The Bohart Museum of Entomology has scheduled three fall open houses: 

Sunday, Aug. 27: Praying Mantises

Saturday, Sept. 23: Household Vampires

Saturday, Nov. 4: Monarchs

The open houses, free and family friendly, take place from 1 to 4 p.m. in the insect museum, located in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus. Parking is free.

At each event, the focus is on a special theme, but there's also a family arts-and-crafts activity. Visitors can view insect displays and hold the Madagascar hissing cockroaches and stick insects from the live petting zoo.

The museum, founded in 1946, is directed by UC Davis distinguished professor Lynn Kimsey. It houses a global collection of eight million insect specimens. In addition to the petting zoo, it houses a year-around, insect-themed gift shop.

(More details are pending)