@bugsrule.bsky.social Postdoctoral scholar Benjamin Nyman of UC Riverside will speak on "Ecological Explorations in the Mosquito Surveillance Landscape" at a UC Davis Dept. of Entomology and Nematology seminarat 12:10 p.m., Feb. 18 in 122 Briggs Hall. entnem.ucdavis.edu/news/ecologi...

Have you heard the story about a lepidopterist and a herpetologist who walk into a bar? And, a cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, goes, too? Check out who won the 2026 UC Davis Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest ucanr.edu/blog/bug-squ...

A key discovery on how a plant-parasitic nematode, the Northern root-knot nematode, is able to infect such a wide range of organisms. International team, incluing UC Davis nematologists, PLOS Pathogens. tinyurl.com/yc2b4nkh

Decline of Franklin’s bumble bee not due to pathogens, according to newly published research in PNAS, but most likely to population bottlenecks and environmental issues. tinyurl.com/vh5te39u

BREAKING NEWS! Decline of Franklin’s bumble bee not due to pathogens, according to newly published research in PNAS, but most likely to population bottlenecks and environmental issues. tinyurl.com/vh5te39u

Don't miss UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar by #ucdavis researcher Felicity Muth. Seminar on "What Are Bees Thinking? Cognition in Captive and Wild Bumble Bees" at 12:10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 15, 122 Briggs Hall. Also on Zoom. ucanr.edu/blog/bug-squ...

UC Davis mosquito researcher Lisa Baik, formerly of Yale, will speak on “Understanding and Targeting the Taste System of Deadly Mosquitoes” at 12:10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 1 in 122 Briggs Hall. Also be on Zoom. entnem.ucdavis.edu/news/lisa-ba...

Bohart Museum of Entomology Open House on Sunday, Oct. 5, from 1 to 4 p.m., is themed "Museum ABCs: How to Collect and Curate." Room 1124 of Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus. It is free and family friendly. Parking also free. ucanr.edu/blog/bug-squ...

Got an ant question? UC Davis Professor Phil Ward, a myrmecologist will be featured at the Davis Science Café on Wednesday, Sept. 10. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the G Street Wunderbar, 228 G St., Davis. It is free and open to the public. ucanr.edu/blog/bug-squ...

A letter signed by more than 1,110 members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), including 59 Nobel laureates and 46 recipients of the National Medal of Science, urges Congress to reject the FY26 science budget cuts. youtu.be/Vkv0vI6jCnM

Bohart Museum's annual Moth Night celebration is on Saturday, July 12, 7 to 11. Can't wait to see you. Free and family friendly. entnem.ucdavis.edu/news/lets-go...

Bumble bee researcher Hollis Woodard speaks today (April 7) at 4:10 p.m., 122 Briggs Hall, #ucdavis. And on Zoom. See more at entomology.ucdavis.edu/news/bumble-...

Bumble bee researcher Hollis Woodard speaks today (April 7) at 4:10 p.m., 122 Briggs Hall, #ucdavis. And on Zoom. See more at entomology.ucdavis.edu/news/bumble-...

Breaking news: Vannette lab, #ucdavis, just published research on how plants use hydrogen peroxide to protect their nectar from microbes and the varying levels. Published today in New Phytologist. tinyurl.com/36sww6w6

Don't forget Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Sunday, March 2 from 1 to 4 p.m., Room 1124 of Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis. Theme: "Venomous vs. Poisonous." Poison dart frogs, monarchs, robber flies, and spiders. Image courtesy of Eva Fischer. tinyurl.com/cj24t2bh

#ucdavis neurobiologist-behaviorist Eva Fischer to display live poison dart frogs at Bohart Museum open house, 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, March 2, Room 1124,Academic Surge Bldg, 455 Crocker Lane, #ucdavis. Free, family friendly. See more at tinyurl.com/4yb8xpfe

Breaking news: Scott McArt of Cornell to give webinar on pesticides and bees, what we know and what we can do. It's set for 4 p.m., Feb. 24 and hosted by #ucdavis-based California Master Beekeeper Program. Free. tinyurl.com/4vs4tj97

News flash: Deadline for teens to apply for the summer UC Davis Bio Boot Camps is March 1. There's a camp just for middle school students and a camp for high school students. #ucdavis receives applications from throughout the world. See more on #BugSquad tinyurl.com/5n6ju5vs