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Postdoctoral research fellow Mary Salcedo of Virginia Tech will present a seminar on "Hydraulics in an Insect Wing: How Venation Pattern Affects Circulation" at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar from 4:10 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 11 in 122 Briggs Hall.

Have you ever marveled at the wings of a grasshopper? Postdoctoral research fellow and insect biomechanist Mary Salcedo of Virginia Tech has. She studies insect wings.

Noted entomologist Michael Hoffmann, an emeritus professor at Cornell University known for his advocacy of climate change literacy, leadership activities and biological control projects, is the recipient of the 2020 Thomas and Nina Leigh Distinguished Alumni Award from the UC Davis Department of Ent...

UC Davis alumnus Emily Bick is making her mark in Denmark.

Agricultural entomologist and UC Davis alumnus Emily Bick, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Copenhagen, has just received a $23,000 fellowship from the American Scandinavian Foundation for her proposal, "Designing Pest-Resilient Apple Orchards Using Bespoke Models.

Winter grains like wheat and triticale are incredibly attractive to nesting ducks.

The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology has announced its schedule for the spring quarter seminars, from April 1 through June 3. Due to the UC Davis directives on coronavirus outbreak precautions, these seminars will be virtual seminars, online only, until further notice.

If you've ever visited the Hagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis, you've seen it--the six-foot long ceramic-mosaic sculpture of a worker bee. Titled "Miss Bee Haven," it anchors the half-acre bee garden, which was installed in the fall of 2009 and named for its primary donor.

Did you hear that buzz in California's almond orchards? It takes about two colonies per acre to pollinate California's 1.2 million acres of almonds. That's about 2.5 million bee colonies trucked here from throughout the country.

Yes, you can. If you've been wondering if there's still room for you at the innovative UC Davis symposium on "Saving a Bug's Life: Legal Solutions to Combat Insect Biodiversity Decline and the Sixth Mass Extinction," the answer is yes. The free public event, set from 8:30 to 6:30 p.m.