Posts Tagged: National Public Radio
The Buzz About Bees: UC Davis Apiculturist in 'Science Friday' Program May 24
"Bee" sure to tune in Science Friday, the National Public Radio program, tomorrow (May 24) at...
Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño opens a hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Professor Tom Seeley (right) of Cornell University chats with UC Davis Professor Neal Williams following Seeley's keynote address to the 2018 UC Davis Bee Symposium. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Lecture by Science Journalist Richard Harris: Why You Shouldn't Miss This
"Biomedical science was not always the hypercompetitive rat race that is has become in recent...
"Rigor Mortis," by Richard Harris, is both an eye-opener and a call to action. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Those Migrating Insects: Why the Skies Are Getting Crowded
Despite the widespread interest in migrating monarch butterflies, other insects migrate,...
UC Davis emeritus professor Hugh Dingle, noted animal migration expert, was recently interviewed by National Public Radio. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Overwintering monarchs clustering at the Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, on Nov. 14, 2016. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Our Story Begins with Eight Monarch Caterpillars in the Dead of Winter
This is a story about how eight monarch butterflies escaped the freezing temperatures of Vacaville,...
Rita LeRoy of Vallejo holds a Vacaville monarch before releasing it at Lighthouse Field State Park. (Photo by Walter Rockholt)
Monarchs overwintering in the Lighthouse Field State Park, Santa Cruz. (Photo by Rita LeRoy)
Monarchs fluttering in the warm breeze at Lighthouse Field State Park, Santa Cruz. (Photo by Rita LeRoy)
Multiple monarchs nectaring on Eucalyptus blossoms at the overwintering site in Santa Cruz. (Photo by Rita LeRoy)
The Mighty Monarch
We're accustomed to seeing a solitary monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) flitting around a...
Monarch butterfly nectaring a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)