Entomology & Nematology News

Butterflies from Belize are part of the collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. They are (far right) Blue Morpho, Morpho helenor montezuma; (top left), a leaf mimic, Fountainea eurypyle confusa; and blue hairstreak Pseudolycaena damo, according to entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the Lepidoptera section. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum's Summer Schedule

July 2, 2019

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Think Moth Night, Lepitopterists' Society, Wednesday walk-ins and new summer hours. Those are a few of the activities or calendar items newly announced by the Bohart Museum of Entomology. Moth Night. The Bohart will celebrate National Moth Night: Exploring Night Time Nature on Saturday, Aug.

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"The swarmers are attracted to lights and tend to expose themselves in the evenings." Sentence by one of Lynn Kimsey's students; illustration by UC Davis graphic artist/entomology student Karissa Merritt.

Lynn Kimsey: Entomological Musings in the Classroom

June 27, 2019

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

One of the outcomes of teaching a general entomology course to undergraduates for many, many years is that I have taken on a new appreciation for science fiction and fantasy.

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This is the Department of Entomology and Nematology's Class of 2019, with faculty advisor Sharon Lawler, professor of entomology. In front (from left) are Eliza Litsey, Jessica Nguyen and Abram Estrada. In the second row (from left) are Darian Buckman, Lohitashwa Garikipati (without mortarboard and partially hidden), Dingyuan Peng, Seiji Yokota, faculty advisor Sharon Lawler, Michelle Tam, Jo Hsuan Kao, Matthew Salvador, and Rayanh Gutierrez. Not pictured is Jesus Martinez Rodriguez.

Hats Off to the Grads!

June 27, 2019

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Hats off to the 12 members of the Graduating Class of 2019, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

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Jason Bond, professor and Schlinger Chair in Insect Systematics, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is senior author of a newly published paper on golden orbweavers in the Journal of Systematic Biology. The Bond lab and the Chris Hamilton lab of the University of Idaho provided the anchored hybrid enrichment data and phylogenomic analysis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Why Golden Orbweavers Ignore Biological Rules

June 20, 2019

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Size does matter, but how much? Enough to unravel a complex evolution of sexual size dimorphism?

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Collaborators Bruce Hammock (right) of UC Davis and Dipak Panigrahy of Harvard Medical School at a recent conference.

Cancer Team's Research Paper Named Journal of Clinical Investigation's Editor's Pick

June 17, 2019

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

(Embargo lifts at 1 p.m., June 17. See online paper) Cancer research published by a team of scientists, including the Bruce Hammock laboratory, University of California, Davis, has been named the Journal of Clinical Investigation's Editor's Pick for the month of July.

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