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Eliza Litsey, UC Davis entomology alumnus, holds a selection of water bears (tardigrades) in the Bohart Museum of Entomology gift shop. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Bohart Museum of Entomology Gearing Up for Holiday Season

December 13, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Bohart Museum of Entomology is gearing up for the holiday season with a gift shop stocked with insect-themed items, ranging from stuffed animals, books, jewelry, t-shirts and sweatshirts to logo patches, pens, coffee cups, lollipops, and insect-collecting equipment.
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Master Gardener's presentation
UCCE Riverside County: Article

Community Settlement Association's Garden Club Family Day

December 12, 2019
By Chutima H Ganthavorn
On the first Thursday of every month at the Community Settlement Association in Eastside Riverside, garden club members gather to participate in a monthly club meeting with CalFresh Healthy Living, UC's Nutrition Educator Itzel Palacios-Sanchez.
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Bed bug detector under furniture. (Credit: DH Choe)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Bed Bug-Free Holiday Hosting (Part 2)

December 11, 2019
Holidays are a time for welcoming family and friends. But what if your loved ones accidentally bring along unwanted guestsbed bugs? These insects are excellent hitchhikers, hiding easily in luggage and sometimes on clothes.
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Egg, immature bed bugs, adult bed bugs (Credit: DH Choe)
Pests in the Urban Landscape: Article

Bed Bug-Free Holiday Travel (Part 1)

December 8, 2019
Tis the season for holiday travel. As you make reservations for rental accommodations to visit family and friends, we wanted to share a few suggestions to help you avoid bringing bed bugs home with you.
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A tropical praying mantis, Choeradodis stalii: camouflaged. Lohit Garikipati displayed five of his female praying mantids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

They Met the Mantids--and Scores of Other Critters

December 6, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
They met the mantids, walking sticks, beetle-mimicking roaches, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, tarantulas, silkworm moths, a butterfly, a dozen caterpillars and a chrysalis. It was a great day to get acquainted with insects and arachnids and learn how to raise them.
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Forest entomologist/chemical ecologist Steve Seybold with doctoral student Jackson Audley at a downtown Davis tree dying of thousand cankers disease. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Steven Jon Seybold: 1959-2019

November 20, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Noted forest entomologist and chemical ecologist Steven Jon Seybold, a lecturer and researcher with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and a research entomologist with the Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Davis, died Friday, Nov.
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Forest entomologist and chemical ecologist Steve Seybold and doctoral student Jackson Audley by a downtown Davis tree with thousand cankers disease. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

Forest Entomologist/Chemical Ecologist Steven Seybold: 1959-2019

November 20, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
We are all saddened by the death of noted forest entomologist and chemical ecologist Steven Jon Seybold, a lecturer and researcher with the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and a research entomologist with the Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Davis.
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Casey and Raedyn (center) with the Bay/Coast Youth Summit planning team.
California 4-H Grown: Article

Bay/Coast Youth Summit — By Youth, For Youth

November 20, 2019
By Suzanne Morikawa
The California 4-H Youth Summits are three-day leadership conferences held at four locations throughout the state. They are designed to grow the leadership abilities of intermediate 4-H members (ages 11-13) and give hands-on leadership opportunities to senior 4-H members (ages 14+).
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Bed Bugs at various stages
HOrT COCO-UC Master Gardener Program of Contra Costa: Article

Bed Bugs Winning?

November 11, 2019
Advice for the Home Gardener from the Help Desk of the UC Master Gardener Program in Contra Costa County Updated Situation: Bed bug encounters are on the rise in California.
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