you link nematodes, aka roundworms, with tomatoes, sugar beets, peaches, dogs, horses, whales and even Mormon crickets? You'll see specimens and get to talk to nematologists during the 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 10.

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UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emerita Lynn Kimsey, former director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, retired Jan. 31. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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UC Davis Program on Feb. 7: Celebrating Our Newest Emeriti

February 6, 2024

Seventy-three is the magic number. When Distinguished Professor Walter Leal celebrates the newest UC Davis faculty retirees with a special program at the International Center on Wednesday, Feb. 7, he'll pay tribute to 73 emeriti faculty in the cohort. Ten will serve as speakers.

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