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The Roaches Are Ready to Roll! So Is the Virtual UC Davis Picnic Day

The roaches are ready to roll! And so is the virtual UC Davis Picnic Day. The popular cockroach races, hosted by the UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association (EGSA), will take place during the 107th annual UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday,...

This was a scene at the cockroach races at Briggs Hall during a recent UC Davis Picnic Day. This year it will be viral. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This was a scene at the cockroach races at Briggs Hall during a recent UC Davis Picnic Day. This year it will be viral. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor Sharon Lawler will talk about aquatic insects at the 2021 UC Davis Picnic Day. This is from a recent Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor Sharon Lawler will talk about aquatic insects at the 2021 UC Davis Picnic Day. This is from a recent Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Steve Dreistadt of UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program talks to visitors at a recent UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Steve Dreistadt of UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program talks to visitors at a recent UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A screen shot of some of the EGSA items available for sale.

A screen shot of some of the EGSA items available for sale.

Bugs at Briggs: A Banner Day on April 13

It just wouldn't be a picnic without bugs. Briggs Hall, home of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will turn into a bugfest during the 105th annual UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 13. Think cockroach races, maggot art, and...

Have roach, will race! Don't miss the cockroach races at Briggs Hall during the 105th annual UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Have roach, will race! Don't miss the cockroach races at Briggs Hall during the 105th annual UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Youngsters, as well as adults, delight in watching the cockroach races. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Youngsters, as well as adults, delight in watching the cockroach races. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This youngster gives it his all at the maggot art table at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This youngster gives it his all at the maggot art table at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Graduate student Jackson Audley of the Steve Seybold lab offers a taste of honey at the honey tasting table at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Graduate student Jackson Audley of the Steve Seybold lab offers a taste of honey at the honey tasting table at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Forensic entomologist Bob Kimsey portrays "Dr. Death" at Briggs Hall during the annual UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Forensic entomologist Bob Kimsey portrays "Dr. Death" at Briggs Hall during the annual UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Picnic Day offers a lot of photo opportunities. Here Alex Nguyen, an entomology graduate, focuses on the "Entomology Band" at last year's Picnic Day. The band will not be performing this year, but photographers can find plenty of other subjects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Picnic Day offers a lot of photo opportunities. Here Alex Nguyen, an entomology graduate, focuses on the "Entomology Band" at last year's Picnic Day. The band will not be performing this year, but photographers can find plenty of other subjects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey Tasting at UC Davis Picnic Day: Berry, Berry Good!

Honey has been called "the nectar of the gods" and "the soul of a field of flowers." Whatever it's called, it's all good. And when the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology hosts a honey tasting on Saturday, April 21 as part of the UC Davis...

Entomology graduate student Yao Cai (right) of the Joanna Chiu lab helped staff the honey tasting table at Briggs Hall during the 2017 UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomology graduate student Yao Cai (right) of the Joanna Chiu lab helped staff the honey tasting table at Briggs Hall during the 2017 UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee gathering nectar from a buckwheat blossom. Buckwheat honey will be among the offerings at the honey tasting booth Saturday, April 21 at Briggs Hall during the UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee gathering nectar from a buckwheat blossom. Buckwheat honey will be among the offerings at the honey tasting booth Saturday, April 21 at Briggs Hall during the UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee heads for almond blossoms. Almond honey will be among the offerings at the honey tasting booth Saturday, April 21 at Briggs Hall during the UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee heads for almond blossoms. Almond honey will be among the offerings at the honey tasting booth Saturday, April 21 at Briggs Hall during the UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Yum! Raspberries! But have you ever tasted raspberry honey? It will be offered at the Honey Tasting at Briggs Hall on April 21. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Yum! Raspberries! But have you ever tasted raspberry honey? It will be offered at the Honey Tasting at Briggs Hall on April 21. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Just Buggin' You at UC Davis PIcnic Day

Let's do the alliteration: Bugs at Briggs and bugs at the Bohart. That's what's on tap on Saturday, April 21 during the 104th annual campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day, when faculty, staff and graduate and undergraduate students in the Department...

This is the UC Davis Entomology Club's 2017 prize-winning float depicting a 40-foot long black widow spider. (Photo by Melissa Cruz)

This is the UC Davis Entomology Club's 2017 prize-winning float depicting a 40-foot long black widow spider. (Photo by Melissa Cruz)

Maggot art, anyone? Dip a maggot into water-based, non-toxic paint and let the maggot do its thing on a piece of paper. Voila! Maggot art. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Maggot art, anyone? Dip a maggot into water-based, non-toxic paint and let the maggot do its thing on a piece of paper. Voila! Maggot art. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomology doctoral candidate Brendon Boudinot with one of the cut-out boards. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomology doctoral candidate Brendon Boudinot with one of the cut-out boards. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

And the race is on! Cockroach races, that is. These "athletes" are American cockroaches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

And the race is on! Cockroach races, that is. These "athletes" are American cockroaches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly banner signals the opening of UC Davis Picnic Day activities at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly banner signals the opening of UC Davis Picnic Day activities at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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