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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

2024: Revisiting 'The 13 Bugs of Christmas'

Back in 2010, UC Cooperative Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (1944-2022) of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and...

UC Cooperative Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (1944-2022) of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility apiary. Image taken in 2010. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Cooperative Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (1944-2022) of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility apiary. Image taken in 2010. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Cooperative Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen (1944-2022) of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility apiary. Image taken in 2010. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Good to See Ettamarie Peterson 'Bee' Honored

It was good to see Sonoma County's "Queen Bee," Ettamarie Peterson of Petaluma, bee honored on the cover of the December edition...

Ettamarie Peterson, known as the
Ettamarie Peterson, known as the "Queen Bee of Sonoma County," gets ready to greet visitors at the Vacaville Museum Guild's Children's Party, an annual event held every August in the museum courtyard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ettamarie Peterson, known as the "Queen Bee of Sonoma County," gets ready to greet visitors at the Vacaville Museum Guild's Children's Party, an annual event held every August in the museum courtyard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, December 13, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

U.S. Honey Bee Losses Highest Since 2010-11

The American Bee Journal (ABJ) and Bee Culture just released the preliminary results of the annual U.S. Beekeeping...

A honey bee today (Dec. 5) forms the centerpiece of a mallow, Anisodontea sp.
A honey bee today (Dec. 5) forms the centerpiece of a mallow, Anisodontea sp. "Strybing Beauty." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee today (Dec. 5) forms the centerpiece of a mallow, Anisodontea sp. "Strybing Beauty." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Side view of a honey bee foraging ona winter blossom, Anisodontea sp.
Side view of a honey bee foraging ona winter blossom, Anisodontea sp. "Strybing Beauty." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Side view of a honey bee foraging ona winter blossom, Anisodontea sp. "Strybing Beauty." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The honey bee buzzes off to find another blossom in the dead of winter. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The honey bee buzzes off to find another blossom in the dead of winter. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The honey bee buzzes off to find another blossom in the dead of winter. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Pest Management

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

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