Posts Tagged: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Celebrating the15th Anniversary of the UC Davis Bee Haven

The place to "bee" on Saturday, April 6 is the UC Davis Bee Haven. That's when the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will celebrate...

A ceramic-mosaic sculpture, "Miss Beehaven," anchors the UC Davis Bee Haven. It is the work of self-described "rock artist" Donna Billick of Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A ceramic-mosaic sculpture, "Miss Beehaven," anchors the UC Davis Bee Haven. It is the work of self-described "rock artist" Donna Billick of Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The early years of the UC Davis Bee Haven. This image was taken in May of 2012. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The early years of the UC Davis Bee Haven. This image was taken in May of 2012. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

One of the "movers and shakers" of the founding of the UC Davis Bee Haven was the late Extension apiculturist emeritus Eric Mussen (1943-2022) of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. This image was taken Jan. 13, 2011. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

One of the "movers and shakers" of the founding of the UC Davis Bee Haven was the late Extension apiculturist emeritus Eric Mussen (1943-2022) of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. This image was taken Jan. 13, 2011. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

In 2011, then UC Davis doctoral student Sarah Dalrymple (pictured) coordinated the native bee mural at the UC Davis Bee Haven. The project was part of an entomology class taught by UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman, artist and entomologist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

In 2011, then UC Davis doctoral student Sarah Dalrymple (pictured) coordinated the native bee mural at the UC Davis Bee Haven. The project was part of an entomology class taught by UC Davis distinguished professor Diane Ullman, artist and entomologist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

2023: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

There's no fame, fortune or glory in writing a daily (volunteer) Bug Squad blog. It's about the insects. It's always been about the insects, from...

A golden dung fly, Scathophaga stercoraria, peers at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A golden dung fly, Scathophaga stercoraria, peers at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Two native bees, Melissodes agilis, buzz over a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Two native bees, Melissodes agilis, buzz over a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Two Gulf Fritillaries, Agraulis vanillae, keeping busy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Two Gulf Fritillaries, Agraulis vanillae, keeping busy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A lady beetle, aka lady bug, devouring aphids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A lady beetle, aka lady bug, devouring aphids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Three in one: a crab spider, katydid and a native bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Three in one: a crab spider, katydid and a native bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata, looking or prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata, looking or prey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, gathering nectar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, gathering nectar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee, Apis mellifera, in flight over a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee, Apis mellifera, in flight over a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A bumble bee, Bombus californicus, leaving a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundiola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A bumble bee, Bombus californicus, leaving a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundiola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, nectaring on Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, nectaring on Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Native bees, Melissodes agilis, clash over territory. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Native bees, Melissodes agilis, clash over territory. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Stilt bugs, family Berytidae, order Hemiptera, infest an evening primrose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Stilt bugs, family Berytidae, order Hemiptera, infest an evening primrose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pretty in pink? A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, sits in a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pretty in pink? A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, sits in a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A territorial male native bee, Melissodes agilis, sails over Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A territorial male native bee, Melissodes agilis, sails over Tithonia rotundifola. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, takes flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, takes flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Western yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica, stares at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Western yellowjacket, Vespula pensylvanica, stares at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, eyes the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, eating a honey bee, Apis mellifera. Everything alive must eat to stay alive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A praying mantis, Stagmomantis limbata, eating a honey bee, Apis mellifera. Everything alive must eat to stay alive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Revisiting 'The 13 Bugs of Christmas'

Back in 2010, UC Cooperative Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (1944-2022) of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and...

A golden honey bee, a Cordovan, nectaring in a Vacaville, Calif., garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A golden honey bee, a Cordovan, nectaring in a Vacaville, Calif., garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A varroa mite attached to a foraging bee in a Vacaville, Calif. garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A varroa mite attached to a foraging bee in a Vacaville, Calif. garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Enjoy Taking Images of Insects and Spiders? Enter the Insect Salon!

If you enjoy taking images of insects and spiders, enter the 65th international Insect Salon competition. The deadline is Oct. 28. The contest,...

This image of a golden dung fly, Scathophaga stercoraria, won the ESA medal in the 2022 Insect Salon competition. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This image of a golden dung fly, Scathophaga stercoraria, won the ESA medal in the 2022 Insect Salon competition. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

WSU-Tagged Monarchs May Be Heading Your Way

Seen any tagged monarchs lately? If you live in California, tagged monarchs from the migratory research project of entomologist David James of...

A newly eclosed male monarch spreads its wings. In the back is a female. Both eclosed on Sept. 5 in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A newly eclosed male monarch spreads its wings. In the back is a female. Both eclosed on Sept. 5 in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A newly eclosed female monarch clings to a tropical milkweed leaf before taking flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A newly eclosed female monarch clings to a tropical milkweed leaf before taking flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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