Posts Tagged: mosquito
Those Goofy-Looking Cartoon Characters Called Crane Flies
Back in April of 2021, we wrote: "They're out there, and you don't have to crane your neck to see...
A crane fly resting in a Spanish lavender bed in Vacaville, Calif. Crane flies are sometimes called "mosquito eaters," but they do not eat mosquitoes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Congrats to UC Davis Postdoc Olivia Winokur: Winner of AMCA's Hollandsworth Prize
Congratulations to UC Davis postdoctoral scholar and vector-borne disease specialist Olivia...
Congratulating Olivia Winokur (center), recipient of the Hollandsworth Prize for best student presentation at the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) annual conference are Casey Crockett (left), AMCA Student Competition coordinator, and Dennis Wallette, 2022-2023 AMCA president.
UC Davis Seminar: How This Virginia Tech Researcher Targets Mosquitoes
If you've ever been bitten by a pesky mosquito--who hasn't?--you're hoping researchers will some...
This is a female mosquito, the Asian tiger mosquito, or Aedes albopictus, laying eggs. (Photo by James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Megan Meuti's Way of Tricking Mosquitoes Into Not Biting You
You could say that entomologist Megan Meuti of The Ohio State University (OSU)...
An illustration from Megan Meuti's presentation.
Who's Speaking at the UC Davis Entomology/Nematology Seminars?
Talk about a full schedule! Nematologist Shahid Siddique, assistant professor, UC Davis...
The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, will be the topic of a UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar on Jan. 12. (Photo courtesy of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
The alfalfa weevil, Hypera postica, will be discussed at the Jan. 5 seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Wikipedia photo by AfroBrazilian)