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Bohart Museum of Entomology director Lynn Kimsey led a virtual tour of the insect museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Virtual UC Davis Picnic Day, Entomology-Style

April 20, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What's a picnic without insects? And what's the canceled 105th annual UC Davis Picnic without virtual insects? The Department of Entomology and Nematology annually hosts dozens of insect-themed Picnic Day events at Briggs Hall and at the Bohart Museum of Entomology.
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Professor Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, gives a pre-Picnic Day virtual tour of the insect museum. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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The Insects Around Us: From UC Davis Picnic Day to Your Computer

April 20, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you missed the 105th annual UC Davis Picnic, you're not alone. We missed it, too. So did the ants and other insects. The Department of Entomology and Nematology annually hosts dozens of popular Picnic Day events at Briggs Hall and at the Bohart Museum of Entomology.
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Armyworm trapping season starts

April 17, 2020
By Luis Espino
As you know, we have been monitoring armyworm flights with pheromone traps across the valley since 2018. This year, the first set of traps were put out on 4/10 near Princeton, and today we put out a few more. We checked the first traps today, and we got an average of 2 moths per night per trap.
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Olivia Winokur, who researches Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, is the co-author of research published in several journals, including PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Her first first-author paper, “Impact of Temperature on the Extrinsic Incubation Period of Zika Virus in Aedes aegypti” was just published in March. (CDC Photo of Aedes aegypti)
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Olivia Winokur: Newly Selected Fellow of Professors for the Future

April 17, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
She's an doctoral student in entomology now, but look for Olivia Winokur to be a professor engaging in research, teaching and public service. She's been making her mark in all three since enrolling in 2016 in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology's Ph.D.
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Doctoral student Olivia Winokur, newly selected recipient of fellow of Professors for the Future, sponsored by the UC Davis Graduate Studies.
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Olivia Winokur Selected Fellow, Professors for the Future

April 17, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Doctoral student Olivia Winokur of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is a newly selected fellow of Professors for the Future (PFTF), a program sponsored by UC Davis Graduate Studies to recognize and develop the leadership skills of outstanding graduate students and postdoctoral s...
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Urban coyote sightings can be recorded at the Coyote Cacher website. (Credit: National Park Service)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Are coyotes becoming bolder in California while humans shelter in place?

April 17, 2020
Coyote sightings are on the rise in San Francisco, even taking naps in patches of green spaces in the city, reported Uma Chrobak in Popular Science. However, it is unlikely they indicate a change in wildlife behavior, said UC Cooperative Extension human-wildlife interactions advisor Niamh Quinn.
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Adult varied carpet beetle on a flower. (Credit: DH Choe)
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Carpet Beetles in the Home

April 15, 2020
Like many, you have probably been doing extra cleaning around the house lately. Have you been finding furry-looking brown casings in the corners of drawers, in the carpet, or in the closet? These might be carpet beetles.
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Lynn Kimsey directs the Bohart Museum of Entomology at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Congrats to Lynn and Bob Kimsey and Walter Leal

April 14, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Congratulations to the three UC Davis faculty members who will receive prestigious awards next week from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA).
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Drosophila on a raspberry.
Dennis Mathew, University of Nevada, Reno, will speak on
“Mechanism Underlying Starvation-Dependent Modulation of Olfactory Sensory Neurons in the Drosophila Larva” at the PBESA symposium. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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PBESA Meeting: Free Virtual Symposium on Sensory Physiology

April 14, 2020
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal is organizing a free, virtual symposium on Recent Advances in Sensory Physiology, zeroing in on such organisms as mosquitoes, honey bees, butterflies and fruit flies, as part of the April 20th meeting of the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of Americ...
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