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It's Friday Fly Day!

It's Friday Fly Day and what an appropriate day to honor a syrphid fly. This syrphid, caught in flight, was seeking nectar from a Gaura, a...

A syrphid fly heads for a Gaura in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A syrphid fly heads for a Gaura in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A syrphid fly heads for a Gaura in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The syrphid fly (above image) resembles this wasp. Here a yellowjacket and a honey bee  share a rose in a UC Davis garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The syrphid fly (above image) resembles this wasp. Here a yellowjacket and a honey bee share a rose in a UC Davis garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The syrphid fly (above image) resembles this wasp. Here a yellowjacket and a honey bee share a rose in a UC Davis garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, November 15, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Eliza Litsey to Discuss a Novel Queen Honey Bee Treatment

If you're curious about honey bees, queens and juvenile hormones, you'll want to attend or hear the UC Davis Department of Entomology and...

Pointing out the queen bee. Apiculturist Eliza Litsey will present her exit seminar, hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, at 4:10 p.m., Monday, Nov. 4 in 122 Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Pointing out the queen bee. Apiculturist Eliza Litsey will present her exit seminar, hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, at 4:10 p.m., Monday, Nov. 4 in 122 Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pointing out the queen bee. Apiculturist Eliza Litsey will present her exit seminar, hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, at 4:10 p.m., Monday, Nov. 4 in 122 Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, November 1, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Outstanding PBS Deep Look Video: 'Why Do Sunflowers Face the Sunrise?'

Sunflowers bring out the best in us. They bring us joy, happiness, hope and unity. But wait until you watch the newly released PBS Deep...

The newly released PBS Deep Look video
The newly released PBS Deep Look video "Why Do Sunflowers Face the Sunrise?" is a crowd favorite. (Screen shot)

The newly released PBS Deep Look video "Why Do Sunflowers Face the Sunrise?" is a crowd favorite. (Screen shot)

A bee commonly found on sunflowers is Epimelissodes obliqua expurgata, formerly known as Svastra obliqua expurgata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A bee commonly found on sunflowers is Epimelissodes obliqua expurgata, formerly known as Svastra obliqua expurgata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A bee commonly found on sunflowers is Epimelissodes obliqua expurgata, formerly known as Svastra obliqua expurgata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Learning About the Bees and the Nutrition They Need

If you missed the eagerly anticipated UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar by apiculturist Juliana Rangel Posada, an...

A screen shot from the seminar of apiculturist Juliana Rangel Posada of Texas A&M.
A screen shot from the seminar of apiculturist Juliana Rangel Posada of Texas A&M.

A screen shot from the seminar of apiculturist Juliana Rangel Posada of Texas A&M.

Posted on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Zeroing in on Honey Bees

The next seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology promises to be of great interest to bee scientists, beekeepers,...

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Posted on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

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