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Bumble bee on bull thistle at Bodega Bay
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UC ANR is renovating its website. The Bug Squad blog, by Kathy Keatley Garvey of the University of California, Davis, is a daily (Monday-Friday) blog launched Aug. 6, 2008. It is about the wonderful world of insects and the entomologists who study them. Blog posts are archived at https://my.ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/archive.cfm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This bed bug was a popular attraction at a Briggs Hall display during the 2012 UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bed Bugs: 'Stealthy Blood Feeders'

November 12, 2013
Bed bug behavior? Fascinating! Just ask Kenneth Haynes. "Despite their proclivity to hide near to where we sleep and stealthily feed on our blood, bed bugs are extremely fascinating insects," he writes on his website.
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A jumping spider on an orchid cactus, Epiphyllum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Lurking in the Orchid Cactus

November 11, 2013
It's Veterans' Day, but to jumping spiders, it's just another day--another day to ambush unsuspecting prey. We spotted this jumping spider on an orchid cactus, Epiphyllum (Greek for "upon the leaf"). It was catching a little morning sun and poised for business.
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A honey bee heading toward almond blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Honey Bees and Extinction

November 7, 2013
"Would the extinction of honey bees lead directly to the extinction of humans?" That's a recent question posed on Quora, where folks can ask questions and receive answers. The answer is "no.
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A monarch butterfly on lantana last week in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Saving the Monarchs

November 6, 2013
If you think people don't care about monarch butterflies, think again. A recent survey published in Conservation Letters showed that Americans are willing to spend at least $4.78 billion to help conserve monarchs (Danaus plexippus), one of the most recognizable of all insects.
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