Posts Tagged: mosquito research

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 Medical Entomologists' GM Mosquito Research Featured in New York Times

The New York Times recently showcased the research of two UC Davis medical entomologists who are targeting malaria in the two-island African nation of São Tomé and Príncipe by releasing genetically modified...

Anthony "Anton" Cornel of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty identifying and preserving mosquitoes at the Botanical Gardens in São Tomé.

Anthony "Anton" Cornel of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty identifying and preserving mosquitoes at the Botanical Gardens in São Tomé.

Professor Emerita Sharon Lawler Weighs in on Mosquito Questions

Professor emerita Sharon Lawler of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology is quoted in a Pest Gnome study titled "2023's Most Vulnerable Counties for Mosquito-Borne Diseases," published Aug. 9. The article, noting...

Erin 'Taylor' Kelly: June 8th Exit Seminar on Mosquito Research

UC Davis doctoral candidate Erin "Taylor" Kelly of the laboratory of medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo will present her exit seminar on "Investigating the Metabolic Underpinnings of Pyrethroid Resistance in California Aedes aegypti"...

An illustration from the exit seminar of Erin "Taylor" Kelly.

An illustration from the exit seminar of Erin "Taylor" Kelly.

Members of the UC Davis Entomology Games team that won the national championship at the 2022 Entomological Society of America meeting are (from left) Jill Oberski, Madison "Madi" Hendrick, Erin "Taylor" Kelly and captain Zachary Griebenow.

Members of the UC Davis Entomology Games team that won the national championship at the 2022 Entomological Society of America meeting are (from left) Jill Oberski, Madison "Madi" Hendrick, Erin "Taylor" Kelly and captain Zachary Griebenow.

Doctoral Candidate Lindsey Mack's Exit Seminar on Mosquito Research Set June 6

Doctoral candidate Lindsey Mack of the lab of medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, associate professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology,  will present her exit seminar on "Genetic and Molecular Factors Influencing...

This is one of the illustrations from Lindsey Mack's exit seminar on "Genetic and Molecular Factors Influencing Pyrethroid Response in Aedes aegypti from California."

This is one of the illustrations from Lindsey Mack's exit seminar on "Genetic and Molecular Factors Influencing Pyrethroid Response in Aedes aegypti from California."

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