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Three nematologists kept busy at their booth at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. In front is coordinator Shahid Siddique, assistant professor, and his doctoral students Pallavi Shakya (nearest him) and Alison Coomer. In the back (far right) is Rob Blundell, not part of the lab, but who assisted. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Nematode Booth Wows Crowd at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

March 11, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Nematodes! The display of nematodes (aka "roundworms") at the 11th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, held Sunday, March 6 in the UC Davis Conference Center, drew scores of curious visitors. Many were dog owners with an interest in heartworms.
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This image of a squash bee, Peponapis pruinosa, appears in the article, "The Plight of the Pollinators," in the March edition of the UC Davis Magazine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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UC Davis Entomologists Weigh in on 'Plight of the Pollinators'

March 11, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Several UC Davis scientists, including Professor Lynn Kimsey, and Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Nio of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, weighed in on "The Plight of the Pollinators," in an informative article by Ula Chrobak in the March edition of UC Davis Magazine, edited...
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Three men walk in a field of dry crop residue.
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Soil health in California cotton fields explored in video series

March 10, 2022
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Over a century of growing cotton in California, scientists and farmers have learned how to better manage soil health. To share their collective knowledge, they have produced a series of videos about cultivating better soil health in cotton fields.
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UC Davis Entomologists Honored in PBESA Award Competitions

March 9, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Breaking news: UC Davis entomologists won three of the 12 student and professional awards given by the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America. The award-winning trio: Medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo received the Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology Award.
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The 2022 winners of the PBESA awards
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PBESA Winners Announced

March 9, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Pacific Branch of Entomological Society of America (PBESA) has announced the 12 recipients of its 2022 student and professional awards. The winners will be recognized at PBESA's annual awards luncheon, set April 12 in Santa Rosa.
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Medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, shown with his book of macro images, is the winner of the Medical, Urban and Veterinary Entomology Award from the the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America.
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Medical Entomologist-Geneticist Geoffrey Attardo: Recipient of Major PBESA Award

March 8, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
UC Davis medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, a global expert on vectorborne diseases, and renowned for his groundbreaking work on tsetse flies, is the 2022 recipient of the Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology Award from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America.
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Nematodes use tricks to modulate plant development, says Professor Melissa Mitchum of the University of Georgia's Department of Pathology. She will present a virtual seminar March 9 to the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo courtesy of Melissa Mitchum)
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Melissa Mitchum: Those Tricky Nematodes

March 7, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
You can't teach an old dog new tricks? Well, how about nematodes? They can do "tricks," too. Professor and plant pathology researcher Melissa Mitchum of the Department of Pathology, University of Georgia, willpresent the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar.
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