Search on for the first bumblebee of the year
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The Bohart Museum of Entomology is sponsoring a two-county contest in memory of the late Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, to find the first bumblebee of the year in Solano and Yolo counties.
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Be on the lookout for the first bumblebee of the year in Yolo and Solano counties.
In memory of native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp (1933-2019), UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, the Bohart Museum of Entomology is sponsoring the inaugural Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble-Bee-of-the-Year Contest.
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The late Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology. The Bohart Museum of Entomology is sponsoring a two-county contest in his memory to find the first bumblebee of the year in Solano and Yolo counties. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
See a bee, snap a photo for Bohart Museum contest
The Bohart Museum of Entomology is sponsoring the inaugural Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble-Bee-of-the-Year Contest.
Thorp, 85, who died June 7, 2019, was a global authority on bumblebees and distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at the Univerity of California, Davis, and always looked forward to seeing the first bumblebee of the year.
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