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A Bright Spot in the Garden...

Widespread rain, strong winds gusting 30 to 40 miles per hour, dangerous surf, hazardous roads, flood watch, maybe power outages. That's the weather...

A Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) nectaring on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifola) in a Vacaville garden.  (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) nectaring on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifola) in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) nectaring on a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifola) in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Native Bees in the Spotlight, and Felicity Muth's Zoom Presentation on Bumble Bees

If you missed the native bee booth in the Academic Surge Building during the 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Feb. 8, you...

Professor Neal Williams and assistant professor Felicity Muth ready to answer questions during the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology)
Professor Neal Williams and assistant professor Felicity Muth ready to answer questions during the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology)

Professor Neal Williams and assistant professor Felicity Muth ready to answer questions during the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology)

The Felicity Muth lab team of graduate students (from left) Minjung Baek, Melanie Kimball and Sarah Waybright with a copy of Muth's children's book,
The Felicity Muth lab team of graduate students (from left) Minjung Baek, Melanie Kimball and Sarah Waybright with a copy of Muth's children's book, "Am I Even a Bee?" (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Felicity Muth lab team of graduate students (from left) Minjung Baek, Melanie Kimball and Sarah Waybright with a copy of Muth's children's book, "Am I Even a Bee?" (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Felicity Muth lab displayed a nest of Bombus impatiens at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Jason Bond)
The Felicity Muth lab displayed a nest of Bombus impatiens at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Jason Bond)

The Felicity Muth lab displayed a nest of Bombus impatiens at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Jason Bond)

Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

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
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)

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

Posted on Monday, February 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Health, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Excitement Building for UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

Ready? Set? Go! Excitement is building for the 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, to take place Saturday, Feb. 8 on the UC Davis...

See Root-knot nematodes at the nematode collection in the Katherine Esau Sciece Hall during UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
See Root-knot nematodes at the nematode collection in the Katherine Esau Sciece Hall during UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

See Root-knot nematodes at the nematode collection in the Katherine Esau Sciece Hall during UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, February 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

SFSU Faculty Member: Learn How Global Change Ecology Is Affecting Species

It's a timely and important topic.  It deals with global change ecology, which, basically, is the study of how ecosystems react to global...

Mitzy Porras, assistant professor of global change ecology in the Department of Biology,  San Francisco State University (SFSU) will discuss
Mitzy Porras, assistant professor of global change ecology in the Department of Biology, San Francisco State University (SFSU) will discuss "Manipulation of Plant and Insect Phenotypes" at a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, set for 4:10 p.m., Monday, Feb. 10 in 122 Briggs Hall. It also will be Zoom.

Mitzy Porras, assistant professor of global change ecology in the Department of Biology, San Francisco State University (SFSU) will discuss "Manipulation of Plant and Insect Phenotypes" at a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, set for 4:10 p.m., Monday, Feb. 10 in 122 Briggs Hall. It also will be Zoom.

Posted on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

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