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 Let's do this! The UC Davis Art/Science Fusion Program has launched a Crowdfund campaign to raise $10,000 during the month of October and needs our help.Any amount matters and every amount is appreciated.This is the program at which UC Davis undergraduate students connect science with art,…

 Thousands of insect scientists worldwide are expected to attend the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), set Nov. 9-12 in Portland, Ore.The theme: "Bridging Generations with Innovation, Legacy, and Passion."ESA posted this on its website:"Get ready for Entomology 2025! From…

 Don't miss the seminar by Lisa Baik, assistant professor of insect biology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT), who will speak on “Understanding and Targeting the Taste System of Deadly Mosquitoes” at 12:10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 1 in 122 Briggs Hall. Her seminar will be…

 Have you ever spotted a colorful dragonfly or a majestic monarch lying motionless along a road and thought "I'd sure love to take that home and preserve it?"The Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Sunday, Oct. 5 involves just that.  The event,  themed "Museum ABCs: How to Collect and…

 What do you prefer to do on a day off?For me, it's a "mini-vacation" to the UC Davis Bee Haven, the half-acre bee demonstration garden maintained by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT). Installed in the fall of 2009, it's located next to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr Honey Bee Research…