Entomology & Nematology News

The California Master Beekeeper Program, founded by UC Extension apiculturist Elina Niño, received an excellence award at the UC Davis Staff Assembly program. With Chancellor Gary May (center) are CAMBP co-program managers Wendy Mather and Kian Nikzad. Niño and Mather shared the Faculty-Staff Partnership Award. Nikzad, an integral part of the program but ineligible as a new employee to be part of the nomination, accepted the award on behalf of Niño, who was attending a conference in Chile. (Photo by Kathy K

California Master Beekeeper Program Honored: 'The Bee Team' Is Really 'The 'A Team'

September 15, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

"The Bee Team is really "The A Team.

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A female Culex tarsalis. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)

Bohart Museum to Spotlight Household Vampires at Sept. 23rd Open House

September 14, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, lice and bed bugs will be featured when the Bohart Museum of Entomology hosts an open house on "Household Vampires" from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 23.

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Cornell emeritus professor and UC Davis doctoral alumnus Michael Hoffmann will deliver the Leigh Seminar, a public lecture, from 4 to 5 p.m., Monday, Oct. 9 in the Student Community Center, UC Davis.

Michael Hoffmann's Leigh Seminar Postponed

September 12, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

(Editor's Note: Due to unexpected issues, this seminar is postponed.

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The late Robbin Thorp of the Department of Entomology and Nematology "epitomizes how emeriti contribute to UC Davis," according to the video tribute celebrating emeriti faculty. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Video Tribute to UC Davis Emeriti

September 8, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

A video tribute to newly transitioned UC Davis emeriti--an ongoing public service project by UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal--is a three-fold celebration.

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Douglas Walsh, professor and Extension specialist in the Department of Entomology, Washington State University, working in an alfalfa field. (WSU Photo)

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UC Davis Doctoral Alumnus Douglas Walsh Is Newly Elected ESA Fellow

September 8, 2023

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

UC Davis doctoral alumnus Douglas Walsh, professor and Extension specialist in the Department of Entomology, Washington State University (WSU), is one of six newly elected Fellows of the Entomological Society of America.

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