So, you're sheltering in place and thinking about honey bees, bumble bees, monarchs and assorted other insects. Nematodes, too. And maybe a spider or two? You're in luck.

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Honey bees cluster on a frame at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Public Service Project Targeting Coronavirus Pandemic

March 31st, 2020

So many good-hearted people are trying to help others during the coronavirus pandemic. Take professional seamstress and aerobics instructor Teresa Hickman of Vacaville, Calif., who is devoting much of her time to sewing two-layer cotton face masks, now that her classes are on hiatus.

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Introduced species and nearest neighbors, an illustration in PNAS.

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UC Davis Evolutionary Biologist: About Those Out-of-Place Species

March 30th, 2020

What, hippos thriving in Colombia? Yes! If you've been reading The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and National Geographic, you know about this.

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Ant specialist Brendon Boudinot recommends one of his dog-eared textbooks. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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UC Davis Doctoral Candidate Brendon Boudinot Shares Expertise on Ants

March 27th, 2020

When doctoral candidate and entomologist extraordinaire Brendon Boudinot delivered his exit seminar on ants to the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, he drew acclaim, admiration and applause.

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These cabbage aphids, Brevicoryne brassicae, are not practicing social distancing on this yellow mustard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Cabbage Aphids Do Not Social-Distance

March 25th, 2020

"Eat your greens," they say. Okay, we don't need any encouragement, but apparently many other folks need a push, a poke or a prod to eat cole crops, including cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, mustard, kale and kohlrabi. Well, cabbage aphids need no encouragement.

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