Search on for the first bumblebee of the year 3 minute read 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. Kathy Keatley Garvey/Courtesy photo Support Local Journalism 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.