Posts Tagged: mosquito

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.

CLBL Event on May 15: UC Davis Medical Entomologist to Discuss Natural Mosquito Control

Being bothered by mosquitoes and troubled about the risk of diseases? Mosquitoes are not just annoying. They can be deadly.  Medical...

Medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo will present a May 15th seminar sponsored by the Center for Land-Based Learning, Woodland. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo will present a May 15th seminar sponsored by the Center for Land-Based Learning, Woodland. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Taylor Kelly's Exit Seminar: Targeting Yellow Fever Mosquito and Pyrethroid Resistance

Remember back in 2013 when scientists verified the reintroduction of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, in California? Infected...

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

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

Doctoral Candidate Lindsey Mack: Zeroing in on the Yellow Fever Mosquito

Doctoral candidate Lindsey Mack of the lab of medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, associate professor, UC Davis Department of...

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)

Those Goofy-Looking Cartoon Characters Called Crane Flies

Back in April of 2021, we wrote: "They're out there, and you don't have to crane your neck to see them." The topic: crane flies. They're often...

A crane fly resting in a Spanish lavender bed in Vacaville, Calif. Crane flies are sometimes called "mosquito eaters," but they do not eat mosquitoes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A crane fly resting in a Spanish lavender bed in Vacaville, Calif. Crane flies are sometimes called "mosquito eaters," but they do not eat mosquitoes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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