Botanists Beverly Rathcke (1945-2011) and Jeanne Baret would have been proud. In their lifetimes, they didn't receive nearly enough credit for their work, but now they are memorialized in the names of newly described species of bacteria from the genus Acinetobacter that are specialized to flowers.

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A honey bee exits a rock purslane, Calandrinia grandiflora. Today is World Bee Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Every Day Should Be World Bee Day

May 20th, 2021

It's World Bee Day, as declared by the United Nations. "The fourth observance of World Bee Day will be celebrated--in the midst of a still ongoing pandemic--with a virtual event organized by the FAO on 20 May 2021 under the theme Bee engaged Build Back Better for Bees.

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A honey bee foraging on Salvia "Hot Lips." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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UC Davis Plant Sale May 20-24: Just Add Pollinators

May 19th, 2021

If you want to draw pollinators to your yard, think of the plants for sale at the teaching nursery maintained by the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. A public clearance sale will take place Thursday, May 20 through Monday, May 24, with members saving 30 percent and the public, 20 percent.

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UC Davis professor Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shows how flour and cereal should be stored. (Screen shot from her presentation on YouTube.)

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The Beetles, a Growing Concern in Davis

May 18th, 2021

The beetles are coming! No, this is not a historical reference to that famed rock band from Liverpool. These are real beetles. The insects.

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Cornell University postdoctoral fellow Manuela Ramalho working in the field. (Photo by Brian Fisher)

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Ants and Science Are Her Passions

May 17th, 2021

Her passion is ants. And she'll be conveying that passion and her passion for science when she presents a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology online seminar on Wednesday, May 19.

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