Rangelands

Earth Day 2023 celebrates the ways in which we can all invest in our planet, and forest landowners play a considerable role in this. Part of being a forest landowner is deciding where and when to invest your time, money, and energy.

Sam Jaffe, founder and executive director of The Caterpillar Lab, Keene, New Hampshire, will present a virtual seminar, hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, on Wednesday afternoon, April 26.

UC Davis undergraduate entomology major Rachel Shey, a research assistant in the laboratory of UC Davis Distinguished Professor Bruce Hammock, swept two major awards at the 23rd annual R. Bryan Miller Symposium, sponsored by the Department of Chemistry.

So much to see, do and touch at the Bohart Museum of Entomology during the 109th annual campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day. The theme: Bugs, Boom, Bang! "We had over 1500 people through the museum in just 4 hours," said Tabatha Yang, the Bohart Museum's education and outreach coordinator.

Bob stole the show. Picture this: UC Davis forensic entomologist Robert Bob Kimsey is portraying Dr. Death inside Briggs Hall during the 109th annual UC Davis Picnic Day, but just outside the building, another Bob is grabbing the spotlight.

They came, they saw, they participated. Youngsters--and the young at heart--headed over to Briggs Hall during the 109th annual campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day to create art masterpieces--masterpieces involving maggots.

Mosquito Awareness Week, observed April 16 - 22, 2023, educates California residents about mosquitoes and how to help prevent the spread of mosquito-transmitted diseases.

"Dr. Death" brought life to the 109th annual UC Davis Picnic Day. Crowds thronged the "Dr. Death" booth of forensic entomologist Robert "Bob" Kimsey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology faculty, as he discussed his work and fielded questions. It all happened from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Do you have an insect question? Ask it at the "Doctor Is In" bug booth at Briggs Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, April 15 during the 109th annual UC Davis Picnic Day. The "docs" are two entomologists: doctoral candidate Zachary "Zach" Griebenow and doctoral student Ziv Lieberman.

Doctoral candidate Zachary Griebenow will present his exit seminar at 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, April 19 in 122 Briggs Hall on "Systematic Revision of the Ant Subfamily Leptanillinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Reciprocally Illuminated by Phylogenomics and Morphology.