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Hey There, Pumpkin! Prey Tell, Is That a Praying Mantis?

Hey there, pumpkin! Prey tell, is that a praying mantis stalking a bee? Well, if your name is Allan Jones of Davis, Calif., and you...

A praying mantis
A praying mantis "shopping for bees" on a sunflower, became the subject of one of Allan Jones' carved pumpkins. (Photo by Allan Jones)

A praying mantis "shopping for bees" on a sunflower, became the subject of one of Allan Jones' carved pumpkins. (Photo by Allan Jones)

The mantis-and-bee image that Allan Jones captured became a fanciful pumpkin. (Photo by Allan Jones)
The mantis-and-bee image that Allan Jones captured became a fanciful pumpkin. (Photo by Allan Jones)

The mantis-and-bee image that Allan Jones captured became a fanciful pumpkin. (Photo by Allan Jones)

Images of a luna moth, Actias luna, found a home on one of Allan Jones' pumpkins. (Photo by Allan Jones)
Images of a luna moth, Actias luna, found a home on one of Allan Jones' pumpkins. (Photo by Allan Jones)

Images of a luna moth, Actias luna, found a home on one of Allan Jones' pumpkins. (Photo by Allan Jones)

Allan Jones depicted the colorful Western tiger swallowtails, Papilio rutulus, on this pumpkin. (Photo by Allan Jones)
Allan Jones depicted the colorful Western tiger swallowtails, Papilio rutulus, on this pumpkin. (Photo by Allan Jones)

Allan Jones depicted the colorful Western tiger swallowtails, Papilio rutulus, on this pumpkin. (Photo by Allan Jones)

Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 4:17 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Artist Mark Rivera: He Made His Mark and His Mark Was Magical

His name was Mark and he made his mark and his mark was magical. We remember when professional ceramic- mosaic artist Mark Rivera of Davis joined...

UC Davis entomology professor/artist Diane Ullman and Mark Rivera work on installing an art project at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis entomology professor/artist Diane Ullman and Mark Rivera work on installing an art project at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis entomology professor/artist Diane Ullman and Mark Rivera work on installing an art project at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A flurry of artist hands: Mark Rivera, Diane Ullman and Donna Billick installing art at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's bee garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A flurry of artist hands: Mark Rivera, Diane Ullman and Donna Billick installing art at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's bee garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A flurry of artist hands: Mark Rivera, Diane Ullman and Donna Billick installing art at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's bee garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Artists installing the 2013 projects in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road pause for a photo. From left are Donna Billick, Diane Ullman and Mark Rivera. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Artists installing the 2013 projects in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road pause for a photo. From left are Donna Billick, Diane Ullman and Mark Rivera. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Artists installing the 2013 projects in the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road pause for a photo. From left are Donna Billick, Diane Ullman and Mark Rivera. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

These planters grace the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's bee garden, the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, on Bee Biology Road. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
These planters grace the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's bee garden, the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, on Bee Biology Road. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

These planters grace the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's bee garden, the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, on Bee Biology Road. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis-Based Projects: To Bee or Not to Bee?

To bee or not to bee? That's a crucial question as the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day/Month, Honey Bee Haven and...

A honey bee foraging on manzanita in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee foraging on manzanita in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee foraging on manzanita in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Month showcases 12 museums or collections this year, including the Bohart Museum of Entomology. This image shows butterflies from Belize, part of the Bohart collection. They are (far right) Blue Morpho, Morpho helenor montezuma; (top left), a leaf mimic, Fountainea eurypyle confusa; and a blue hairstreak, Pseudolycaena damo, according to entomologist Jeff Smiths who curates the Lepidoptera section. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Month showcases 12 museums or collections this year, including the Bohart Museum of Entomology. This image shows butterflies from Belize, part of the Bohart collection. They are (far right) Blue Morpho, Morpho helenor montezuma; (top left), a leaf mimic, Fountainea eurypyle confusa; and a blue hairstreak, Pseudolycaena damo, according to entomologist Jeff Smiths who curates the Lepidoptera section. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Month showcases 12 museums or collections this year, including the Bohart Museum of Entomology. This image shows butterflies from Belize, part of the Bohart collection. They are (far right) Blue Morpho, Morpho helenor montezuma; (top left), a leaf mimic, Fountainea eurypyle confusa; and a blue hairstreak, Pseudolycaena damo, according to entomologist Jeff Smiths who curates the Lepidoptera section. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wendy Mather, program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, opens a hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Wendy Mather, program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, opens a hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wendy Mather, program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, opens a hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, February 26, 2021 at 3:43 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Food, Health, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Learn About the Diversity of Bees in This UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Month Program

Talk about diverse. The bee world exemplifies diversity and the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Month, being celebrated throughout the month of...

A honey bee in flight, packing red pollen from a rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee in flight, packing red pollen from a rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee in flight, packing red pollen from a rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A female Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa sonorina, formerly known as Xylocopa varipuncta. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A female Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa sonorina, formerly known as Xylocopa varipuncta. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A female Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa sonorina, formerly known as Xylocopa varipuncta. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A male Valley carpenter bee,  Xylocopa sonorina, which the late Robbin Thorp of UC Davis called
A male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa sonorina, which the late Robbin Thorp of UC Davis called "the teddy bear bee." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa sonorina, which the late Robbin Thorp of UC Davis called "the teddy bear bee." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging on the tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging on the tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging on the tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A male leafcutter bee, Megachile spp., foraging on rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male leafcutter bee, Megachile spp., foraging on rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A male leafcutter bee, Megachile spp., foraging on rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Male longhorned bees, Melissodes agilis, asleep on a Tithonia blossom. Females return to their nest at night; males cluster outside. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Male longhorned bees, Melissodes agilis, asleep on a Tithonia blossom. Females return to their nest at night; males cluster outside. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Male longhorned bees, Melissodes agilis, asleep on a Tithonia blossom. Females return to their nest at night; males cluster outside. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A male sweat bee, Agapostemon texanus, on a purple coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male sweat bee, Agapostemon texanus, on a purple coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A male sweat bee, Agapostemon texanus, on a purple coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A female leafcutting bee, Megachile fidelis, foraging on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A female leafcutting bee, Megachile fidelis, foraging on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A female leafcutting bee, Megachile fidelis, foraging on a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 3:37 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Family, Food, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

It's All About the Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the...

It's all about the birds and the bees and the flowers and the... Think birds and bats, honey bees and hornets, butterflies and beetles, and the...

A honey bee loading up on mustard pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee loading up on mustard pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee loading up on mustard pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A native bee, Melissodes agilis, on the move as it zooms over a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A native bee, Melissodes agilis, on the move as it zooms over a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A native bee, Melissodes agilis, on the move as it zooms over a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Specimens showcased at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, which is a participating in the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Specimens showcased at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, which is a participating in the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Specimens showcased at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, which is a participating in the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly spreads its wings in this photo, taken in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A monarch butterfly spreads its wings in this photo, taken in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly spreads its wings in this photo, taken in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This lion specimen is part of the UC Davis Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This lion specimen is part of the UC Davis Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This lion specimen is part of the UC Davis Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2021 at 4:38 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Family, Food, Health, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

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