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UC Davis Grad Students Set 'Animal Behavior' Program at Davis Library on Aug. 19

It promises to be a program to remember.  Nine members of the UC Davis Animal Behavior Graduate Group (ABGG) who are active in The Ethogram will present a special outreach program, "Animal Behavior for Young Explorers," from 2:30 to...

Nicole Keough leads an outreach event. As an undergraduate student, she was volunteering at a public ESL (English-as-second language) elementary school, teaching first grade students about ant physiology and anatomy. Note the large ant in front of her.
Nicole Keough leads an outreach event. As an undergraduate student, she was volunteering at a public ESL (English-as-second language) elementary school, teaching first grade students about ant physiology and anatomy. Note the large ant in front of her.

Nicole Keough leads an outreach event. As an undergraduate student, she was volunteering at a public ESL (English-as-second language) elementary school, teaching first grade students about ant physiology and anatomy. Note the large ant in front of her.

Live termites will be shown by  PhD candidate Nicole Keough at The Ethogram outreach program from 2:30 to 4 p.m., Monday, Aug. 19 in the Blanchard Room of the Mary L. Stephens branch of the Davis Library, 315 E. 14th Street, Davis. (Photo by Nicole Keough)
Live termites will be shown by PhD candidate Nicole Keough at The Ethogram outreach program from 2:30 to 4 p.m., Monday, Aug. 19 in the Blanchard Room of the Mary L. Stephens branch of the Davis Library, 315 E. 14th Street, Davis. (Photo by Nicole Keough)

Live termites will be shown by PhD candidate Nicole Keough at The Ethogram outreach program from 2:30 to 4 p.m., Monday, Aug. 19 in the Blanchard Room of the Mary L. Stephens branch of the Davis Library, 315 E. 14th Street, Davis. (Photo by Nicole Keough)

Stick insects from the Bohart Museum of Entomology petting zoo will be featured at The Ethogram event from 2:30 to 4 p.m., Monday, Aug. 19 in the Blanchard Room of the Mary L. Stephens branch of the Davis Library, 315 E. 14th Street, Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Stick insects from the Bohart Museum of Entomology petting zoo will be featured at The Ethogram event from 2:30 to 4 p.m., Monday, Aug. 19 in the Blanchard Room of the Mary L. Stephens branch of the Davis Library, 315 E. 14th Street, Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Stick insects from the Bohart Museum of Entomology petting zoo will be featured at The Ethogram event from 2:30 to 4 p.m., Monday, Aug. 19 in the Blanchard Room of the Mary L. Stephens branch of the Davis Library, 315 E. 14th Street, Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is a screen shot from The Ethogram blog.
This is a screen shot from The Ethogram blog.

This is a screen shot from The Ethogram blog.

Posted on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Why These Moths Are Unwanted

As we gather to celebrate moths during National Moth Week (traditionally held the last full week in July and to be observed areawide on Saturday night, July 20 at the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis), folks single out their favorites...

Close-up of the larvae of the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella), pests of honey bee colonies. Also shown is another bee colony pest, a hive beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of the larvae of the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella), pests of honey bee colonies. Also shown is another bee colony pest, a hive beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of the larvae of the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella), pests of honey bee colonies. Also shown is another bee colony pest, a hive beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella) from the Bohart Museum of Entomology Lepidoptera collection. (Photo by Jeff Smith)
This is the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella) from the Bohart Museum of Entomology Lepidoptera collection. (Photo by Jeff Smith)

This is the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella) from the Bohart Museum of Entomology Lepidoptera collection. (Photo by Jeff Smith)

This is the lesser wax moth, Achroia grisella, from the Bohart Museum of Entomology Lepidoptera collection. (Photo by Jeff Smith)
This is the lesser wax moth, Achroia grisella, from the Bohart Museum of Entomology Lepidoptera collection. (Photo by Jeff Smith)

This is the lesser wax moth, Achroia grisella, from the Bohart Museum of Entomology Lepidoptera collection. (Photo by Jeff Smith)

Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Lawn-pocalypse! Surviving Drought

Ah, summer! The season of sunburns, pool parties, and… lawn droughts. If your once lush, green carpet now looks like a crunchy brown doormat, you're not alone. Let's dive into why your yard is staging a dramatic death scene and what you can do to...

Bermuda grass and weeds overtaking drought stressed turf grass.
Bermuda grass and weeds overtaking drought stressed turf grass.

A patch of former lawn, mostly dead, with a few green weeds and Bermudagrass

Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Tags: drought, turf
Focus Area Tags: Yard & Garden

'Dr. Zac' to Present UC Davis Seminar on Honey Bee Research, Life Experiences

"A lot of students take a gap year between their undergrad and grad program," says honey bee scientist Zac Lamas, a National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) postdoctoral fellow with the U. S. Department of Agriculture's...

Honey bee scientist Zac Lamas, a National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) postdoctoral fellow with the USDA's Agricultural Research Services.
Honey bee scientist Zac Lamas, a National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) postdoctoral fellow with the USDA's Agricultural Research Services.

Honey bee scientist Zac Lamas, a National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) postdoctoral fellow with the USDA's Agricultural Research Services.

Posted on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Eduardo Almeida: 'The Evolutionary History of Bees in Time and Space'

(Update: Watch his recorded seminar of April 8 here) Bees comprise more than 20,000 described species in seven families and are found on all continents except Antarctica, but where did they originate? And when did they...

Posted on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

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