Agriculture

The highly respected California Academy of Sciences greeted its 2019 Class of Fellows on Oct. 15, and one of them is a pollination ecologist from the University of California, Davis.

Pollination ecologist Neal Williams, professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is now a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, a group of more than 450 distinguished scientists who have made notable contributions to science.

A newly published first-of-its-kind review involving pollinators, pollination and natural hazards signals a wake-up call to scientists and policy makers.

It's commonly called a "passion butterfly," but we call it a Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillaea) or Gulf Frit. Or "spectacular.

There has been much buzz and renewed interest recently in planting trees as a tool to combat both the causes and impacts of climate change.

It won't be a Fright Night or a Delight Night. After all, it's in the afternoon. But the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on "Parasitoid Palooza" on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Authors: Alli Rowe, UCCE Ventura County and Niki Mazaroli, Strategy Research Science There has been much buzz and renewed interest recently in planting trees as a tool to combat both the causes and impacts of climate change.

You've seen honey bees buzzing past you to reach a good nectar or pollen source. But there's much more to it than that. What's in that floral nectar and pollen? Think plant-pollinator-pathogen webs.

Forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and master advisor of the animal biology major, is the recipient of the 2019 UC Davis Outstanding Faculty Advising Award. Kimsey will be honored at the UC Davis Fall Welcome, set for 9:30 to 11 a.m.

On Wednesday October 9th, a Brussels sprout plant sample was submitted to our Entomology laboratory for insect identification. At the naked eye, we observed some webbing and specks on the leaf (See Fig. 1). Fig. 1. Leaf of Brussels sprout showing some webbing and 'specks'.