Posts Tagged: Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology
Meet a UC Davis Student Who Is Researching the Cold-Adapted Parnassian Butterflies
Move over, monarchs butterflies. The cold-adapted Parnassian butterflies don't get nearly as much...
A mating pair of Parnassius clodius, known as cold-adapted butterflies. (Photo by Gary Ge)
Gary Ge: Researching the Cold-Adapted American Apollo Butterfly
The cold-adapted Parnassian butterflies don't get nearly as much attention as the iconic monarchs...
Gary Ge's experimental set up to test the effects of convective vs. radiant heating on Parnassius clodius larval development. (Photo by Gary Ge)
A Parnassius clodius egg on a thermocouple for measuring the supercooling points. The thermocouple, also known as a "thermoelectrical thermometer,” is an electrical device comprised of two dissimilar electrical conductors (Photo by Gary Ge)
UC Davis RSPIB Scholar: Surprising Find About Gut Bacteria in Carpenter Bees
Newly published research by UC Davis scientists on the gut bacteria of two carpenter bee species...
This is a female Xylocopa sonorina, also known as a Valley carpenter bee. It's foraging on a native milkweed, Asclepias speciosa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is a female Xylocopa tabaniformis, the mountain carpenter bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is a male Xylocopa sonorina, also known as a Valley carpenter bee or "teddy bear bee." It's foraging on germander. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
It's a Good Day When Nematodes Make the News
In an era when folks say they have no clue what nematology is, it's gratifying to see it make the...
Ado Sales of Siddique Nematology Lab Receives URC-IIFH Fellowship
UC Davis undergraduate student Juan Amado “Ado” Sales, a member of the Research...
Juan Amado “Ado” Sales of the Shahid Siddique lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has received a coveted summer fellowship from the UC Davis Innovation Institute for Food and Health.