"Have you ever wondered what pollinators are visiting your garden or what that black-and-yellow striped bug was? In California, we have an incredible diversity of insects, which may be more difficult to tell apart than you realize. At this interactive event, you will learn how to identify bees and…
Yesterday we wrote about the UC Davis postdoctoral researchers, doctoral candidates and graduate students who are heading to the Entomological Society of America (ESA) in Portland, Ore. to deliver their presentations.Today let's single out the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty…
Botryosphaeria canker, sometimes called Bot canker, is a common fungal disease that can affect many tree species including ash, eucalyptus, fig, maple, pistachio, and walnut. Plants infected with this disease typically develop cankers (dark sunken lesions in the bark) and can lose branches. The whole…
When members of the Entomological Society of America gather Nov. 9-12 in Portland, Ore. for their annual meeting, the presenters will include postdoctoral scholars, doctoral candidates and graduate students from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.The theme: "Entomology 2025, Bridging…
A monarch visited Vacaville, Calif. on Election Day, Nov. 4, 2025.No, it wasn't King Charles or any of the 42 other monarchs in sovereign states. Did you know that these monarchies are spread across Asia (13), Europe (12), the Americas (9), Oceania (6), and Africa (3)? And yes, the monarch's role can…
It's happening."Monarch butterflies are fluttering back to California’s coast, and volunteers across the West have been busy surveying overwintering sites for the 2025 Western Monarch Count (WMC)."That's what conservation biologist Isis Howard of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation…
Daniel Swain will be a guest speaker for Distinctive Voices, a series of scientific public lectures presented by the National Academy of Sciences. He will discuss “Climate Change Through the Lens of Increasing Hydroclimate Whiplash” on Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 7 - 8 p.m. at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center…
Boo! Hiss! Boo! A melodrama? No! A pre-Halloween party at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of Caliornia, Davis. Witches boo, and Madagascar hissing cockroaches (from the Bohart Museum's petting zoo) hiss. If you're a member of the Bohart Museum Society, arm of the…
For the love of spiders...and research!It's that time of year to dangle fake spiders from fake webs, but scientists in the Jason Bond lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, take their work seriously.And this week they're busy fielding questions after the journal, Ecology and…
A new report from researchers at UC Berkeley and Northeastern University reveals that cannabis cultivation in California threatens Tribal cultural resources.
UC researchers have devised a first-of-its-kind study to measure the carbon sequestered by enhanced rock weathering, a promising agricultural practice.
If you're concerned about the global decline of insects--and you should be--you won't want to miss the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar by Professor Nathan Rank of the Department of Entomology and Nematology.He will speak on "Local Adaptation and Population Persistence in a…
It’s almost Halloween, so many of us are thinking about jack-o-lanterns, skeletons, and mummies. When you think of a mummy, you probably imagine the scary kind inspired by the ancient Egyptian ritual of preserving the bodies of the dead. When we talk about mummies at UC IPM, we mean something completely…
They shared research about BOB and the Houdini fly.Who's BOB? The Blue Orchard Bee, also called a mason bee. What's the Houdini fly? A kleptoparasitic fly that's an enemy of the bee. Yes, it was named for Harry Houdini, the "escapologist" who declared he could escape from about just about…
PEST ALERT – Black Fig Fly (Diptera: Lonchaeidae: Silba adipata)Updated: October 2025Invasive Fig Pest Initially Discovered in Southern California Has Now Spread to the Central Coast, Bay Area and Central Valley Regions Black Fig Fly Infested FruitOverview: Fig growers need to be aware of the…
Don't expect traditionally carved pumpkins at the annual pre-Halloween celebrations at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis.Think insects.The annual event, hosted by the Bohart Museum Society, usually feature pumpkins carved by members of the UC Davis Entomology Club…
The inaugural California Earthworkers Summit brought together farmers and other food producers in Santa Cruz to discuss approaches to climate, environment, agriculture and food system resilience on Sept. 11–12.
Breaking News: Due to unforeseeable circumstances, this seminar has been cancelledIf you're a bee scientist, bee researcher or just someone curious about bees, insect research, or the field of synthetic biology, you won't want to miss the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar on…
UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal recently received an award from the citrus research organization, FUNDECITRUS, São Paulo, Brazil, in recognition of his “outstanding contribution to citriculture,” emphasizing his work on the Asian citrus psyllid and a Lepidopteran pest named…
The Alliance will coordinate nine regional innovation hubs that will deploy cutting-edge technology, train the next generation of workers and attract private investment.
Trees for Today and Tomorrow Join the San Joaquin UC Master Gardeners for a free class all about trees!Learn how to choose, plant, and care for shade and street trees that will thrive in our…