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Predators and Prey Help Bohart Museum Celebrate Halloween
What exactly happened when two predators and their prey--a praying mantis, a green darner...
Lynn Kimsey (center) director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, welcomes the crowd. In back are post-doctoral researcher Severyn Korneyev, and his wife, artist Kristina Kernytska; Tabatha Yang, Bohart education and outreach coordinator; and Jason Bond, professor and Schlinger chair in Insect Systematics and associate dean, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis distinguished professor Lynn Kimsey (center) director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, introduces biology lab manager Ivana Li (far left), who catered the party. Also pictured (from left) Professor Fran Keller of Folsom Lake College; postdoctoral researcher Severyn Korneyev, and his wife, artist Kristina Kernytska; UC Davis alumna Brittany Kohler and Tabatha Yang, Bohart education and outreach coordinator. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Enjoying the party are (from left) UC Davis entomology students Naomi Lila and Sol Wantz, who is president of the UC Davis Entomology Club; post-doctoral researcher Severyn Korneyev of the Bohart Museum and the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and his wife, artist Kristina Kernytska. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
An entomologist and a monarch: CDFA retiree Mike Pitcairn pretends to net a monarch, his wife Barbara Heinsch. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Molecular geneticist and physiologist Joanna Chiu (left) professor and chair of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, visits with "worker bee" DeAnn Ronning, department purchasing specialist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bill Patterson, longtime butterfly collector and strong supporter of the Bohart Museum, chats with Bohart collection manager Brennen Dyer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A predator and prey--Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator, dressed as a praying mantis, with "queen bee" Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Two predators: UC Davis doctoral candidate Christofer Brothers as a green darner dragonfly, and Tabatha Yang, Bohart Museum education and outreach coordinator, as a praying mantis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Intricately carved pumpkins graced the decor at the Bohart Museum of Entomology pre-Halloween party. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A ghostly hand greeted guests at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's pre-Halloween party. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Juniper, dressed as a taco, rests in an aisle. He's the mascot of UC Davis biolog manager Ivana Li, who catered the event. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Oh, What a Night! Bohart Museum Society's Pre-Halloween Party
The Bohart Museum Society's annual pre-Halloween party, held recently in the Bohart Museum of...
This trio at the Bohart Museum Society party is comprised of (from left) Professors Diane Ullman and Phil Ward, and Steve Nadler, professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey, dressed in a ghilie suit, poses with former Bohart Museum student employees Yik Lam of Raleigh, N.C., and Sara Woodworth of Kihei, Hawaii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"The Tall Tree" is UC Davis alumnus Scott Ballinger, who, at a height of 6'7", towered over everyone. With him is graduate student Grace Horne of the Emily Meineke lab. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ellen Lange, UC Davis lecturer emerita of linguistics, is pictured with Steve Heydon, Bohart senior museum scientist and his wife, Anita. Heydon retired at the end of October. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Who is that "Red Guy?" That's UC Davis undergraduate Max Arnold of the Robert Kimsey forensic lab. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Allen Crew, as an angel, walks past a Bohart Museum logo. Crew is an undergraduate student at UC Davis and an artist. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"Batman" Severyn Korneyev and his wife, Kristina Kernytska, both of Ukraine. Severyn is a postdoctoral researcher (studying flies) at the Bohart Museum and the California Department of Food and Agriculture. At far left, wearing the ghillie suit, is UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Happy (Bee, Butterfly, Dragonfly) Halloween!
The Bohart Museum of Entomology at the University of California, Davis, won't be the site of a...
These three jack o'lanterns represent a butterfly, bee and dragonfly. They were among Halloween decorations at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's annual Halloween parties. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This carved pumpkin celebrates the order Hymenoptera (an order that includes bees, wasps and sawflies). Doctoral student Charlotte Alberts carved this one of a bee and honeycomb. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A spider graces this Bohart Museum of Entomology pumpkin. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What, you've never seen a pumpkin with a bedbug theme? This is one of the pumpkins featured at a previous Halloween party at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Not all pumpkins at the previous Bohart Museum Halloween parties focused on insects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis entomology doctoral student Charlotte Herbert Alberts and husband George are a big part of the Bohart Museum Halloween parties. Both are artists as well. Charlotte studies with major professor Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology. With the couple: their Brittany spaniel, Westley. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Griffin, infant son of George and Charlotte Alberts, wasn't born in time for the 2019 Bohart Museum of Entomology Halloween party, but he's not missing out this year in family celebrations. He was born in April 2020. (Photo courtesy of George and Charlotte Alberts)
Scary Insects and Lovable Critters at the Bohart Museum of Entomology
Scary critters with mandibles and lovable insects with antennae gathered at the Halloween party at...
Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, welcomes the crowd to the Halloween party. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey wore his ghillie suit. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart associate Emma Cluff dressed as "The Mad Hatter" at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's Halloween party. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Charlotte Herbert Alberts and husband George Alberts with the parasitoid pinata they created. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The bee family: drone Norman Gershenz, queen bee Leslie Saul-Gershenz, and their pooch, a worker bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Parras Mcgrath drew a lot of comments with this costume. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This was the first Halloween party for visiting scholar Syed Fahad Shah, a lecturer in the Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's a Halloween party without a spider? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The petting zoo featured a new addition at the Bohart Museum of Entomology: a skull. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Why This Monarch Chrysalis Was a Big Hit
A monarch chrysalis at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California, Davis proved to...
Two co-creators of the monarch chrysalis piñata--Charlotte Herbert Alberts and husband George Alberts--pose with the piñata just before the start of the game. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Ready, set, swing! The monarch piñata is fair game. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A direct hit and the crowd cheers! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
And down it goes! Tabatha Yang, Bohart education and outreach coordinator, supervises the piñata breaking game. At far right is UC Davis graduate Emma Cluff, who created the piñata with Charlotte Herbert Alberts and George Alberts. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis entomology student Laurie Casebier takes a swing. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis entomology student Lohit Garikipati gives it his all. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey, dressed in a ghillie suit, is blindfolded by Tabatha Yang, Bohart education and outreach coordinator and game coordinator. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The exact moment: we have a winner! Emma Cluff removes her mask as the crowd applauds her victory. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The scramble for the candy! The monarch chrysalis with the parasitoid protrusion is no more! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)