A world without mosquitoes?An article in the July 21st edition of Nature asked that very question. Author Janet Fang, an intern in Nature's...
Culex mosquitoes
TARA THIEMANN sorts Culex mosquitoes in her UC Davis lab. She is studying the the blood meals of Culex mosquitoes to identify specific host species--research important toward understanding both the maintenance and epidemic transmission of the West Nile virus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, July 30, 2010 at
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William C. Reeves (1916-2004) would have been proud.
Remember William "Bill" Reeves? A renowned entomologist, professor and dean at UC Berkeley, he...
Tara Thiemann
MOSQUITO RESEARCHER Tara Thiemann, a doctoral candidate, UC Davis Department of Entomology, is the recipient of the William C. Reeves New Investigator Award. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
In the Lab
IN THE LAB--Mosquito researcher Tara Thiemann sorts through her collection of mosquitoes that she had earlier trapped in the field. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bill Reeves
AT WORK--William C. Reeves collecting mosquitoes in Baker County, Ore., in 1993. (Photo by Bruce Eldridge)
Trio of Winners
TARA THIEMANN (far right) is the winner of the William C. Reeves New Investigator Award for her Culex mosquito research. With her are second-place winner, Veronica Armijos; third-place winner, Christy Andrade (center); and awards presenter Bruce Eldridge of the Center for Vectorborne Diseases. Eldridge is an emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis and former director of the UC Mosquito Research Program.
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at
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Who hates termites? Raise your hands.
Those dratted termites damage...
Tara Thiemann
ROUNDING UP THE TERMITES--Coordinating the termite trail activity last year at the UC Davis Picnic Day at Briggs Hall was graduate student Tara Thiemann. She'll also be coordinating the termite trails again this year. The UC Davis Picnic Day is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 18. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Walking the Line
WALKING THE LINE--A termite follows the scent of what smells like a pheromone, and stops at the end of the ink line. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, April 17, 2009 at
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