Entomology & Nematology News

Paulo Vieira, a plant pathologist, molecular biologist and nematologist with USDA's Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Beltsville, MD.

Professor Irene Garcia Newton of the Indiana University Department of Biology, Bloomington, will present a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology Seminar on "Friends with Benefits: Protective Microbial Symbiosis in the Honey Bee" on Wednesday, May 10.

Native bees will join the celebrated honey bees at the California Honey Festival. The annual event, free and family friendly, takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 6 in downtown Woodland.

Internationally acclaimed honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr., a UC Davis alumnus and an emeritus administrator at UC Davis and Arizona State University, has launched a YouTube Channel to spotlight "the fascinating world of bees." The link: https://youtube.

UC Davis alumna Shirley Gee, a retired research toxicologist and a former longtime manager of the Bruce Hammock lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has been named one of the nation's best chemists by research.com, a leading academic platform for researchers. Research.