Bug Squad

 Jane Goodall would have loved this: a dog depicted among the flowers and insects in the UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program’s ceramic-mosaic mural, “Nature’s Gallery,” in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden.Goodall (April 3, 1934-Oct. 1, 2025), the trailblazing primatologist and conservationist…

 It was a joy to see UC Davis alumna Hannah Joy Burrack, professor and chair of the Michigan State University Department of Entomology, return to the UC Davis campus to receive the 2025 Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Award and present the Leigh seminar.It was like ol' home week, indeed.A…

 Have you ever wondered what bumble bees are thinking?Yes?Well, you won't want to miss this UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar by UC Davis bee researcher Felicity Muth.Muth--yes, she's the one who wrote that wonderful children's book, "Am I Even a Bee?"--will present a seminar on …

 If you've ever been to a Bohart Museum of Entomology house, you'll see faculty, staff and students staffing the event and interacting with visitors.You may visit the petting zoo and hold a Madagascar hissing cockroach, a walking stick or a giant cave cockroach. A giant cave cockroach? What's that? It's…

 The Bohart Museum of Entomology open house, themed "Museum ABCs: How to Collect and Curate,"  drew scores of insect enthusiasts.Held from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 5, in the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus, the event attracted visitors from as far away as Arizona and as…