UC Davis Distinguished Professor Walter Leal recently received an award from the citrus research organization, FUNDECITRUS, São Paulo, Brazil, in recognition of his “outstanding contribution to citriculture,” emphasizing his work on the Asian citrus psyllid and a Lepidopteran pest named…
Picture this: A praying mantis egg case beneath the lip of a water sprinkler."Hey, Mama, your nymphs are in for a surprise if the sprinkler's on. Got a better think--or drink--coming?"Marsha Lucas was working in her Vacaville backyard this week when she spotted her water sprinkler's new occupant.That's…
Congratulations to UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emerita Lynn Kimsey of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, newly inducted Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences (CAS). Kimsey, an internationally recognized hymenopterist, directed the Bohart Museum of Entomology for 34…
UC Davis Distinguished Emeritus Professor Robbin Thorp, an avid bumble bee conservationist, monitored Franklin's bumble bee, F Bombus franklini, for 21 years, until his death in 2019.The bee occupies only a narrow range of southern Oregon and northern California. Its range, a 13,300-square-mile area…
What a day when Betty White visited the Vacaville Museum!Not the beloved Betty White, the American actress, comedian, producer, activist, and animal welfare advocate who passed Dec. 31, 2021 at age 99. It was her namesake.It all began when the Vacaville Museum hosted a public function on Oct. 11…
