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Geoffrey Attardo
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Spring Seminars Announced: April 3-June 5

March 13, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Spring seminars hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will range in topics from fruit flies to spider glue to an African odysssey. The seminars, coordinated by medical entomologist/assistant professor Geoffrey Attardo, will all take place at 4 p.m.
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Spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, infesting a raspberry. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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What a Difference These Four UC Davis Entomologists Are Making!

March 11, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
They study bees, ants, fruit flies and spider flies. And that's just a small portion of what they do. And what a difference they're making! Four UC Davis entomologists won awards from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA).
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Barn owl flying.
Farming in the Foothills: Article

Barn Owls: Biological Control

March 11, 2019
By Hannah Meyer
I usually enjoy life and growing things as a farmer, however I was excited in the recent weeks to see the remains of something most definitely dead; owl pellets under an artificial nesting site. After a couple barn owl boxes were installed last year, I have eagerly awaited their occupation.
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A pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor, is like a bolt of blue. Here it heads for salvia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Oh, the Plants You'll See at the UC Davis Arboretum Plant Sale!

March 8, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Who doesn't love that "bolt of blue," the pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor? A black butterfly with iridescent blue hindwings, it's a frequent visitor to our garden, where it nectars on such plants as the butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii, the Mexican sunflower (Tithonia), and sage (Salvia).
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Brendon Boudinot won the John Henry Comstock Award. (Photo by Jill Oberski)
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Four UC Davis Entomologists Win Prestigious Awards from PBESA

March 8, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology won four major awards from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA), which encompasses 11 Western U.S. states, plus several U.S. territories and parts of Canada and Mexico.
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A crab spider dining on a stink bug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Why You Should Love Spiders--Or at Least Like Them!

March 7, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
We recently posted information about the Bohart Museum of Entomology's upcoming open house on "Eight-Legged Wonders," and several people responded that they absolutely HATE spiders, and that we should have prefaced it with a SPOILER ALERT: "SPIDER PHOTOS! BEWARE!" Spiders--especially jumping spiders...
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A jumping spider peers at the camera. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Five Things to Love About Spiders

March 7, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, is a common phobia, but there are five good reasons to like spiders, according to Jason Bond of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
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Honey bees at work. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Sharing 'The Secret Life of Bees'

March 6, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
"Where can kids learn beekeeping for free?" someone asked us last week. One of the ways is through the 4-H Youth Development Program. Who can join 4-H, which stands for head, heart, health and hands and which follows the motto, "making the best better?" It's open to all youths ages 5 to 19.
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