Posts Tagged: Geoffrey Attardo

Of Tules, Cattails and Dragonflies...and on St. Pat's Day!

Medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, associate professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT), is excited to organize a wetland symposium, set Sunday, March 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. in the UC Davis Conference...

This is the wetland area in Cache Creek conservatory which is adjacent to the Tending and Gathering Garden. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)

This is the wetland area in Cache Creek conservatory which is adjacent to the Tending and Gathering Garden. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)

The flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata, commonly perches on a tule stalk. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)

The flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata, commonly perches on a tule stalk. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)

A lizard sunning in the tules. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)

A lizard sunning in the tules. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)

Geoffrey Attardo: Seminar on Mating Biology of Tsetse Flies

Did you know that tsetse flies give birth to live offspring? That's just one of the facts that UC Davis medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo will discuss when he presents a seminar on "The Mating Biology of Tsetse Flies--Insights...

Mating tsetse flies. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology)

Mating tsetse flies. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology)

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 counties--you can learn more about these disease-carrying mosquitoes at the Bohart Museum of Entomology...

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.

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 will host an open house, themed "Household Vampires," from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 23 in Room 1124 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)

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 mosquitoes can transmit such viruses as yellow fever,  dengue and Zika. Alarm bells went off....

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)

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