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'Dr. Zac' to Present UC Davis Seminar on Honey Bee Research, Life Experiences

"A lot of students take a gap year between their undergrad and grad program," says honey bee scientist Zac Lamas, a National Institute of...

Honey bee scientist Zac Lamas, a National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) postdoctoral fellow with the USDA's Agricultural Research Services.
Honey bee scientist Zac Lamas, a National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) postdoctoral fellow with the USDA's Agricultural Research Services.

Honey bee scientist Zac Lamas, a National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) postdoctoral fellow with the USDA's Agricultural Research Services.

Posted on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

All Aboard for the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Feb. 10

All aboard for the 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day! You can visit UC Davis museums or collections, talk to the scientists, and learn...

Passengers on a double-decker bus represent the museums and collections on a double-decker bus. The original art is by Ivana Li, with UC Davis student  Caitlen Comendant colorizing it and updating it.
Passengers on a double-decker bus represent the museums and collections on a double-decker bus. The original art is by Ivana Li, with UC Davis student Caitlen Comendant colorizing it and updating it.

Passengers on a double-decker bus represent the museums and collections on a double-decker bus. The original art is by Ivana Li, with UC Davis student Caitlen Comendant colorizing it and updating it.

Posted on Friday, January 26, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Honey Bee Larvae: Weigh to Go!

It's a week before Christmas and it's not just the geese that are getting fat. If you're thinking that the bathroom scale and you are not good...

Queen bee laying an egg. A honey bee egg weighs about 0.1 mg, according to the late Extension apiculturist emeritus Eric Mussen, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Queen bee laying an egg. A honey bee egg weighs about 0.1 mg, according to the late Extension apiculturist emeritus Eric Mussen, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Queen bee laying an egg. A honey bee egg weighs about 0.1 mg, according to the late Extension apiculturist emeritus Eric Mussen, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Over the next six days, a tiny egg will soar to 120 mg. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Over the next six days, a tiny egg will soar to 120 mg. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Over the next six days, a tiny egg will soar to 120 mg. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee larvae grow fast. Here a bee, next to larvae, is ready to emerge. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee larvae grow fast. Here a bee, next to larvae, is ready to emerge. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee larvae grow fast. Here a bee, next to larvae, is ready to emerge. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Newly emerged honey bee. It weighs about 1000 times the weight of a one-day-old bee larva. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Newly emerged honey bee. It weighs about 1000 times the weight of a one-day-old bee larva. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Newly emerged honey bee. It weighs about 1000 times the weight of a one-day-old bee larva. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 5:03 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Health, Innovation, Natural Resources

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)
A look inside a bee hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A look inside a bee hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, December 1, 2023 at 4:28 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Exciting to See Rob Page Double-Featured in 'Bee World'

It's exciting to see internationally acclaimed honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. double-featured in Bee World, published by the International...

Honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. looks at a swarm. (Photo courtesy of Arizona State University)
Honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. looks at a swarm. (Photo courtesy of Arizona State University)

Honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. looks at a swarm. (Photo courtesy of Arizona State University)

Posted on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 4:01 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

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