Kathy Keatley Garvey

California, San Francisco

Writer, Photographer and Blogger at Freelance

Award-winning journalist/former newspaper editor.UC Davis communications specialist,Bug Squad blogger,insect photographer.Views my own. @bugsrule.bsky.social

Articles

A Checkered Past?

1 week ago | ucanr.edu | Kathy Keatley Garvey

Does the common checkered skipper butterfly have a checkered past? That is, "good" and "bad" periods in its life history? It's known as Burnsius communis, formerly Pyrgus communis, a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It derives its common name from its checkerboard pattern of blue-gray and white on its wings. The male (above) tends to have broader bands than the female. It is common, as its name implies.
Researcher’s Lang Prize keeps streak going

1 week ago | davisenterprise.com | Kathy Keatley Garvey

When UC Davis student Miranda Do-Tran won the Science, Engineering and Mathematics category of the UC Davis Library’s 2025 Norma J. Lang Prize for Undergraduate Information Research, the honor was not only special for her, but for UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus James R. Carey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources

2 weeks ago | ucanr.edu | Kathy Keatley Garvey

If a bee takes a liking to a morning glory, is it a glory bee? Have you seen the Convolvulus tricoloris flower, commonly known as "morning glory" or "bindweed"? The plant boasts a flared blue trumpet flower with a white throat and yellow center. The genus is Latin for "twine around." The "tricoloris" means three-colored. It's native to the Mediterranean. When we bought a packet of wildflower seeds in a Vacaville store earlier this year, the packet contained C. tricoloris.
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2 weeks ago | dailyrepublic.com | Kathy Keatley Garvey

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New Venue for California Honey Festival

2 weeks ago | ucanr.edu | Kathy Keatley Garvey

If you're thinking about heading over to the California Honey Festival in downtown Woodland on Saturday, June 21, don't. It's moved to the nearby Yolo County Fairgrounds, located at 1250 East Gum Ave., Woodland. "Plans change, but the fun doesn't," organizers said. The event, free and open to the public, is set from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., rain or shine. But it's highly unlikely to "bee" raining. The threat of a downpour postponed the earlier scheduled festival from May 3 to June 21.
Insects, Art and the Sound of a Silent Crisis

1 month ago | ucanr.edu | Kathy Keatley Garvey

When medical entomologist Lee Rafuse Haines, associate research professor, University of Notre Dame, speaks on "Insects, Art and the Sound of a Silent Crisis" at the June 2nd seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, she'll work dung beetles into her presentation. Dung beetles? Yes. Here's the story. Her seminar begins at 4:10 p.m. in 122 Briggs Hall and also will be on Zoom.
Memorial Day: A Somber Day

1 month ago | ucanr.edu | Kathy Keatley Garvey

Memorial Day: A somber dayToday we honor and mourn our U.S. military who died while serving in our country's Armed Forces. It was first known as Decoration Day. "The first national observance of Memorial Day occurred on May 30, 1868," Wikipedia tells us. "Then known as Decoration Day and observed on May 30, the holiday was proclaimed by Commander-in-Chief John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic to honor the Union soldiers who had died in the American Civil War.
Learning the Life Cycle of Bees

1 month ago | ucanr.edu | Kathy Keatley Garvey

“Just like butterflies, bees undergo metamorphosis. They hatch from eggs into worm-like larvae and eat pollen and nectar until they are large enough to pupate. As they pupate, their bodies are restructured and they emerge as the adult bees we’re familiar with.”So read a poster displayed by UC Davis entomology doctoral candidate Alexia “Lexie” Martin when the Bohart Museum of Entomology hosted an open house on life stages of insects.
Collecting Wildlife in California

1 month ago | ucanr.edu | Kathy Keatley Garvey

Scientific stakeholders who collect wildlife in their fieldwork in California and rely on scientific collecting permits from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) are invited to a virtual forum on Friday, May 23 at 3 p.m. (Pacific Time). "This forum is an opportunity to hear updates, ask questions, and contribute to an ongoing effort to improve the scientific collecting permit (SCP) process," organizers said.
Native Bees to Share Spotlight at Bohart Museum Open House

1 month ago | ucanr.edu | Kathy Keatley Garvey

UC Davis doctoral candidate Alexia “Lexie” Martin of the laboratory of Rachel Vannette, associate professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will be displaying bee life stages at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Sunday, May 18. The event, free and family friendly, will take place from 1 to 4 p.m in Room 1122 of the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus.