Posts Tagged: pest management

Jenny. One of Us.

Jenny. One of us.  We remember when Jenny Sara Carlson received her doctorate in entomology with a dedicated emphasis in the biology...

Medical entomologist Jenny Carlson Donnelly with children in Burundi. (Courtesy photo)

Medical entomologist Jenny Carlson Donnelly with children in Burundi. (Courtesy photo)

An image posted on Jenny Carlson Donnelly's Facebook page. This is a community that she served in Sierra Leone.(Courtesy photo)

An image posted on Jenny Carlson Donnelly's Facebook page. This is a community that she served in Sierra Leone.(Courtesy photo)

Waving goodbye in Burundi. (Photo courtesy of Jenny Carlson Donnelly)

Waving goodbye in Burundi. (Photo courtesy of Jenny Carlson Donnelly)

Entomology World Mourning the Loss of Bruce Eldridge

The entomology world is mourning the loss of UC Davis Professor Emeritus Bruce Eldridge. As a medical entomologist, his exemplary...

Bruce Eldridge, ready to climb aboard Sumpter Valley Railroad locomotive #19, 2001. (Photo by Ken Lorenzen).

Bruce Eldridge, ready to climb aboard Sumpter Valley Railroad locomotive #19, 2001. (Photo by Ken Lorenzen).

Bruce Eldridge loved to play bluegrass on his banjo. This image, provided by UC ANR retiree Jim Coats, shows Mark Brothers (bass and guitar), Jim Coats (mandolin), David Riggs (fiddle), Ken Eldridge (guitar), and Bruce Eldridge (banjo). Others performing occasionally: Jeremy Brothers (bass) and Don Meyer (bass). Coats, principal editor for UC ANR Communication Services and Information Technology, retired in 2015.

Bruce Eldridge loved to play bluegrass on his banjo. This image, provided by UC ANR retiree Jim Coats, shows Mark Brothers (bass and guitar), Jim Coats (mandolin), David Riggs (fiddle), Ken Eldridge (guitar), and Bruce Eldridge (banjo). Others performing occasionally: Jeremy Brothers (bass) and Don Meyer (bass). Coats, principal editor for UC ANR Communication Services and Information Technology, retired in 2015.

CAMBP Free Webinar on Feb. 24: Scott McArt to Discuss Pesticides and Bees

This is a presentation we've all been looking forward to: pesticides and the impact on bees and other pollinators. It's especially important now due...

Scott McArt of Cornell University with some of his students.

Scott McArt of Cornell University with some of his students.

CDFA to Host Fruit Fly Workshop, Free to Participants

Fruit flies are important economic pests, causing millions of dollars in damage, but not many scientists know how to identify them. News flash:...

Environmental scientist Severyn Korneyev of the Plant Pest Diagnostics Center, California Department of Food and Agriculture and a research associate at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, will be sharing his expertise at the fruit fly identification-training session.

Environmental scientist Severyn Korneyev of the Plant Pest Diagnostics Center, California Department of Food and Agriculture and a research associate at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, will be sharing his expertise at the fruit fly identification-training session.

Bactrocera dorsalis, commonly referred to as the oriental fruit fly. (Photo courtesy of the Martin Hauser lab, CDFA)

Bactrocera dorsalis, commonly referred to as the oriental fruit fly. (Photo courtesy of the Martin Hauser lab, CDFA)

A larva of the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae). (Photo courtesy of Erick Rodriguez)

A larva of the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae). (Photo courtesy of Erick Rodriguez)

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UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal Used to Dislike Insects

Entomologist Marlin Rice, who interviews "living legends" for the American Entomologist, a publication of the  Entomological Society of...

UC distinguished professor Walter Leal is featured as a "living legend" in the winter issue of the American Entomologist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC distinguished professor Walter Leal is featured as a "living legend" in the winter issue of the American Entomologist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Walter Leal delivering a talk at the 2007 Entomological Society of America meeting in San Diego. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Walter Leal delivering a talk at the 2007 Entomological Society of America meeting in San Diego. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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