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Feb. 8 is UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day: A Super Science Day

Have you ever wished that you and your family and friends could visit the UC Davis campus and chat with the scientists about their research and see...

Visitors examine the insect specimens at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Visitors examine the insect specimens at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Visitors examine the insect specimens at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

At the 12th annual Biodiversity Museum Day, Miles Pickard, 4 and his mother Marissa Pickard checked out the Center for Plant Diversity. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
At the 12th annual Biodiversity Museum Day, Miles Pickard, 4 and his mother Marissa Pickard checked out the Center for Plant Diversity. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

At the 12th annual Biodiversity Museum Day, Miles Pickard, 4 and his mother Marissa Pickard checked out the Center for Plant Diversity. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Paleontology Collection, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, draws scores of visitors during UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Paleontology Collection, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, draws scores of visitors during UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Paleontology Collection, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, draws scores of visitors during UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Lisa Pacumio with great-horned owl at the California Raptor Center on Old Davis Road. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Lisa Pacumio with great-horned owl at the California Raptor Center on Old Davis Road. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Lisa Pacumio with great-horned owl at the California Raptor Center on Old Davis Road. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A nematode display at the Katherine Esau Science Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A nematode display at the Katherine Esau Science Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A nematode display at the Katherine Esau Science Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Los Angeles Fire Disaster: 'Bee Platoon' to Help the Beekeepers and the Bees

First responders are fiercely battling five raging wildfires in Los Angeles County, wildfires fueled by dry conditions and the hurricane-force...

Bees are classified by the federal government as livestock   government because products from apiculture enter the human food chain. These include honey, propolis, pollen, and royal jelly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bees are classified by the federal government as livestock government because products from apiculture enter the human food chain. These include honey, propolis, pollen, and royal jelly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bees are classified by the federal government as livestock government because products from apiculture enter the human food chain. These include honey, propolis, pollen, and royal jelly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Of Human-Modified Environments and Cabbage White Butterflies

You won't want to miss this UC Davis Entomology and Nematology seminar by postdoctoral scholar Angie Lenard of the University of Nevada,...

Two cabbage white butterflies, Pieris rapae, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two cabbage white butterflies, Pieris rapae, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Two cabbage white butterflies, Pieris rapae, in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources

Renewing Memories of the UC Davis Bee Haven

It's like “Old Home Week” or “Old Home Day” when Michelle Monheit visits the UC Davis Bee Haven on Bee Biology...

Michelle Monheit of Woodland stands by
Michelle Monheit of Woodland stands by "Miss Bee Haven," sculpted by Donna Billick. Michelle has visited the garden since childhood when her mother was working on bee research. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Michelle Monheit of Woodland stands by "Miss Bee Haven," sculpted by Donna Billick. Michelle has visited the garden since childhood when her mother was working on bee research. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen and researcher Susan Monheit work in the beginning stages of the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen and researcher Susan Monheit work in the beginning stages of the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen and researcher Susan Monheit work in the beginning stages of the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, January 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Hear That Buzz? Long-Awaited UC Davis Bee Genetics Book Updated

Hear that buzz? The long-awaited update of the landmark UC Davis-authored book, Queen Bee Rearing and Bee Breeding by Harry H....

UC Davis professor Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. with then graduate student Robert E. Page Jr., circa 1980.
UC Davis professor Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. with then graduate student Robert E. Page Jr., circa 1980.

UC Davis professor Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. with then graduate student Robert E. Page Jr., circa 1980.

A sign in front of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Faciility on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A sign in front of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Faciility on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A sign in front of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Faciility on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, January 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

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