Entomology & Nematology News

The seed-feeding, red-shouldered soapberry bugs evolved in unexpected ways when the catastrophic Hurricane Harvey hit Houston in August of 2017, according to a group of researchers, including evolutionary biologist Scott Carroll of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and founding di...

The 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, a free public event to observe science in action and learn about the UC Davis museums and collections, needs financial support. It will take place Saturday, Feb. 10 on the UC Davis campus.

Pollinator ecologist Anthony Vaudo, a research entomologist with the U. S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Moscow, Idaho, will speak on "Pollen Nutritional Ecology of Bee-Flower Interactions" at a seminar hosted by the UC Department of Entomology and Nematology at 4:10 p.m.

Newly selected department chair Joanna Chiu welcomed faculty, graduate students and staff at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's fall social, held recently in the Putah Creek Lodge. The fall social, billed as "a place to unwind and indulge," featured a light buffet and beverages.

The New York Times recently showcased the research of two UC Davis medical entomologists who are targeting malaria in the two-island African nation of So Tom and Prncipe by releasing genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes.