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Congrats to Our Star-Studded UC Davis Entomology Faculty

They say good news comes in threes. Sometimes it comes in fives! Congrats to the five UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty members for their outstanding academic achievements.   Molecular geneticist and...

UC Davis distinguished professor Richard
UC Davis distinguished professor Richard "Rick" Karban has researched plant communication in sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) on the east side of the Sierra since 1995.

UC Davis distinguished professor Richard "Rick" Karban has researched plant communication in sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) on the east side of the Sierra since 1995.

Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 2:34 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Food, Health, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Great Recognition for Their Innovative Research

It's good to see the innovative research of two UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty members, community ecologists Richard “Rick” Karban and Rachel Vannette and their laboratories, recognized for their...

Research highlights in the impact statement include the work of UC Davis Entomology and Nematology faculty members Rick Karban and Rachel Vannette.
Research highlights in the impact statement include the work of UC Davis Entomology and Nematology faculty members Rick Karban and Rachel Vannette.

Research highlights in the impact statement include the work of UC Davis Entomology and Nematology faculty members Rick Karban and Rachel Vannette.

Posted on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 12:28 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Andre Kessler: An Exciting and Innovative Researcher Working on Plant Defenses, Interactions

You won't want to miss this seminar. Chemical ecologist Andre Kessler, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University, will discuss "Chemical Information Driving Plant Interactions and Community Dynamics" at the UC...

An adult goldenrod beetle. (Photo courtesy of Andre Kessler)
An adult goldenrod beetle. (Photo courtesy of Andre Kessler)

An adult goldenrod beetle. (Photo courtesy of Andre Kessler)

Posted on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 2:42 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Rick Karban: Do Plants Have Personalities?

If you've been talking to your plants for years, you are not alone. But know this: plants can communicate, too. They eavesdrop, sense danger in the environment, and can distinguish friend from foe. A plant under a predatory attack will emit volatile...

Professor Rick Karban has researched communication in sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) on the east side of the Sierra since 1995.
Professor Rick Karban has researched communication in sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) on the east side of the Sierra since 1995.

Professor Rick Karban has researched communication in sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) on the east side of the Sierra since 1995.

Posted on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 4:57 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

About Those Declining Meadow Spittlebugs along the California Coastlne...

Who knew they were declining? Well, ecologists Richard "Rick" Karban Mikaela Huntzinger of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology did. For years, they've been observing meadow spittlebugs along the California coastline. Now they're...

A meadow spittlebug nymph at the Bodega Marine Reserve. (Photo by Mikaela Huntzinger)
A meadow spittlebug nymph at the Bodega Marine Reserve. (Photo by Mikaela Huntzinger)

A meadow spittlebug nymph at the Bodega Marine Reserve. (Photo by Mikaela Huntzinger)

A graphic from the UC Davis researchers' article in the journal Ecology.
A graphic from the UC Davis researchers' article in the journal Ecology.

A graphic from the UC Davis researchers' article in the journal Ecology.

Posted on Monday, August 20, 2018 at 6:00 AM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Natural Resources

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