Entomology & Nematology News

This 2006 image of UC Davis medical entomologist Bob Washino (left) shows him with Richard Bohart (1913-2007), for whom the Bohart Museum of Entomology is named. At the time, Washino was serving as chair of the Department of Entomology, and Bohart was being honored with a Distinguished Research Medal from the International Society of Hymenopterists. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Newly Created Video Pays Tribute to UC Davis Emeriti Faculty

October 28, 2022

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

When professors transition to emeriti, they may receive little recognition.

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A fruit fly edging toward a raspberry. This fruit fly is the spotted-wing Drosophila. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wanhe Li: Fruit Flies Eat More and Sleep Less When They're Isolated and Lonely

October 28, 2022

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Like humans, fruit flies eat more and sleep less when they're isolated and lonely.

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A Bohart associate for some three decades, Bill Patterson is shown working in the Bohart Museum of Entomology in 2013. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)"

Bill Patterson and Doris Brown Selected 'Friends of the College'

October 28, 2022

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Bohart Museum of Entomology associate and longtime butterfly collector Bill Patterson and his wife, Doris Brown, of Sacramento are the 2022 recipients of the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences' 'Friends of the College' Award.

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Noted honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. checks out a bee swarm at Arizona State University.

Rob Page Selected Recipient of CA&ES Exceptional Emeriti Faculty Award

October 26, 2022

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

UC Davis-trained honey bee scientist Robert E. Page Jr., known as the leading honey bee geneticist in the world, has been named the recipient of the Exceptional Emeriti Faculty Award, from the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CA&ES).

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A fruit fly, a spotted-wing drosophila, on a raspberry. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Yao Cai's Exit Seminar: 'How Do Flies Tell the Time of Day?'

October 21, 2022

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Yao Cai, who received his doctorate in entomology in September from UC Davis, will present his exit seminar, "How Do Flies Tell the Time of Day?" at the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar, set Wednesday, Oct. 26.

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