Bug Squad

A daily (M-F) blog launched Aug. 6, 2008 and about the wonderful world of insects and those who study them. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Postdoctoral fellow Antoine Brieux of the Joanna Chiu lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will present a seminar at 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 13 in Briggs Hall on "Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Photoperiodic Time Measurement in Drosophila melanogaster."
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Antoine Brieux to Share PPTM Research on Fruit Fly

February 7, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Postdoctoral scientist Antoine Brieux of the Joanna Chiu lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is gearing up for a seminar next week on his research on the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, involving photoperiodic time measurement (PPTM).
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Bohart associate/entomology student Wade Spencer shows Coco McFluffin to Bohart Museum visitors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

You Gotta Love Those Tarantulas!

February 6, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You gotta love those tarantulas at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis. If you don't love them, then at least you'll love their names.
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A tarantula at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bugs Rule But Other Critters Do, Too, on UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

February 5, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Bugs rule, but other critters do, too, on UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day! You won't want to miss the eighth annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, set from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 16. The free, family friendly event will feature 13 museums or collections.
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