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This lady beetle, aka ladybug, appears to ponder its next move. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Flight of the Ladybug, The Origami Master

April 13, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Ladybug, ladybug fly away home Your house is on fire and your children are gone All except one, and her name is Ann And she hid under the baking pan. So says a traditional nursery rhyme traced back to 1744 when it appeared in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Songbook, according to Wikipedia.
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passionfruit interplanted with chermioya
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Follow Your Passion

April 13, 2022
By Ben A Faber
To Passionfruit Growers, packers, shippers: Several researchers in states with passionfruit are collaborating with Dr. Eric Stafne, Professor, Fruit Crops from Mississippi State University on a project to prioritize research and extension programs for the U.S. passionfruit industry.
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This image from a spring 1975 class taught by UC Davis entomology professor Robbin Thorp (back row, far left) shows students showing their collections. Gary Lamberti points out he is in the front row, second from right "in the dark blue shirt with all the dark hair."
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Gary Lamberti: Remembering UC Davis Department of Entomology

April 11, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When UC Davis entomology alumnus Gary Lamberti, professor of aquatic science in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, and director of the university's Stream and Wetland Ecology Laboratory, accepts a Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) Career Award on May 18 in Grand Rapi...
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Resources for Backyard Chicken Producers

April 11, 2022
By Daniel K Macon
Like many people in the rural areas of the Sierra foothills, my family raises chickens. Our dozen or so laying hens keep us supplied with eggs year-round.
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The UC Davis Entomology Games Team is comprised of (from left) Erin "Taylor" Kelly, Madison "Madi" Hendrick, captain Zachary Griebenow, and Jill Oberski.
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A Tip of the Net to Our UC Davis PBESA Winners

April 8, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A tip of the net to our trio of UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology award recipients who will be honored when the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA) meets April 10-13 in the Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country. Santa Rosa.
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The UC Davis Entomology Games Team: (from left) Erin "Taylor Kelly, Madison "Madi" Hendrick, captain Zachary Griebenow, and Jill Oberski.
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UC Davis to Be in Spotlight at PBESA Meeting

April 8, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will be in the spotlight at the April 10-13 meeting of the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA), to be held in the Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country. Santa Rosa.
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