Benjamin Franklin reportedly said: "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." What about the sleeping patterns of bumble bees? Bumble bees are definitely early risers--if the weather cooperates.

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Lynn Kimsey directs the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Congrats to Lynn and Bob Kimsey and Walter Leal

April 14th, 2020

Congratulations to the three UC Davis faculty members who will receive prestigious awards next week from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA).

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Miss Honey Bee (Wendy Mather, program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program) waves at the crowd at the 2019 California Honey Festival, while a curious youngster wonders what this is all about. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Another Casualty of the Coronavirus Pandemic: California Honey Festival

April 13th, 2020

Another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic: the annual California Honey Festival, which was scheduled May 2 in historic downtown Woodland. This year would have been the fourth annual. But, of course, and rightfully so, the cancellation is for our protection. It needed not to happen.

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A hover fly that's a bumble bee mimic: this is Volucella bombylans complex. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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This Hover Fly Engages in Identity Theft

April 10th, 2020

The wonderful world of insects... Have you ever seen a syrphid, aka hover fly or flower fly, that resembles a bumble bee? Volucella bombylans is a fascinating fly that engages in identify theft. Of a bumble bee. It's a "wanna bee.

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This is the device that Annaliese Wargin designed and built for her bumble bee research project. (Photo by Annaliese Wargin)

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Meet Two Outstanding Entomology Graduating Seniors at UC Davis

April 9th, 2020

Congratulations to Annaliese Wargin and Garrett Keating, two outstanding graduating seniors in entomology at the University of California, Davis. Each will receive a bachelor's degree in entomology in June and each has been singled out for high honors.

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