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Rob Page: The Student, The Professor, The Scientist, The Administrator, The Legend

Internationally known honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page, Jr. is spotlighted in the current issue of American Entomologist in Marlin E. Rice's popular Legends feature. Titled "Robert E. Page, Jr.: The Spirit of the Bee," it's a great...

Internationally known honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. checks out a swarm in Arizona.
Internationally known honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. checks out a swarm in Arizona.

Internationally known honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. checks out a swarm in Arizona.

Rob Page, as a doctoral student at UC Davis, with his doctoral research mentor, Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Page received his doctorate in 1980. (Photo by Ron Stecker)
Rob Page, as a doctoral student at UC Davis, with his doctoral research mentor, Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Page received his doctorate in 1980. (Photo by Ron Stecker)

Rob Page, as a doctoral student at UC Davis, with his doctoral research mentor, Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Page received his doctorate in 1980. (Photo by Ron Stecker)

Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Forest Entomologist Todd Johnson of LSU to Share His Research

"Forests cover approximately 30 percent of the Earth's landmass and provide important ecosystem services that include food, fuel, and timber, as well as habitat for diverse organisms. Threats posed to forests by invasive and pestiferous species are...

Posted on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Sharon Lawler: Professor Emerita, Compassionate Human Being

If you've attended the annual UC Davis Picnic Day celebrations in Briggs Hall over the years, you probably met her, or asked questions about aquatic insects. "Her" is aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler of the UC Davis Department of Entomology...

Aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler examining a giant water bug. She retired from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology after a 28-year career. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler examining a giant water bug. She retired from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology after a 28-year career. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler examining a giant water bug. She retired from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology after a 28-year career. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sharon Lawler recently examined this giant water bug under her microscope in her Briggs Hall lab. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sharon Lawler recently examined this giant water bug under her microscope in her Briggs Hall lab. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sharon Lawler recently examined this giant water bug under her microscope in her Briggs Hall lab. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Picnic Day celebrants always flock to the aquatic insect displays in Briggs Hall. Here aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler (at left) engages with the crowd. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Picnic Day celebrants always flock to the aquatic insect displays in Briggs Hall. Here aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler (at left) engages with the crowd. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis Picnic Day celebrants always flock to the aquatic insect displays in Briggs Hall. Here aquatic entomologist Sharon Lawler (at left) engages with the crowd. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 5:19 PM
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

If Barbie Had a Praying Mantis....

If Barbie had a praying mantis, it would be pretty in pink. Do you think Barbie would fawn over a praying mantis nestled in a bed of pink zinnia petals? We spotted this Stagmomantis limbata in our living laboratory (pollinator garden), and...

A praying mantis, a Stagmomantis limbata, is pretty in pink, nestled in a bed of pink zinnia petals. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A praying mantis, a Stagmomantis limbata, is pretty in pink, nestled in a bed of pink zinnia petals. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A praying mantis, a Stagmomantis limbata, is pretty in pink, nestled in a bed of pink zinnia petals. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The praying mantis has just nabbed an Asian lady beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The praying mantis has just nabbed an Asian lady beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The praying mantis has just nabbed an Asian lady beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The praying mantis polishes of an Asian lady beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The praying mantis polishes of an Asian lady beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The praying mantis polishes of an Asian lady beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 3:46 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden

Don't Miss This Bohart Museum Open House on 'Insects and Forensics'

He's a wealth of information about forensic entomology, and  he'll share that with you. Don't miss the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on "Insects and Forensics," featuring UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert...

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UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey answering questions at his "Dr. Death" booth in Briggs Hall during the 2023 UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey answering questions at his "Dr. Death" booth in Briggs Hall during the 2023 UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey in his Briggs Hall office. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey in his Briggs Hall office. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 7:25 PM
Focus Area Tags: Environment, Health, Innovation, Pest Management

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