Posts Tagged: CC Edwards

Want to Learn More about Mosquitoes and Ticks?

Want to learn more about mosquitoes and ticks? UC Davis doctoral student and medical entomologist Carla-Cristina “CC” Melo Edwards of the laboratory of medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo of the UC Davis Department of...

UC Davis doctoral student and medical entomologist CC Edwards dragging for ticks at Bodega Bay.

UC Davis doctoral student and medical entomologist CC Edwards dragging for ticks at Bodega Bay.

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.

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

UC Davis Doctoral Students Share Insect Science with Middle School Students

Doctoral students Carla-Cristina "CC" Edwards and Mia Lippey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology recently introduced students in the Holy Rosary Catholic School, Woodland, and Winters Middle School to insect science as part of the...

Students answer "Bug Bingo" questions. Specimens from the Bohart Museum of Entomology are in the foreground.

Students answer "Bug Bingo" questions. Specimens from the Bohart Museum of Entomology are in the foreground.

"Bug Bingo" proved to be a popular activity.

"Bug Bingo" proved to be a popular activity.

Bohart Museum to Spotlight Household Vampires at Sept. 23rd Open House

Mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, lice and bed bugs will be featured when the Bohart Museum of Entomology hosts an open house on "Household Vampires" from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 23. The event, free and family friendly, will take place in Room 1124 of the...

A female Culex tarsalis. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)

A female Culex tarsalis. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)

A blood-fed Aedes aegypti. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)

A blood-fed Aedes aegypti. (Photo by Geoffrey Attardo)

UC Davis transfer student Hanna Briggs holds a sample card showing how glitter mimics small insects. Briggs is an intern in the laboratory of Jason Bond, who is the Schlinger Endowed Chair, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and associate dean, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

UC Davis transfer student Hanna Briggs holds a sample card showing how glitter mimics small insects. Briggs is an intern in the laboratory of Jason Bond, who is the Schlinger Endowed Chair, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and associate dean, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Household Vampires Want Your Blood

What do you think of when someone mentions "household vampires?" Fleas? Ticks? Bed bugs? Mosquitoes? Yes! The Bohart Museum of Entomology will host an open house, themed "Household Vampires," from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 23 in Room 1124 of...

Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito. (Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito. (Photo courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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