Entomology & Nematology News

Research associate Christopher Mayack of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Davis, will speak on "Chemical Biomarkers and the Physiological Underpinnings of Honey Bee Health Decline" at the next seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

Two UC Davis spider experts played a key role in analyzing the genetics of a newly discovered kite spider in Madagascar that is drawing worldwide attention for its lekking behavior, the first known observation of lekking in spiders.

It promises to be both entertaining and educational.

UC Davis urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke has been selected an Early Career Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA).

Three doctoral students and one undergraduate student in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology are winners of highly competitive fellowships from the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) grants, a record high achievement for the department.