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)

At the Entomological Society of America meeting, doctoral candidate Mia Lippey (right) takes a selfie with Bodil Cass, former postdoctoral scholar in the lab of UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor Jay Rosenheim. Lippey won a coveted President's Prize for her presentation, "A Big Data Approach to Characterizing Impacts of Climate Warming on Agricultural Arthropod Populations."

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Congrats to Mia Lippey and Ziv Lieberman, UC Davis Entomology Doctoral Candidates

November 22, 2024

Congrats to two UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology doctoral candidates: Mia Lippey and Ziv Lieberman.

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Grappeltail dragonfly, the club-tailed dragonfly.It belongs to the genus Octogomphus, which has one species, O. specularis. The dragonfly derives its "clubtail" name from the club-like widening at the end of its abdomen. (Photo by Greg Kareofelas)

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UC Davis-Affiliated Experts Discuss Dragonflies on 'Critter Chat'

November 21, 2024

Meet the Grappeltail dragonfly, the club-tailed dragonfly. It belongs to the genus Octogomphus, which has one species, O. specularis. The dragonfly derives its common name from the club-like widening at the end of its abdomen.

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Soil scientist Christine Sprunger (left) and lab manager of the W. K. Kellogg Biological Station (KBS), Michigan State University, collecting soil samples. (Photo courtesy of KBS)

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MSU Soil Scientist to Discuss Nematodes as "Bioindicators of Soil Health and Climate Resiliency'

November 20, 2024

Nematodes, says soil scientist Christine Sprunger of Michigan State University, East Lansing, are "bioindicators of soil health and climate resiliency.

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UC Davis professor Jason Bond, director of the Bohart Museum, shows butterfly specimens to Woodland residents Olive Smith, 8, and her mother Sarah Smith. Bond is the Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and associate dean, UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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2025 UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day Set Saturday, Feb. 8

November 19, 2024

Mark your calendar! The 14th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day is set for Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. announced coordinator and co-founder Tabatha Yang, the public education and outreach coordinator for the Bohart Museum of Entomology. Biodiversity Museum Day.

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UC Davis distinguished professor Bruce Hammock (seated) with Jun-Yan Liu, professor at Chongqing Medical University, China, and a former research scientist (7.5 years) in the Hammock lab.

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From Butterfly Research to High-Sugar Diet Research

November 18, 2024

What does butterfly metamorphosis have to do with high-sugar diet research? Well, you never know where research will take you.

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