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Remembering Richard 'Doc' Bohart

The date of Sept. 28 is significant. It's the birthday anniversary of noted entomologist Richard "Doc" Bohart (1913-2007), founder of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis. So when the...

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Richard "Doc" Bohart, seated, with UC Davis professor emeritus and entomologist Robert Washino on May 15, 2006 in Briggs Hall. The occasion: a ceremony honoring Bohart, recipient of the International Society of Hymenopterists' Distinguished Research Medal, then one of three ever awarded. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Richard "Doc" Bohart, seated, with UC Davis professor emeritus and entomologist Robert Washino on May 15, 2006 in Briggs Hall. The occasion: a ceremony honoring Bohart, recipient of the International Society of Hymenopterists' Distinguished Research Medal, then one of three ever awarded. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, September 20, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

An Incredible Salute to Entomologist Lynn Kimsey

When a noted entomologist retires, what do you do? Give them a 21-insect net salute. That's what occurred at a recent retirement celebration honoring the legacy of UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Lynn Kimsey, director of the...

UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Lynn Kimsey walks under the archway of a 21-insect net salute. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Lynn Kimsey walks under the archway of a 21-insect net salute. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Lynn Kimsey walks under the archway of a 21-insect net salute. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Back in 1986, Professor Richard
Back in 1986, Professor Richard "Doc" Bohart was given a 21-insect net salute when the museum he founded became "The Bohart Museum of Entomology." Lynn Kimsey, then a postdoctoral fellow, is in the left foreground.

Back in 1986, Professor Richard "Doc" Bohart was given a 21-insect net salute when the museum he founded became "The Bohart Museum of Entomology." Lynn Kimsey, then a postdoctoral fellow, is in the left foreground.

Noted entomologist Richard
Noted entomologist Richard "Doc" Bohart walks beneath the archway of a 21-insect net salute in this 1986 image. The museum he founded in 1946 was dedicated to him in 1986.

Noted entomologist Richard "Doc" Bohart walks beneath the archway of a 21-insect net salute in this 1986 image. The museum he founded in 1946 was dedicated to him in 1986.

Posted on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

In Celebration of the Bohart Museum's 75th Year

So much is happening at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis. Or about to happen! If you're a member of the Bohart Museum Society--that's "the friends" arm of the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC...

As part of Aggie Pride Week or Spirit Week, the Bohart Museum displayed some of its insect specimens.
As part of Aggie Pride Week or Spirit Week, the Bohart Museum displayed some of its insect specimens.

As part of Aggie Pride Week or Spirit Week, the Bohart Museum displayed some of its insect specimens.

Jeff Smith, curator of the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum, shows some of the displays to a visitor.
Jeff Smith, curator of the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum, shows some of the displays to a visitor.

Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 9:14 AM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

See Silkworm Moths and Silk at the Bohart Museum of Entomology Open House

If you own a silk shirt or blouse, a silk tablecloth, or a silk handkerchief, you may not have thought much about its insect origin. You will if you attend the Bohart Museum of Entomology Moth Night on Saturday, Aug. 3 at the University of California,...

The Tussah silk moth, Antheraca pernyi, from the Bohart Museum of Entomology collection. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Tussah silk moth, Antheraca pernyi, from the Bohart Museum of Entomology collection. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Tussah silk moth, Antheraca pernyi, from the Bohart Museum of Entomology collection. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tussah silk is displayed at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. The exhibit features a hand-woven tablecloth and a handkerchief. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Tussah silk is displayed at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. The exhibit features a hand-woven tablecloth and a handkerchief. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tussah silk is displayed at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. The exhibit features a hand-woven tablecloth and a handkerchief. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

People with mulberry trees can relate to this display in the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
People with mulberry trees can relate to this display in the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

People with mulberry trees can relate to this display in the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 8:02 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

What's Entomology?

I'm standing in line at the photo center, waiting to pay for the dozen 8x10 photos of noted entomologist Richard Bohart that I'd ordered for his UC Davis memorial. “Doc,” as he was called, died Feb. 1, 2007 in Berkeley at age 93 after a...

Richard Bohart (1913-2007) on May 15, 2006, when he received the International Society of Hymenopterists Distinguished Research Medal, one of three ever awarded. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Richard Bohart (1913-2007) on May 15, 2006, when he received the International Society of Hymenopterists Distinguished Research Medal, one of three ever awarded. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, August 8, 2008 at 1:01 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

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