Bug Squad

What do UC Davis entomologists and other scientists do for fun and camaraderie after working hard 52 weeks of the year?

The news is out. It's what they've been searching for.

Fascinating stories in the scientific world... Have you heard about the entomologist who went from researching venomous scorpions to alleviating human neuropathic pain? That would be Bora Inceoglu, who holds a doctorate in entomology from the University of California, Davis.

When you're chasing a tiger, you don't have to worry about the fangs or the claws. No worries about this tiger. This tiger has wings.

"You can hawk and perch in our yard all day if you want," I told her. And she did. A spotted dragonfly chose a spot in our pollinator garden--a bamboo stake overlooking a patch of Verbena and African blue basil--and she stayed most of the day.