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What's a Picnic Without Bugs?

What's a picnic without bugs? UC Davis entomologists--students, faculty, staff and emeriti--will set up educational and entertaining displays at the...

Britanny Kohler, then a member of the UC Davis Entomology Club, works the roach race track in this 2022 image. She is a UC Davis alumna and a research associate at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Britanny Kohler, then a member of the UC Davis Entomology Club, works the roach race track in this 2022 image. She is a UC Davis alumna and a research associate at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Britanny Kohler, then a member of the UC Davis Entomology Club, works the roach race track in this 2022 image. She is a UC Davis alumna and a research associate at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Kyle Eishoff, then of the UC Davis Entomology Club, makes sure the roaches stay in their place. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Kyle Eishoff, then of the UC Davis Entomology Club, makes sure the roaches stay in their place. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Kyle Eishoff, then of the UC Davis Entomology Club, makes sure the roaches stay in their place. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

One of the American cockroaches in a  2022 race tries to make a run for it. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
One of the American cockroaches in a 2022 race tries to make a run for it. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

One of the American cockroaches in a 2022 race tries to make a run for it. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 3:48 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation

Run, Roaches, Run!

Folks will do just about anything to remove cockroaches from their homes, but when it comes to UC Davis Picnic Day, you can't remove people from...

Kyle Elshoff of the UC Davis Entomology Club retrieves a winning roach. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Kyle Elshoff of the UC Davis Entomology Club retrieves a winning roach. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Kyle Elshoff of the UC Davis Entomology Club retrieves a winning roach. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Brittany Kohler checks to see which roach came in first. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Brittany Kohler checks to see which roach came in first. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Brittany Kohler checks to see which roach came in first. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ian Clark (foreground) works the crowd and the roaches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ian Clark (foreground) works the crowd and the roaches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ian Clark (foreground) works the crowd and the roaches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Some roaches escape before they can be lined up to run. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Some roaches escape before they can be lined up to run. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Some roaches escape before they can be lined up to run. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 5:55 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Family, Health, Innovation

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