Bug Squad

Bumble bee on bull thistle at Bodega Bay
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Stalking the Red Flameskimmer

June 10th, 2016
Who doesn't love the red flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata? If the Fourth of July had its own insect, it would be the firecracker red flameskimmer. It's so showy and eye-popping red that it almost looks patriotic.
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Bee Friendly, Bee Happy and Bee Healthy

June 9th, 2016
Sometimes when you walk through a bee garden, you feel Mother Nature tugging at your arm, pulling you from one breathtaking area to another. You resist the tug and want to linger, to admire the diversity of bees, to marvel at the colors and patterns of the flowers.
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Mosquitoes: Out for Blood

June 8th, 2016
It's good to see UC Davis mosquito researchers featured in the KQED's science program, "Deep Look." KQED journalists recently traveled to the UC Davis campus to visit several mosquito labs.
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Bohart Bioblitz in Belize!

June 7th, 2016
They're calling it "Bohart Belize Bioblitz," or "B-cubed" or "B to the 3." It's an insect collecting trip to Belize for the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis.
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A Big Cheer for a Crab Spider

June 6th, 2016
What happened in our pollinator garden on June 3 probably would have promoted a standing ovation from agriculturists who grow cotton, strawberries, sugarbeets, tomatoes, beans, safflower, potatoes, and other crops. A crab spider nailed a major pest, a lygus bug, Lygus hesperus.
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