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Two California Native Bees 'Travel' to Oklahoma

This is the story of how two native bees from Vacaville, Calif., traveled 1872 miles to Oklahoma City. Not really. But a photo I took in...


"Catch Me if You Can!"--This image of two native bees, Melissodes agilis, won the ESA category at the 63rd North Central Insect Photographic Salon, co-sponsored by the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America and the Photographic Society of America. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Catch Me if You Can!"--This image of two native bees, Melissodes agilis, won the ESA category at the 63rd North Central Insect Photographic Salon, co-sponsored by the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America and the Photographic Society of America. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)


"Checking You Out"--This image of a golden dung fly was displayed at the 63rd North Central Insect Photographic Salon in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Checking You Out"--This image of a golden dung fly was displayed at the 63rd North Central Insect Photographic Salon in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)


"I Do"--This image of two Gulf Fritillaries keeping busy (insect wedding photography) was displayed at the 63rd North Central Insect Photographic Salon in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"I Do"--This image of two Gulf Fritillaries keeping busy (insect wedding photography) was displayed at the 63rd North Central Insect Photographic Salon in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 1:16 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Congratulations, UC Davis Professor Louie Yang: Outstanding Mentor

Congratulations to community ecologist Louie Yang, an innovative professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology,...

Professor Louie Yang in his Briggs Hall office, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Professor Louie Yang in his Briggs Hall office, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor Louie Yang in his Briggs Hall office, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor Louie Yang chats with students in this archived image taken in his office. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Professor Louie Yang chats with students in this archived image taken in his office. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor Louie Yang chats with students in this archived image taken in his office. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 6:01 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Honey Bee Geneticist Rob Page Knows How to Answer This Question

If you ask honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. what his favorite honey is, he'll point to his wife, Michelle. She--and any others near...

Honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. poses with his wife Michelle (right) and Helene Dillard, dean of the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at a 2022 ceremony honoring him as the recipient of the CA&ES Distinguished Emeritus Award. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. poses with his wife Michelle (right) and Helene Dillard, dean of the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at a 2022 ceremony honoring him as the recipient of the CA&ES Distinguished Emeritus Award. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. poses with his wife Michelle (right) and Helene Dillard, dean of the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at a 2022 ceremony honoring him as the recipient of the CA&ES Distinguished Emeritus Award. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. checks out a honey bee swarm.
Honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. checks out a honey bee swarm.

Honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. checks out a honey bee swarm.

Robert E. Page Jr. as a graduate student at UC Davis, with his mentor and later colleague, Harry Laidlaw Jr.
Robert E. Page Jr. as a graduate student at UC Davis, with his mentor and later colleague, Harry Laidlaw Jr.

Robert E. Page Jr. as a graduate student at UC Davis, with his mentor and later colleague, Harry Laidlaw Jr.

This decorative sign fronts the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis. This is where Laidlaw and his graduate student, Rob Page--and later his colleague--worked. Artist Donna Billick of Davis created this sign. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This decorative sign fronts the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis. This is where Laidlaw and his graduate student, Rob Page--and later his colleague--worked. Artist Donna Billick of Davis created this sign. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This decorative sign fronts the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis. This is where Laidlaw and his graduate student, Rob Page--and later his colleague--worked. Artist Donna Billick of Davis created this sign. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, March 6, 2023 at 4:24 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

The Faces of the Champions

If you attended the Entomological Society of America's Entomology Games, aka "Bug Bowl," pitting university teams against one another in the...

In the preliminaries, UC Davis doctoral candidate Zach Griebenow answers a question while team member, UC Davis doctoral candidate Erin
In the preliminaries, UC Davis doctoral candidate Zach Griebenow answers a question while team member, UC Davis doctoral candidate Erin "Taylor" Kelly waits for her turn. (Photo courtesy of ESA)

In the preliminaries, UC Davis doctoral candidate Zach Griebenow answers a question while team member, UC Davis doctoral candidate Erin "Taylor" Kelly waits for her turn. (Photo courtesy of ESA)

UC Davis doctoral candidate Jill Oberski (right) answers a question in the preliminaries, while teammate UC Davis doctoral candidate Madison Hendrick listens. (Photo courtesy of ESA)
UC Davis doctoral candidate Jill Oberski (right) answers a question in the preliminaries, while teammate UC Davis doctoral candidate Madison Hendrick listens. (Photo courtesy of ESA)

UC Davis doctoral candidate Jill Oberski (right) answers a question in the preliminaries, while teammate UC Davis doctoral candidate Madison Hendrick listens. (Photo courtesy of ESA)

In an overall view, the UC Davis Entomology Games Team (left) competes with Alabama's Auburn University team in the finals. (Photo courtesy of ESA)
In an overall view, the UC Davis Entomology Games Team (left) competes with Alabama's Auburn University team in the finals. (Photo courtesy of ESA)

In an overall view, the UC Davis Entomology Games Team (left) competes with Alabama's Auburn University team in the finals. (Photo courtesy of ESA)

UC Davis wins! From left are Madison Hendrick, Jill Oberski, Erin
UC Davis wins! From left are Madison Hendrick, Jill Oberski, Erin "Taylor" Kelly and captain Zach Griebenow. (Photo courtesy of ESA)

UC Davis wins! From left are Madison Hendrick, Jill Oberski, Erin "Taylor" Kelly and captain Zach Griebenow. (Photo courtesy of ESA)

UC Davis Entomology Games team display their prizes. From left are Jill Oberski, Madison Hendrick, Erin
UC Davis Entomology Games team display their prizes. From left are Jill Oberski, Madison Hendrick, Erin "Taylor" Kelly and captain Zach Griebenow. (Photo courtesy of ESA)

UC Davis Entomology Games team display their prizes. From left are Jill Oberski, Madison Hendrick, Erin "Taylor" Kelly and captain Zach Griebenow. (Photo courtesy of ESA)

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 5:44 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

From A (Ants) to B (Bumble Bees) And More...

Congratulations to four outstanding young entomologists from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology--all PhDs to be. They...

Posted on Monday, November 21, 2022 at 5:31 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

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