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Bohart Museum to Focus on Katydids at Open House

Katydids are incredibly fascinating. Just ask UC Davis entomology student Sol Wantz, who will present a talk on katydids (her favorite insect), grasshoppers and crickets at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house, set from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday,...

A katydid munching on a yellow rose in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A katydid munching on a yellow rose in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A katydid munching on a yellow rose in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A crab spider nailing a katydid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A crab spider nailing a katydid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A crab spider nailing a katydid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, March 1, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Bohart Museum: Ready to Learn More About Grasshoppers, Crickets and Katydids?

You won't want to miss this Bohart Museum of Entomology open house! Themed "Grasshoppers, Crickets and Katydids," the open house will take place from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, March 3 in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane,...

A katydid munching on a yellow rose,
A katydid munching on a yellow rose, "Sparkle and Shine," in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A katydid munching on a yellow rose, "Sparkle and Shine," in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A banded-wing grasshopper, family Acrididae, settling on rocks in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A banded-wing grasshopper, family Acrididae, settling on rocks in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A banded-wing grasshopper, family Acrididae, settling on rocks in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Meet Sol Wantz, President of the UC Davis Entomology Club and a Wild Bee Researcher

Meet Sol Wantz, who serves as president of the UC Davis Entomology Club, a curator intern at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, and an undergraduate student researcher in the laboratory of pollination ecologist Neal Williams, a UC Davis Department of...

Sol Wantz, who grew up in the Bay Area, serves as president of the UC Davis Entomology Club. This image was taken at Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona over the summer of 2023.
Sol Wantz, who grew up in the Bay Area, serves as president of the UC Davis Entomology Club. This image was taken at Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona over the summer of 2023.

Sol Wantz, who grew up in the Bay Area, serves as president of the UC Davis Entomology Club. This image was taken at Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona over the summer of 2023.

Posted on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 5:47 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Bohart Museum Open House: Collecting Insects and Making Insect Collecting Jars

Visitors at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house learned about such "household vampires" as mosquitoes, fleas, lice, ticks and bedbugs, and many also participated in the family arts-and-crafts activities. The...

UC Davis entomology senior Sol Wantz, president of the Entomology Club, showed open house visitors how to make an insect collecting jar or
UC Davis entomology senior Sol Wantz, president of the Entomology Club, showed open house visitors how to make an insect collecting jar or "kill" jar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis entomology senior Sol Wantz, president of the Entomology Club, showed open house visitors how to make an insect collecting jar or "kill" jar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum intern Melody Ruiz, a third-year UC Davis entomology major, staffed the
Bohart Museum intern Melody Ruiz, a third-year UC Davis entomology major, staffed the "Clear Packing Tape Art" table. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum intern Melody Ruiz, a third-year UC Davis entomology major, staffed the "Clear Packing Tape Art" table. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Alina Franco, 11, of Woodland, was eager to see the morpho butterflies at the Bohart Museum. With her is entomologist Jeff Smith, curator of the Lepidoptera collection. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Alina Franco, 11, of Woodland, was eager to see the morpho butterflies at the Bohart Museum. With her is entomologist Jeff Smith, curator of the Lepidoptera collection. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Alina Franco, 11, of Woodland, was eager to see the morpho butterflies at the Bohart Museum. With her is entomologist Jeff Smith, curator of the Lepidoptera collection. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Scientists at the Bohart open house included (from left)  medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey, and Bohart director Lynn Kimsey, all of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty; California Department of Food and Agriculture retiree Mike Pitcairn; and UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, former chair of the Entomology Department. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Scientists at the Bohart open house included (from left) medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey, and Bohart director Lynn Kimsey, all of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty; California Department of Food and Agriculture retiree Mike Pitcairn; and UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, former chair of the Entomology Department. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Scientists at the Bohart open house included (from left) medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey, and Bohart director Lynn Kimsey, all of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty; California Department of Food and Agriculture retiree Mike Pitcairn; and UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal, former chair of the Entomology Department. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, September 29, 2023 at 2:09 PM
Focus Area Tags: Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

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