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UC Davis Entomology and Nematology's Fall Seminars Begin Monday, Oct. 2

Conservation ecologist Paul CaraDonna, a research scientist at the Chicago Botanic Garden and a professor of instruction at...

A plant-pollinator interaction: a black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, nectaring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A plant-pollinator interaction: a black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, nectaring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A plant-pollinator interaction: a black-tailed bumble bee, Bombus melanopygus, nectaring on lavender. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 4:11 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Bohart Museum Open House: What You Should Know About Mosquitoes

If you've been following the breaking news about the invasive mosquito, Aedes aegypti, detected recently in Yolo, Solano and Sacramento...

A blood-fed Aedes aegypti mosquito, photographed by medical entomologist/geneticist Geoffrey Attardo.
A blood-fed Aedes aegypti mosquito, photographed by medical entomologist/geneticist Geoffrey Attardo.

A blood-fed Aedes aegypti mosquito, photographed by medical entomologist/geneticist Geoffrey Attardo.

Posted on Friday, September 22, 2023 at 5:05 PM
Focus Area Tags: Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Household Vampires Want Your Blood

What do you think of when someone mentions "household vampires?" Fleas? Ticks? Bed bugs? Mosquitoes? Yes! The Bohart Museum of Entomology...

Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito. (Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito. (Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito. (Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Posted on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 4:24 PM
Focus Area Tags: Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

The Legendary Robbin Thorp: A Tribute Well Deserved

When UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal created a video tribute honoring the UC Davis faculty who recently transitioned to emeriti, he...

The legendary Robbin Thorp in front of an almond tree on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The legendary Robbin Thorp in front of an almond tree on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The legendary Robbin Thorp in front of an almond tree on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, September 8, 2023 at 5:27 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Celebrating the Honey Bee on Labor Day

It's Labor Day but "The Girls" continue to work. "The Girls" are the honey bees, a great example of a matriarchal society. How many workers...

A honey bee, packing a load of orange pollen, buzzes over a red zinnia in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee, packing a load of orange pollen, buzzes over a red zinnia in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee, packing a load of orange pollen, buzzes over a red zinnia in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, September 4, 2023 at 1:59 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Health, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

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