Bug Squad

 "Look before you leap!"How many times have you heard that or something similar: "Pay attention! Watch your step! Be careful!  Be vigilant!"But have you ever seen a praying mantis take a step and then a gigantic leap--right into a spider web? "That's one small step for mantis, one giant leap for…

 Meet Lisa Baik, the new mosquito researcher at UC Davis.Baik, a UC Davis alumna and a former postdoctoral researcher at Yale University--and described as a “brilliant scientist”--is the newest member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology  (ENT) faculty.Baik joined the faculty…

 Who's speaking at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminars for the fall quarter?Marshall McMunn, assistant professor of teaching and coordinator of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's 2025-26 seminars, has announced the fall seminar schedule.Seminars will begin…

 It's a distinct privilege and high honor to receive the Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Award from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.Meet Hannah Burrack, professor and chair of the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University, who will receive the award and…

 It's official: the UC Davis Bee Haven will be part of the 2026 UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day.The event, free and famly friendly and billed as a Super Science Day, takes place Feb. 21 throughout the UC Davis campus. It's an opportunity to explore, discover and connect, said coordinator and co-founder…