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Nematodes use tricks to modulate plant development, says Professor Melissa Mitchum of the University of Georgia's Department of Pathology. She will present a virtual seminar March 9 to the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo courtesy of Melissa Mitchum)
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Melissa Mitchum: Those Tricky Nematodes

March 7, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You can't teach an old dog new tricks? Well, how about nematodes? They can do "tricks," too. Professor and plant pathology researcher Melissa Mitchum of the Department of Pathology, University of Georgia, willpresent the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar.
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Ag tech focus of free DIGICROP online conference March 28-30

March 7, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
The International Conference on Digital Technologies for Sustainable Crop Production (DIGICROP) will be held March 28-30. The conference is a fully remote event with presentations in video format followed by discussions.
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Professor and plant pathology researcher Melissa Mitchum of the University of Georgia on "The Tricks Phytonematodes Use to Modulate Plant Development" on March 9 to the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
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Melissa Mitchum: Tricks That Nematodes Use to Modulate Plant Development

March 7, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Professor and plant pathology researcher Melissa Mitchum of the Department of Pathology, University of Georgia, will present the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar.on "The Tricks Phytonematodes Use to Modulate Plant Development." Her virtual seminar begins at 4:10 p.m.
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A juvenile root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) penetrates a tomato root. (USDA Photo)
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What Nematodes You'll See at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

March 4, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The nematode collection displayed at the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Sunday, March 6 in the UC Davis Conference Center will feature mostly root-knot nematodes and Ascaris (roundworm) nematodes, according to nematologist Shahid Siddique, assistant professor, and doctoral student A...
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The wonder of a stick insect, aka walking stick, at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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BioDivDay: Can't Wait to See You!

March 4, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
BioDivDay is Sunday. March 6 at the UC Davis Conference Center: Can't wait to see you! That's the message the organizers of the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day are spreading throughout social media.
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Overview of the Kachin amber piece and its syninclusions. (Figure from the research article in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.)
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International Research Team Led by Brendon Boudinot: 'Missing Link' in Ant Evolution

March 4, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
An amber-preserved ant pupa discovered in southeast Asia, and estimated to be 99 million years old, provides new insights into the evolution of ants, representing a missing link, according to an eight-member international team of biologists from America, Germany, Japan and Brazil led by UC Davis alu...
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