Entomology & Nematology News

This image of an Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, is scheduled to appear in an upcoming journal article by Lynn Kimsey and colleagues Allan Smith-Pardo of the USDA and James Carpenter of the America Museum of History, New York. (Photo by Allan Smith-Pardo)

About Those Asian Giant Hornets, aka 'Murder Hornets'

May 4, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

It's ridiculous to call the Asian giant hornet recently found in British Columbia and Washington state the murder hornet, says noted UC Davis wasp expert and researcher Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematol...

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Forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology is the recipient of an international award for his academic advising. He won the outstanding faculty advising award. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Global Advising Awards for Robert Kimsey and Elvira Galvan Hack

May 1, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Forensic entomologist and academic advisor Robert Kimsey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology has won an international award from NACADA, the global community for academic advising.

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UC Davis distinguished professor James R. Carey delivered a presentation on "Actuarial Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic" for the UC Davis-based COVID-19 virtual symposium.

COVID-19 Virtual Seminar: Distinguished Professor James R. Carey Explains 'Herd Immunity'

April 27, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

How soon can we, as a nation, acquire herd immunity or immune protection to COVD-19? Herd immunity refers to the proportion of a population required for the rate of disease spread to equal zero, says UC Davis distinguished professor James R. Carey of the Department of Entomology and Nematology.

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Agricultural entomologist Emily Bick doing field work in Denmark before the lockdown.

Emily Bick Receives AAUW American Publishing Grant

April 23, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

Agricultural entomologist Emily Bick, who received her doctorate in entomology last year from UC Davis and is now a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Copenhagen, is a newly selected recipient of an American Association of University Women (AAUW) American Publishing Grant.

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UC Davis distinguished professor James R.Carey will share his expertise on scientific modeling at the COVID-19 webinar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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James R. Carey to Share Scientific Modeling Expertise at COVID-19 Webinar

April 22, 2020

By Kathy Keatley Garvey

James R. Carey, UC Davis distinguished professor of entomology, will share his scientific modeling expertise at the UC Davis-based COVID-19 webinar on Thursday afternoon, April 23. The webinar, to be broadcast on Zoom and YouTube Live from 1:30 to 4 p.m.

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