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Of Termites, Bed Bugs and Cockroaches

We're all going to miss him. The termites, bed bugs and cockroaches--not so much. "Him" is Vernard...

UC ANR urban entomologist Vernard Lewis stands by his Villa Termiti, built just for termite research. (UC ANR Photo)

UC ANR urban entomologist Vernard Lewis stands by his Villa Termiti, built just for termite research. (UC ANR Photo)

Madagascar hissing cockroaches at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Madagascar hissing cockroaches at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 2:43 PM

Comments: 0

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Frank Zalom (57), Lynn Kimsey (447), Pam Kan-Rice (2), pest control (2), pest management (6), retirement (12), UC ANR (20), urban entomologist (2), Vernard Lewis (4)

World's Best Bug Blogs

There are lots of blogs out there, but not too many people blog about bugs. Fact is, bugs bug...

Ladybug drying its wings after falling into a swimming pool. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ladybug drying its wings after falling into a swimming pool. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Fly away, little ladybug! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Fly away, little ladybug! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ladybug resting on a leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Ladybug resting on a leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 11:03 PM

Comments: 51

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Alex Wild (0), best bug blogs (0), Bug Girl''s Blog (0), Gwen Pearson (0), Organic Pest Control (0)

Vertebrate Pest Control Education

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Posted on Monday, February 23, 2009 at 9:05 AM

Comments: 5

Author: Ryan Krason

Tags: Control Methods (1), Infestation (1), Pest Control (2), Pesticide (2), Rodenticide (1), Vertebrate Pests (1)

A Sense of Urgency

It's a sense of urgency. When UC Davis researchers Bruce Hammock and Nipavan Chiamvimonvat...

Dedication

DEDICATION--Entomologist Bruce Hammock,a distinguished professor at UC Davis, confers with a researcher at a recent meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Hammock holds a joint appointment in Cancer Research with the UC Davis Medical Center. He directs the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Superfund Program on the UC Davis campus, as well as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Training Program in Biotechnology, and the NIEHS Combined Analytical Laboratory.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 6:42 PM