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'Witchetty Grubs’ Featured at UC Davis Seminar on Oct. 7

When Myfany Turpin of the University of Sydney speaks at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's virtual seminar at 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7 on "Grub's Up! The Category of Edible Insect Larvae in Central...

Witchetty grub (Image courtesy of Wikipedia)
Witchetty grub (Image courtesy of Wikipedia)

Witchetty grub (Image courtesy of Wikipedia)

Myfany Turpin's work on insect larvae.
Myfany Turpin's work on insect larvae.

Myfany Turpin's work on insect larvae.

Posted on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 12:50 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Food, Health, Natural Resources

Myfany Turpin: Virtual Seminar on 'Grub's Up

Grub's up!  Grub? Food? Yes, think specifically of insect larvae. Myfany Turpin of the University of Sydney will speak on "Grub's Up! The Category of Edible Insect Larvae in Central Australian Aboriginal Languages" at the UC Davis...

These are the larvae that Myfany Turpin of the University of Sydney will discuss at a virtual seminar to the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
These are the larvae that Myfany Turpin of the University of Sydney will discuss at a virtual seminar to the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

These are the larvae that Myfany Turpin of the University of Sydney will discuss at a virtual seminar to the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

Posted on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 5:43 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Food

Feeding Time for Bed Bugs: From Flat to Fat in Minutes

Brother, sister...can you spare a meal? If you're rearing a bed bug colony, they need blood. Yours, if you don't mind. Someone else's, if there's no one else around. A big draw at the Bohart Museum of Entomology's recent open house, "Parasite...

Nematologist/parasitologist Lauren Camp, who received her doctorate at UC Davis last December, volunteered for the bed bug-feeding demonstration. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Nematologist/parasitologist Lauren Camp, who received her doctorate at UC Davis last December, volunteered for the bed bug-feeding demonstration. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Nematologist/parasitologist Lauren Camp, who received her doctorate at UC Davis last December, volunteered for the bed bug-feeding demonstration. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum visitors crowd around Charlotte Herbert, a graduate student in entomology at UC Davis, as she participates in a bed bug-feeding demonstration. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Museum visitors crowd around Charlotte Herbert, a graduate student in entomology at UC Davis, as she participates in a bed bug-feeding demonstration. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum visitors crowd around Charlotte Herbert, a graduate student in entomology at UC Davis, as she participates in a bed bug-feeding demonstration. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tabatha Yang (standing at right) explains what bed bug-feeding is all about. Seated is
Tabatha Yang (standing at right) explains what bed bug-feeding is all about. Seated is "blood donor" Lauren Camp. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tabatha Yang (standing at right) explains what bed bug-feeding is all about. Seated is "blood donor" Lauren Camp. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, January 30, 2017 at 4:34 PM

Can You Keep a Secret?

Can you keep a secret? The secret world of insects? And unleash the secret of soapberry bugs? Students in the Entomology 1 class, offered by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, studied soapberry bugs under the tutelage of...

UC Davis student Kelly Aoyama works on a painting that will be displayed June 3 at a public art exhibit in Davis. (Photo by Diane Ullman)
UC Davis student Kelly Aoyama works on a painting that will be displayed June 3 at a public art exhibit in Davis. (Photo by Diane Ullman)

UC Davis student Kelly Aoyama works on a painting that will be displayed June 3 at a public art exhibit in Davis. (Photo by Diane Ullman)

These are soapberry bugs photographed near the Ruth Risdon Storer Gardens, UC Davis Arboretum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
These are soapberry bugs photographed near the Ruth Risdon Storer Gardens, UC Davis Arboretum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

These are soapberry bugs photographed near the Ruth Risdon Storer Gardens, UC Davis Arboretum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, June 1, 2015 at 4:11 PM

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