Bug Squad

 Congratulations to a trio of UC Davis entomology doctoral students who just received major fellowships, funding totaling more than $500,000.Abigail "Abby" Lehner, a doctoral candidate in the lab of pollinator ecologist Neal Williams, professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and…

 UC Davis Distinguished Professor Bruce Dupree Hammock (1947-2026) will be among the individuals remembered at the UC Davis Annual Remembrance Ceremony, scheduled from noon to 12:30 p.m., Monday, May 11 at the UC Davis Conference Center, 550 Alumni Lane.An internationally recognized scientist and an…

 Children of UC Davis and UC Davis Health System employees learned about the birds and the bees (and other pollinators) at the recent Take Our Children (TOC) to Work Day, hosted by the UC Davis Bee Haven. The sights and sounds captivated the special visitors: honey bees buzzed, Western tiger…

 A powerful biological tool for targeting mosquitoes?UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow Lyna Ngor of the UC Irvine Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, will discuss "Exploring Flower-Mediated Wolbachia Transmission: A Self-Sustaining Approach to Mosquito-Borne Disease Control" at the UC…

 If you're a beekeeper interested in learning how to rear queen bees, this is for you!The UC California Master Beekeeper Program (CAMBP) is offering an in-person Queen-Rearing Techniques Short Course (QRTSC) on Saturday and Sunday, May 30-31 at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility on Bee…