Posts Tagged: entomology
'The Girl in the Red Boots' Has Retired
"The Girl in the Red Boots" has retired. That would be UC Davis distinguished professor Lynn...
Professor (and now retiree) Lynn Kimsey (seated), former director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, is honored at a birthday celebration on Feb. 1. With her from left are doctoral student Iris Quayle of the Bond lab; Professor Jason Bond, newly selected director of the Bohart Museum; and entomology researcher Tom Zavortink of the Bohart. (Photo by Tabatha Yang)
Orie Shafer: Researching the Sleep of a Fruit Fly
Did you know that the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is a powerful model organism for the...
A fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, feeding on a banana. (Photo by Sanjay Acharya, Wikipedia)
The Ladybug: Luck Be a Lady?
It's not often that entomology and football mesh. But that was the case when San Francisco...
A portrait of a lady beetle, aka ladybug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A lady beetle, aka ladybug, devouring an aphid. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Is there an aphid out there for me, or another football game to win? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
All Aboard for the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day on Feb. 10
All aboard for the 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day! You can visit UC Davis museums or...
Passengers on a double-decker bus represent the museums and collections on a double-decker bus. The original art is by Ivana Li, with UC Davis student Caitlen Comendant colorizing it and updating it.
Forest Entomologist Todd Johnson of LSU to Share His Research
"Forests cover approximately 30 percent of the Earth's landmass and provide important ecosystem...