Bug Squad

 Congrats to UC Davis nematologist Shahid Siddique, an exemplary teacher committed to helping his students learn and succeed!Siddique, an associate professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is the newly announced recipient of the 2026 Excellence-in-Teaching Award from the…

 If you want to learn more about strawberry pests, don't miss this UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar.UC Davis doctoral alumnus Mohammad Amir Aghaee, the entomology program leader at the California Polytechnic University Strawberry Center, will discuss "Berries vs Bugs: Challenges…

 You could say that UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society (RES), is being treated "royally."He's featured in the RES publication, Antenna, Volume 50, celebrating the organization's 50th year.  Jozsef Vuts, a chemical ecologist with…

 It's April Fool's Day and a good time to ask: "How many of you have been fooled thinking a syrphid fly is a bee?"To the untrained eye, everything that lands on a flower is a bee! However, syrphid flies, also known as hover flies or flower flies, are easily distinguished for honey bees:Syrphid…

 "The little things run the world," mused entomologist, biologist, naturalist and ecologist E. O. Wilson (1929-2023).He was referring to "the disproportionate role that they and other invertebrates play in food webs, ecosystem services, and generating and maintaining biological diversity," according to…