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The Roaches Are Ready to Roll! So Is the Virtual UC Davis Picnic Day

The roaches are ready to roll! And so is the virtual UC Davis Picnic Day. The popular cockroach races, hosted by the UC Davis Entomology Graduate...

This was a scene at the cockroach races at Briggs Hall during a recent UC Davis Picnic Day. This year it will be viral. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This was a scene at the cockroach races at Briggs Hall during a recent UC Davis Picnic Day. This year it will be viral. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor Sharon Lawler will talk about aquatic insects at the 2021 UC Davis Picnic Day. This is from a recent Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor Sharon Lawler will talk about aquatic insects at the 2021 UC Davis Picnic Day. This is from a recent Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Steve Dreistadt of UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program talks to visitors at a recent UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Steve Dreistadt of UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program talks to visitors at a recent UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A screen shot of some of the EGSA items available for sale.

A screen shot of some of the EGSA items available for sale.

A Nematologist, Aquatic Entomologist and a Community Ecologist Walked Into...

Did you hear about the nematologist, aquatic entomologist and the community ecologist who walked into the International House at the University...

The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology hosted a holiday party at the International House, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology hosted a holiday party at the International House, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bugs at Briggs: A Banner Day on April 13

It just wouldn't be a picnic without bugs. Briggs Hall, home of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will turn into a bugfest...

Have roach, will race! Don't miss the cockroach races at Briggs Hall during the 105th annual UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Have roach, will race! Don't miss the cockroach races at Briggs Hall during the 105th annual UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Youngsters, as well as adults, delight in watching the cockroach races. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Youngsters, as well as adults, delight in watching the cockroach races. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This youngster gives it his all at the maggot art table at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This youngster gives it his all at the maggot art table at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Graduate student Jackson Audley of the Steve Seybold lab offers a taste of honey at the honey tasting table at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Graduate student Jackson Audley of the Steve Seybold lab offers a taste of honey at the honey tasting table at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Forensic entomologist Bob Kimsey portrays "Dr. Death" at Briggs Hall during the annual UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Forensic entomologist Bob Kimsey portrays "Dr. Death" at Briggs Hall during the annual UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Picnic Day offers a lot of photo opportunities. Here Alex Nguyen, an entomology graduate, focuses on the "Entomology Band" at last year's Picnic Day. The band will not be performing this year, but photographers can find plenty of other subjects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Picnic Day offers a lot of photo opportunities. Here Alex Nguyen, an entomology graduate, focuses on the "Entomology Band" at last year's Picnic Day. The band will not be performing this year, but photographers can find plenty of other subjects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarchs Are Still There

They're still there. They. Haven't. Moved.   The monarch butterflies roosting in an ash tree at the 14th disc golf course hole at the Berkeley...

Monarchs roosting in an ash tree at the Berkeley Aquatic Park. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarchs roosting in an ash tree at the Berkeley Aquatic Park. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The roosting monarchs look like dead leaves except for the occasional glitter of orange as they seek better positoning. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The roosting monarchs look like dead leaves except for the occasional glitter of orange as they seek better positoning. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

'Fourteen' Is a Lucky Number: That's Where the Monarchs Are

"Fourteen" is a lucky number at the Berkeley Aquatic Park, 80 Bolivar Drive, Berkeley. Fourteen is considered a day of love and romance, as in...

Roosting monarchs at the Berkeley Aquatic Park look like dried leaves, as one observer said. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Roosting monarchs at the Berkeley Aquatic Park look like dried leaves, as one observer said. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarchs roosting in the ash tree fly over to the adjacent eucalyptus tree as the sun warms them. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarchs roosting in the ash tree fly over to the adjacent eucalyptus tree as the sun warms them. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarchs roosting in clusters at Berkeley Aquatic Park. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarchs roosting in clusters at Berkeley Aquatic Park. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Butterfly aficionadas, photographers and passersby---along with dogs--gather to check out the monarchs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Butterfly aficionadas, photographers and passersby---along with dogs--gather to check out the monarchs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The path to the 14th hole of the disc golf course at the Berkeley Aquatic Park is an easy one, and about a quarter of a mile from the parking lot. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The path to the 14th hole of the disc golf course at the Berkeley Aquatic Park is an easy one, and about a quarter of a mile from the parking lot. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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