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Insect enthusiast James Heydon (front) and scientist Ben Maples (back), a UC Davis entomology graduate who works at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, show insects at the Bohart Museum of Entomology on Sunday, March 6 during the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

'A' Is for Arthropods, 'B' Is for Biodiversity Museum Day

March 8, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you attended the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day last Sunday, March 6 in the UC Davis Conference Room or took a side trip to the Bohart Museum of Entomology, you may have gone home humming "A" is for arthropods. Or "B" is for Biodiversity Museum Day.
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UC Davis doctoral student Erin Taylor Kelly studies the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. (CDC Photo)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Erin Taylor Kelly: Recipient of PBESA Student Leadership Award

March 8, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Doctoral student Erin Taylor Kelly of the Geoffrey Attardo laboratory, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is the 2022 winner of the highly competitive Student Leadership Award from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America for her leadership in STEM and entomological activi...
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Medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, shown with his book of macro images, is the winner of the Medical, Urban and Veterinary Entomology Award from the the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Medical Entomologist-Geneticist Geoffrey Attardo: Recipient of Major PBESA Award

March 8, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, a global expert on vectorborne diseases, and renowned for his groundbreaking work on tsetse flies, is the 2022 recipient of the Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology Award from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America.
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Drop of water
Green Blog: Article

Leaks an untapped opportunity for water savings

March 8, 2022
By Michael Hsu
Before a drop of treated water in California ever reaches a consumer's faucet, about 8% of it has already been wasted due to leaks in the delivery system. Nationally, the waste is even higher, at 17%.
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photos by Teresa Lavell
Under the Solano Sun: Article

Stop and Smell the Lupine (and See too)

March 8, 2022
By Jennifer M Baumbach
I commute to Fairfield just about every morning. While driving in, I listen to my Scottish crime thriller on Audible, and I take the time to look at the hills and note any changes to the landscape.
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Nematodes use tricks to modulate plant development, says Professor Melissa Mitchum of the University of Georgia's Department of Pathology. She will present a virtual seminar March 9 to the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo courtesy of Melissa Mitchum)
Bug Squad: Article

Melissa Mitchum: Those Tricky Nematodes

March 7, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You can't teach an old dog new tricks? Well, how about nematodes? They can do "tricks," too. Professor and plant pathology researcher Melissa Mitchum of the Department of Pathology, University of Georgia, willpresent the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar.
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