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ANR News Blog: Article

Three UC ANR programs receive research grants from CDFA

December 16, 2019
By Jeannette Warnert
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded more than $1 million to fund three UC Agriculture and Natural Resources integrated pest management projects to research insects that have the potential to become pests in California agriculture.
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Jill Oberski's infographic in the SysEB section: “Discovery and Diversity: The Importance of Systematic Entomology in Today’s World.”
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Jill Oberski, Hanna Kahl Excel at ESA Meeting

December 13, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Two doctoral students in the UC Department of Entomology and Nematology excelled in their research presentations at the recent meeting of the Entomological Society of America in St. Louis, Mo.
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This year's UC Linnaean Games Team included (from left) Hanna Kahl, Jill Oberski, Brendon Boudinot and Ralph Washington Jr. (ESA Photo)

Scenes from the 2019 Linnaean Games at ESA Meeting

December 13, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Members of the national award-winning University of California Linnaean Games Team competed in the Linnaean Games at the recent Entomological Society of America (ESA) meeting in St. Louis, Mo., but this time they didn't take home a trophy. The team was eliminated in the first round.
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UC Davis doctoral candidate Brendon Boudinot walks on stage to receive the John Henry Comstock Award, given by the Pacific Branch, Entomolgical Society of America. (ESA Photo)

Brendon Boudinot Receives John Henry Comstock Award

December 13, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Doctoral candidate and ant specialist Brendon Boudinot of the Phil Ward lab received the prestigious John Henry Comstock Award at the Entomological Society of America's recent annual meeting, held in St. Louis, Mo. Each branch of ESA singles out one graduate student for the coveted award.
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Noticias: Article

Aguacate, el alimento de los dioses

December 13, 2019
By Basilisa M Rawleigh
El aguacate, cuya evidencia ms antigua, se encontr en una cueva localizada en Puebla, Mxico hace 10 mil aos, es delicioso y se mezcla bien con casi todos los platillos, de ah que las principales cocinas lo han adoptado y en los Estados Unidos la demanda contina aumentando.
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Eliza Litsey, UC Davis entomology alumnus, holds a selection of water bears (tardigrades) in the Bohart Museum of Entomology gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum of Entomology Gearing Up for Holiday Season

December 13, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Bohart Museum of Entomology is gearing up for the holiday season with a gift shop stocked with insect-themed items, ranging from stuffed animals, books, jewelry, t-shirts and sweatshirts to logo patches, pens, coffee cups, lollipops, and insect-collecting equipment.
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(l-r) Regent Stegura and Michael Bedard talk with Glenda Humiston at Bayer Farm Park & Gardens
From Soil to Science: Article

UC Vice President and Regent visit UCCE Sonoma County

December 13, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Vice President Glenda Humiston introduced alumni regent-designate Debby Stegura to UC Cooperative Extension staff and their community partners and clientele in Sonoma County on Nov. 15.
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Topics in Subtropics: Article

Seasons Past Blogs

December 13, 2019
By Ben A Faber
I just discovered that there are 993 blog post on our Topics in Subtropics Blog Site posted as UC Ag & Natural Resources. And you can read them all, if you have some down time this season.
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Entomologist Eliza Litsey, who received her bachelor's degree in entomology this year from UC Davis, shows some of the water bears (tardigrades) available in the Bohart Museum of Entomology gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum of Entomology Gift Shop: 'Tis the Season for Water Bears

December 12, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Move over, teddy bears. There's a new bear in town to covet, cuddle and cherish--a water bear or tardigrade. The plush stuffed animals are hot items in the gift shop of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, located in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building on Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus.
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