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Addie Abrams Targeting Aphids and Thrips in California Lettuce

Graduate student Adelaine "Addie" Abrams of the laboratory of Extension agricultural entomologist Ian Grettenberger, assistant...

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Adelaine "Addie" Abrams answers questions about agricultural entomology at the 2022 annual UC Davis Picnic Day activities in Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Adelaine "Addie" Abrams answers questions about agricultural entomology at the 2022 annual UC Davis Picnic Day activities in Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 5:50 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Priya Rajarapu: 'Insect-Plant Molecular Interactions: Stories from Invasive Insects to Disease Vectors'

April showers bring June flowers, but spring also brings seminars about insects.   Insect physiologist Swapna Priya Rajarapu, a...

An illustration from Priya Rajarapu's seminar: Top image, Emerald ash borer; lower left, a black-faced leafhopper; and at right, thrips.
An illustration from Priya Rajarapu's seminar: Top image, Emerald ash borer; lower left, a black-faced leafhopper; and at right, thrips.

An illustration from Priya Rajarapu's seminar: Top image, Emerald ash borer; lower left, a black-faced leafhopper; and at right, thrips.

Posted on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 7:18 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Research Entomologist to Discuss Enemy of Lettuce: Thrips

They're small, about 1 mm long or less, with characteristic fringed wings. They fly, but not well. But thrips do pack a powerful...

Thrips is a major pest of lettuce production in Salinas. (Illustration courtesy of Daniel Hasegawa)
Thrips is a major pest of lettuce production in Salinas. (Illustration courtesy of Daniel Hasegawa)

Thrips is a major pest of lettuce production in Salinas. (Illustration courtesy of Daniel Hasegawa)

Posted on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 4:54 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Food, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Congrats to the Thrips Team!

Congratulations to the international team of scientists, including UC Davis entomologist and co-author Diane Ullman, on their publication...

Professor Diane Ullman of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology is a co-author of the publication on the Western flower thrips. This image was taken when she was doing research in France.
Professor Diane Ullman of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology is a co-author of the publication on the Western flower thrips. This image was taken when she was doing research in France.

Professor Diane Ullman of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology is a co-author of the publication on the Western flower thrips. This image was taken when she was doing research in France.

Posted on Friday, October 23, 2020 at 5:07 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Thrips Expert Cheryle O'Donnell: From San Diego to Beltsville

Thrips expert Cheryle O'Donnell, a true UC Davis success story, is now settled into her new position. As of April 6, the former San Diego resident...

Just before Cheryle O'Donnell left San Diego for Beltsville, Md. she posed for this photo, which documents her USDA career.
Just before Cheryle O'Donnell left San Diego for Beltsville, Md. she posed for this photo, which documents her USDA career.

Just before Cheryle O'Donnell left San Diego for Beltsville, Md. she posed for this photo, which documents her USDA career.

Posted on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 5:52 PM
Tags: Cheryle O''Donnell (1), Diane Ullman (70), thrips (11), USDA (10)

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