Backyard Orchard News
Amanda Hodson Seminar: Do You Know Where Your Nematodes Are?
Do you know where your nematodes are? If you're a grower, you should. "To make informed management...
Nematologist Amanda Hodson, a IC Davis professional researcher, will present a seminar on "Molecular Detection and Integrated Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes" at 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31 in 122 Briggs Hall.
Are You a Graduate Student Involved in Pollinator Research?
If you're a graduate student engaged in pollinator research, you may want to enter the Graduate...
Phillipp Brand, a graduate student in the Santiago Ramirez lab, UC Davis Department of Evolution and Ecology, and a member of the Population Biology Graduate Group, won the Graduate Student Research Poster competition last year. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The second-place award of $750 in the Graduate Student Research Poster competition last year went to Jacob Peters, Harvard University, for his “Self-Organization of Collective Nest Ventilation by Honey Bees.” (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The third-place winner of $500 in the Graduate Student Research Poster competition went to John Mola of UC Davis for his "Fire-Inducted Change in Flowering Phenology Benefits Bumble Bees." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Registration Underway for UC Davis Bee Symposium, Set Saturday, March 3
It's "bee" time! Make that "time for healthy bees!" Registration is underway for the fourth annual...
A honey bee pollinating a pomegranate blossom in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A bee class offered by the Elina Lastro Niño lab at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart Museum: This Bug's for You
A praying mantis here. A lady beetle there. A sawtoothed-grain beetle there. Entomologist-artist...
This praying mantis, drawn by Karissa Merritt, is being colored by James Harris, 13, of Winters at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis student/artist Karissa Merritt talks about art with James Harris, 13, and his father, Rick Harris, who holds a master's degree in systemic entomology from UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Winners of the insect-themed contests at the Bohart Museum: Karissa Merritt of UC Davis, best tattoo; Jean Replicon of Mission College, Santa Clara, best attired adult; and Jasper Ott, 5, of Davis, best attired youth. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
4-H Isn't Just About Cows 'n Chickens, You Can 'Bee' All You Can 'Bee'
Youths who want to learn beekeeping might want to consider joining the 4-H program. Take, for...
Ian Weber of the Vaca Valley 4-H Club, a second-year beekeeper, displays his project at the Solano County 4-H Project Skills Day. He won a showmanship award. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Vaca Valley 4-H'er and beekeeper Ian Weber answers questions from evaluator JoAnn Brown, Suisun Valley 4-H Club project leader and community club leader. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Vaca Valley 4-H'er and beekeeper Miriam Laffitte explains wax moths to evaluator Bridget Stephens, a project leader in the Sherwood Forest 4-H Club, Vallejo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)