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This Single Mother Must Learn Quickly — Or Her Colony Won’t Survive

by Douglas Fox
May 15, 2026

A crane fly on a green leaf, a person spraying cleaning solution, a molecular structure, and a brain illustration.

Egghead Weekend Basket for April 3

by Andy Fell
April 03, 2026

Close-up of a slender crane fly resting on a green leaf.

No, They Don’t Eat Mosquitoes

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
March 30, 2026

Sascha Nicklish in ponytail, white t-shirt and jeans stands with Julia Fine in black shirt and pants and purple hair stand on either side of a wooden, mint green and yellow bee hive.

Helping Beekeepers Fight Mites Through More Effective Treatments

by USDA/UC Davis News
February 19, 2026

A cluster of six shiny brown beetles on a green leaf with noticeable leaf damage.

Mirror Image Pheromones Help Beetles Swipe Right

by Andy Fell
February 18, 2026

Brown, chunky, quarter-sized new species of trapdoor spider named Aptostichus ramirezae, on a white background. (Emma Jochim / UC Davis)

New Species of Spider Discovered, Just in Time for Halloween

by Amy M Quinton
October 29, 2025

An older man with thinning hair and glasses poses next to a computer screen. On screen is a photo of a bee in the middle of a flower with labeliing "Dedicated to Bombus franklini"

Population Decline of Franklin’s Bumble Bee Wasn’t Due to Pathogens, Museum Genomic Research Shows

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
October 20, 2025

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Student Entomologists Gain Hands-On Skills in Insect Biology

by José Vadi
May 28, 2024

A beetle eats a green leaf from the edge.

For This Beetle, ‘Date Night’ Comes Every Other Day

by Andy Fell
January 18, 2024

Dense white cloud seen from space spirals outwards from the center of the image. A coastline is barely visible through the cloud.

Climate Catastrophe Produced Instantaneous Evolutionary Change

by Jade Boyd
October 12, 2023

Stock image of deep green rainforest.

Modern Plants Show More Insect Damage Than Fossilized Plants

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
October 14, 2022

An orange, black and yellow butterfly feeds on a flower while perched the stem.

Three-Year Study Gives Insight into Monarchs and Milkweed

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
August 04, 2022

A patch of white clover leaves on dirt with a single flower.

Global Study of White Clover Shows Urbanization Driving Evolution

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
March 17, 2022

Blue orchard bee rests on purple flower

Pesticides Can Affect Multiple Generations of Bees

by Amy Quinton
November 29, 2021

Aphids on a green plant stalk.

Up to 25% of Non-Native Plant-Eating Insects May Be Undetected

by Kat Kerlin
November 10, 2021

Attack of the Clones: Deep Look at the Lives of Aphids

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
October 08, 2021

Blue outlined torso with pancreas in red

Anti-inflammation Drug Combination May Help Pancreatic and Liver Cancer Patients

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
September 28, 2021

close up of Acinebactor, a bacteria common in flowers, interacting with pollen grains that are germinating and bursting

Common Floral Bacteria Can Induce Pollen Germination

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
July 28, 2021

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Massive Spider Wasp Collection Donated to Bohart Museum

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
June 04, 2021

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Unexpected Art: Walk the Gateway Gardens in the Arboretum

by Karen Nikos-Rose
July 14, 2020

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Deep Look Inside the Tsetse Fly

by Andy Fell
June 16, 2020

Big black spider

Help Name a New Species of California Spider

by Greg Watry
May 20, 2020

Nine hornets in a grid

All You Want To Know About Hornets

by Andy Fell
May 14, 2020

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