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UC Davis Picnic Day--here we come, ready or not! "We're ready," say forensic entomologist and faculty member Robert "Bob" Kimsey and doctoral student Grace Horne of the lab of urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke.

Qu hemos aprendido de la temporada de incendios en 2022?. Desde el punto de vista estadstico, sabemos que afortunadamente, se perdieron menos vidas y viviendas y se quemaron 400 mil acres menos, es decir 7 veces menos que en 2021.

La deteccin temprana ayuda a erradicar las plagas Los rboles ofrecen sombra para mantenernos frescos, producen oxgeno para respirar y calmar nuestros nervios.

Talk about alliteration! Bohart: Bugs, Boom, Bang! That's the theme of the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house when the scientists and associates greet visitors during the 109th annual campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 15. The Bohart will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Have you ever participated in a scavenger hunt? You know, as part of a team hunting for specified objects? Were any of the objects ever "insects?" Like a lady beetle (aka ladybug), butterfly or bee? No?

Luck be a lady! Little kids love selecting lady beetles, aka ladybugs, at the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management (UC IPM) booth at Briggs Hall during the annual campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day. The excitement, the capture, the I-get-to-take-these-home-and-put-them-in-my-garden look.

Do you like to blend science with art, or is there a budding young artist in your family? Then you may want to create Maggot Art, a hands-on activity offered by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology during the 109th annual UC Davis Picnic Day celebration on Saturday, April 15.

If you're interested in the honey bee health decline--and you should be--then you'll want to listen to what research associate Christopher Mayack of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Davis, says about "Chemical Biomarkers and the Physiological Underpinnings of Honey Bee Health Decline"...

Research associate Christopher Mayack of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Davis, will speak on "Chemical Biomarkers and the Physiological Underpinnings of Honey Bee Health Decline" at the next seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

Have you heard about the newly described kite spider species in Madagascar that is drawing worldwide attention for its lekking behavior?