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Dragonflies sprang to life in dazzling colors during the family arts-and-crafts activities at the recent Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on "Dragonflies Rule!" While dragonfly experts fielded questions from guests, over at the arts-and-crafts table, children and their families eagerly colored...

Dragonflies rule! That was the theme of the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 6, and dragonflies do just that--they rule. They don't just rule in the water as larvae and in the air as adults.

Just before you enter the Bohart Museum of Entomology (located in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building at 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis campus), the hallway display of monarch butterfly images will grab your attention.

Samuel Sandoval Sols es un profesionista mexicano quien se uni a UC ANR en septiembre del 2011 y actualmente trabaja como especialista en la administracin de recursos hdricos en Extensin Cooperativa de UC y es adems profesor en UC Davis.

Update, Nov. 13: The UC Davis team defeated the team from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in the preliminaries. Next step: the finals on Tuesday, Nov. 15 Let The Games begin! The award-winning UC Davis Entomology Games Team is gearing up for the national competition.

Urban landscape entomologist Emily Meineke, an assistant professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, has been named one of the 12 UC Davis recipients of the prestigious Hellman Fellowships, an annual program supporting the research of early-career faculty.

It's Friday Fly Day--no, let's switch that insect order from Diptera to Odonata and make it "DragonFLY Day." Better yet, let's make Sunday, Nov. 6 "The DragonFLY Day." That's when the Bohart Museum of Entomology is hosting an open house--themed "Dragonflies Rule!"--from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov.

Ripe, juicy, sweet blackberries: what's not to love? Blackberries are grown for us to eat and enjoy, but some species can be considered weeds when they take over home landscapes, roadsides and waterways, and other areas.

Dragonflies rule and so do the scientists who study them. Be sure to attend the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on "Dragonflies Rule!" from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis. It's free and family friendly.

Senior researcher Xoaqun Moreira of the Biological Mission of Galicia, Pontevedra, Spain, an international leader in plant-insect interactions. will present a virtual seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology at 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9.