Posts Tagged: entomology
The Beatles vs. The Beetles: This T-Shirt Never Fails to Draw Smiles
Remember the celebrated image of George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and John Lennon crossing Abbey Road in single file...
A close up of the UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association's all-time best-selling T-shirt, "The Beetles." Each image bears the family name: Phengogidae, Curculionidae, Cerambycidae and Scarabaeidae.
Honey Bee Is a True Communication Specialist
Picture yourself as a waggle-dancing honey bee. You're dancing in the dark, on a small, crowded dance floor with lots of obstacles, and you're...
A look inside a bee hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Professor James Nieh: Deciphering Honey Bee Communication
The fascinating world of honey bee communication! The next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar will feature...
Honey bees at work in the hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bee-ing Thankful for Honey Bees
Let's put the "thanks" in THANKSgiving by bee-ing thankful for the honey bee, Apis mellifera... If your table includes pumpkin, cranberries,...
The squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa, pollinating a squash. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Thank a bee for the squash! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee pollinating a pomegranate blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Thank a bee for the pomegranate! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Arnon Dag: How to Improve Cross-Pollination in Almond, Pear, Apple and Cherry Trees
How can you improve cross-pollination in such tree crops as almond, pear, apple and cherry? Senior scientist Arnon Dag of the...
A honey bee pollinating an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee pollinating an apple blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee pollinating a cherry blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)