Bug Squad

Madagascar hissing cockroaches, aka hissers, are big, bold and beautiful. Just ask the scientists at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, who rear them in their petting zoo.

What's to know about scorpions, the predatory arachnids in the order Scorpiones? Access Wikipedia, and you'll learn they have eight legs, a pair of grasping pincers, and generally, a narrow, segemented tail that's curved over the back and ends with a stinger.

If you're curious about house flies and the latest research on antibiotic resistance, you won't want to miss this seminar sponsored by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. Research molecular biologist Dana Nayduch of the Agricultural Research Service, U. S.

Congratulations to UC Davis doctoral alumna and researcher Cindy McReynolds and UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology Bruce Hammock.

It's not every day that an undergraduate thesis makes the cover story of a professional journal. But that's the case with UC Davis doctoral student Grace Horne.