Posts Tagged: cockroach races
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...
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)
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.
Entomological Events at UC Davis Virtual Picnic Day on April 17
Yes, there will be bugs. The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and the...
The 2019 UC Davis Picnic Day (the last Picnic Day held before the COVID-19 pandemic) included cockroach races at Briggs Hall. This year the races will go virtual. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A sign in front of the 2019 cockroach races in front of Briggs Hall. The UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association coordinates the races. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's a Picnic Without Bugs? April 13 Is Picnic Day
It will literally be a bugfest Saturday, April 13 at Briggs Hall and the Bohart Museum of...
Showing winning entomology shirts are (from left) Ivana Li, UC Davis staff research associate and a UC Davis graduate in entomology; nematolgist and graduate student Corwin Parker of the Steve Nadler lab; and graduate student Jill Oberski of the Phil Ward lab. Oberski created the American Gothic t-shirt and the roach races t-shirt, while Parker designed the cicada t-shirt. Li is a strong supporter and also designed a t-shirt for the contest. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Cockroach races are a popular attraction at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the butterfly and moth section at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shows visits some specimens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Medical entomologist Geoffrey Attardo watches as a youngster participates in the Virtual Reality Bugs display. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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...
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)
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)
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)
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...
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 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)