File photo: This was not the “first” cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae) of 2023. Distinguished Professor Art Shapiro spotted two this week. (Kathy Keatley Garvey/UC Davis) We’re looking for the ...

Bohart Museum seeks photo of the 1st bumblebee of 2022 Annual event pays tribute to the late Professor Robbin Thorp Professor Art Shapiro calls off Beer for a Butterfly for 2nd year Updated 2 p.m. Jan ...

Now that the monarch butterfly is a proposed addition to the endangered species list, it’s clear that we desperately need to take action to protect the species that pollinate our world. Under the U.S.

The countdown to New Year’s also serves as a countdown to UC Davis’ “first-of-the-year” bumblebee and cabbage white butterfly contests, the former in its third year and the latter going back 50 years.