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Noted Garden Designer Kate Frey: Plant a Pollinator Garden And They Will Come
Would you like to design and plant a bee friendly garden? Do you want to attract such pollinators...
A yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, forages for nectar on teasel in the Kate and Ben Frey Garden, Hopland, while a pollen-laden honey bee wants her share. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two yellow-faced bumble bees, Bombus vosnesenskii, share teasel in the Kate and Ben Frey Garden, Hopland. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Praying Mantises to Draw Attention at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day
It's about value. It's about respect. It should not be about fear. UC Davis entomology major...
UC Davis entomology major Lohitashwa “Lohit” Garikipati showed his praying mantises at a Bohart Museum open house last September. He will be showing his collection on Saturday, Feb. 17 during the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is a close-up of an orchid mantis, Hymenopus coronatus, on the move. It is part of the collection of UC Davis entomology student Lohitashwa “Lohit” Garikipati, secretary of the UC Davis Entomology Club. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A praying mantis held next to the Bohart Museum of Entomology banner. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day: Bugged!
In some respects, you could say the seventh annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday,...
The Design Museum in Room 124 of Cruess Hall will be open during the Biodiversity Museum Day from noon to 4 p.m. The theme: "It's Bugged: Insects' Role in Design." The bee photo is by UC Davis alumnus Alex Wild. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Professor emerita Ann Savageau (left) of the Department of Design shows her hornet nest art to Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology. Many insect specimens are on loan from the Bohart Museum in the Design Museum exhibition. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Thousands crowded into the Bohart Museum of Entomology last year for the Biodiversity Museum Day. This year's event takes place Feb. 17. The Bohart Museum will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Chris Casey (left) staff manager of the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, and volunteer assistant Paola Pomery talk to a young visitor at the 2017 Biodiversity Museum Day. In back is the six-foot-long bee sculpture, Miss Beehaven, by Donna Billick of Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Visitors to the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Saturday, Feb. 17 will be invited to participate in an educational catch-and-release activity from noon to 4 p.m. They catch bees with a special device, examine them and then release them. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Graduate student and nematologist Christopher Pagan (far left) talks to visitors at the Nematode Collection during the 2017 Biodiversity Museum Day. The collection will be in the Sciences Laboratory Building. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Amanda Hodson Seminar: Do You Know Where Your Nematodes Are?
Do you know where your nematodes are? If you're a grower, you should. "To make informed management...
Nematologist Amanda Hodson, a IC Davis professional researcher, will present a seminar on "Molecular Detection and Integrated Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes" at 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31 in 122 Briggs Hall.
