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Artist-entomologist Diane Ullman with a tomato sculpture.
Entomology & Nematology News: Article

Diane Ullman to Present Seminar on Bridging Art and Science

April 11, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Professor Diane Ullman of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will speak on Winds of Change: Bridging Art and Science at a seminar hosted by the UC Davis Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology on Wednesday, April 25 in Meyer Hall. The seminar will take place from 3:45 to 5 p.m.
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A pollen-laded yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, buzzes toward a mustard blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bug Squad: Article

A Bumble Bee on Mustard in the Golden State

April 10, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
What's better than a yellow-faced bumble bee (Bombus vosnesenskii) on yellow mustard? Not much. Both are signs of early spring. Mustard is popping up all over, along with oxalyis and wild radish. The earth is warming. Spring is here. Get ready.
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Hoang Danh "Derrick" Nguyen, who is studying for his master's degree in entomology, is shown here sampling insects from strawerry plants. (Photo by Christian Nansen)
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Living on the Edge

April 9, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Congratulations to Hoang Danh Derrick Nguyen, a graduate student in the Christian Nansen lab, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, for his recent publication in the journal Agronomy for Sustainable Development.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Looking back: 18 months of weeds

April 9, 2018
In the job listing for my position, weed identification and management were never explicitly mentioned. Natural resource efforts in the listing only mentioned water, forage, soils and the wide array of issues relating to rangeland ecosystem services.
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Honey bees love ceanothus, a plant that will be offered at the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Saturday, April 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and at the UC Davis Arboretum Plant Nursery sale on April 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Rain Won't Cancel Open House, Plant Sale at UC Davis Bee Garden

April 6, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Think spring. Think ceanothus. Think salvia. Think pollinators. Despite the rain forecast, the open house and plant sale at the Hagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at the University of California, Davis, will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 7.
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Hoang Danh “Derrick” Nguyen, who is studying for his master's degree in entomology with major professor Christian Nansen, is shown here sampling insects from strawberry plants. (Photo by Christian Nansen)
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Insects 'Living on the Edge': UC Davis Student Derrick Nguyen's Article in Prestigious Journal

April 6, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
DAVIS--Aerosmith sang about Livin' on the Edge, but many species of insects show a definite preference for living on the edges of fields and orchards, and this phenomenon can lead to more accurate monitoring and better pest management tactics, according to a UC Davis student's review published in th...
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Close-up of a mealworm on Styrofoam. This image was taken with a Canon MPE-65 mm lens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Why These Mealworms Don't Miss a Meal

April 4, 2018
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Several years ago you probably read about the Stanford researchers who discovered that mealworms--larvae of darkling beetles--eat Styrofoam. And if you attended the UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Dec.
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