Posts Tagged: Marlin Rice
Frank Zalom, Entomologist Extraordinaire
Frank Zalom never set out to study insect science. The UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus,...
Entomologist Frank Zalom in an almond orchard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Float Like Lepidoptera, Sting Like Hymenoptera?
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." Early in his career, the late heavyweight champion...
FLOAT LIKE A LEPIDOPTERA--A monarch floats over milkweed, its host plant, in this image taken in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
STING LIKE HYMENOPTERA--A honey bee, defending its colony, stings Extension apiculturist (now retired) Eric Mussen of UC Davis. Note the abdominal tissue as the bee is pulling away. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)