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This image of a golden dung fly, taken in Vacaville, Calif., won the Entomological Society of America medal at the 64th annual international Insect Salon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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UC Davis Communicator Wins the ESA Medal at International Photography Competition

November 14, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
An image of a golden dung fly by Kathy Keatley Garvey, communications specialist for the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, won the Entomological Society of America (ESA) medal for "Best Image by an ESA Member" in the 64th annual International Insect Salon competition.
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This framed photo of an image, once belonging to the late Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen, shows an ancient rock painting from Zimbabwe. A beekeeper is using a smoker.
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In Celebration of the Bees

November 11, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
When Extension apiculturist emeritus Eric Mussen (1945-2022) was cleaning out his office in Briggs Hall, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, in the fall of 2021, he gifted me with a framed image of an ancient rock painting from Toghwana Dam, Zimbabwe, southeast Africa.
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The arts-and-crafts activity at the Bohart Museum's dragonfly open house was a popular site. In the back (at left) is noted dragonfly expert Rosser Garrison of Sacramento. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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The Day That Dragonflies Sprang to Life

November 10, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
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...
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Noted dragonfly expert Rosser Garrison shows a slide of Cora semiopaca at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bohart Museum Open House: Dragonflies Rule!

November 9, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
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.
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Larry Snyder's monarch photography display in the hallway opposite the entrance to the Bohart Museum of Entomology, Academic Surge Building.
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Monarch Photography Display Graces Bohart Museum Hallway

November 8, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
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.
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The award-winning UC Davis Entomology Games team is comprised of four doctoral candidates (from left) Madison "Madi" Hendrick of the Ian Grettenberger lab; Jill Oberski of the Phil Ward lab; Erin "Taylor" Kelly of the Geoffrey Attardo lab; and captain Zachary Griebenow of the Phil Ward lab.
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UC Davis Team Gearing Up for the National Entomology Games

November 8, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
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.
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Emily Meineke, Hellman Fellow
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Urban Landscape Entomologist Emily Meineke Named Hellman Fellow

November 8, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
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.
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A flameskimmer, Libellula saturata, with prey. This image was taken in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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It's Friday Fly Day--No, Make that DragonFLY Day

November 4, 2022
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
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.
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