Entomology & Nematology News

The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's seminar on Wednesday, Feb. 26 will feature six Faculty Flash Talks. The seminar, set from 4:10 to 5 p.m. in 122 Briggs Hall, will include Joanna Chiu, Jason Bond, Geoffrey Attardo, Rachel Vannette, Julia Fine, and Arathi Seshadri.

Meet agricultural entomologist and Cooperative Extension specialist Ian Grettenberger, who joined the faculty of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Entomology in January 2019.

Martin Hauser, senior insect biosystematist with the Plant Pest Diagnostics Center, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), will speak on The Curious Case of the Stingless Bees of Palo Alto at the Pacific Coast Entomological Society meeting on Thursday, Feb. 27 on the UC Davis campus.

Four UC Davis entomologists will be among the speakers when the UC Davis Environmental Law Society (ELS) sponsors a public symposium on "Saving a Bug's Life: Legal Solutions to Combat Insect Biodiversity Decline and the Sixth Mass Extinction" on Friday, March 6 in the School of Law.

Three UC Davis scientists will speak on topics ranging from butterflies to birds to biodiversity studies at a first-ever public forum during the ninth annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 15. The special forum, set from noon to 1 p.m.