Clara Stuligross, who received her doctorate in ecology on Sept. 9 from UC Davis, will present her exit seminar, "Individual and Combined Effects of Resource and Pesticide Stressors on Wild Bees and a Potential Strategy to Mitigate Impacts" at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18 in Room 1022 of Green Hall.
Julian Dupuis, an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky, will speak on Developing Genomics-Based Molecular Diagnostic Tools for Recurrently Invading Tephritid Pests at a seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology on Wednesday, Oct. 12 in 122 Briggs Hall.
Srdan Tunic, a UC Davis graduate student studying for his master's degree in art history, will deliver a presentation on "Plants, Insects and Art: Mary Foley Benson's Scientific Illustrations," from 11 to 11:50 a.m., Saturday, Oct.
The UC Davis Bee Haven, part of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, will host two fall hybrid (online and in-person) courses: "I Planted a Bee Garden: Now What?" and "Pruning the Bee Garden." Christine Casey, academic program management officer of the Bee Haven, will teach the classes.
Visitors at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house, themed "Weird and Wonderful Wasps," learned about wasps and other insects, crafted gall ghosts, and took selfies with Madagascar hissing cockroaches and stick insects. It was the first special event of the fall season.
