Posts Tagged: Bob Kimsey
What's a Picnic Without Bugs?
What's a picnic without bugs? Well, it wouldn't be a picnic at all! The UC Davis Department of...
Stick insects, aka walking sticks, will be part of the Bohart Museum of Entomology's petting zoo in a pop-up tent at Briggs Hall during the UC Davis Picnic Day. The Bohart Museum headquarters in the Academic Surge Building will be closed on Picnic Day. The pop-up tent will showcase butterflies, bees and other specimens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey will staff the "Dr. Death" booth in 122 Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Maggot art is among the popular activities at Briggs Hall during the annual UC Davis Picnic Day. Artists dip maggots in water-based, non-toxic paint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Run, roaches, run! Cockroach races are an integral part of the "bug" activities at Briggs Hall during the UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Museum Open House: Learn About Mosquitoes, Ticks, Bed Bugs, Lice, and Fleas
You won't want to miss the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on "Household...
UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey at Alcatraz where he has done insect research. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis distinguished professor Lynn Kimsey directs the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Mark Your Calendars: Three Bohart Museum Open Houses
Mark your calendars! The Bohart Museum of Entomology has scheduled three open houses between now...
Forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Bohart Museum of Entomology will host a "Night at the Museum" from 7 to 11 p.m., Saturday, July 22. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
How a Newly Described Bacteria Species Became a Kimsey
Ever had a bacteria species named for you? No? Well, a newly described bacteria species now...
Former UC Davis doctoral student Matan Shelomi described a new bacteria species from the gut of a Giant New Guinea Stick Insect, Eurycantha calcarata. This is a E. calcarata from the Bohart Museum. Shelomi named the bacteria after UC Davis faculty members Lynn and Bob Kimsey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Run, Roaches, Run!
Bob stole the show. Picture this: UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert “Bob”...
Doctoral candidate Taylor Kelly (right), served as coordinator of the Roach Races. With her is doctoral student Iris Quayle. Both served as announcers and roach handlers. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Roach Race track, ready for the racers. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The crowd watches in anticipation as doctoral student Iris Quayle readies a cockroach. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Anyone want to pet a cockroach before it races? Yes! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey answering questions as "Dr. Death" in Room 122 of Briggs Hall. He keeps a roach colony and every year someone names a cockroach after him. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)