Posts Tagged: mosquitoes
Feuding, Bigamy and Tunneling: Hear About The Eccentric Life of Entomologist Harrison Dyar
Former Smithsonian entomologist Harrison G. Dyar, noted for his research on moths and butterflies,...
Entomologist Marc E. Epstein researched, wrote and published "Moths, Myths and Mosquitoes: The Eccentric Life of Harrison G. Dyar, Jr."
The Most Dangerous Animal on the Planet
What's the most dangerous animal on the planet? No, not rhinos, cape buffaloes, hippos,...
Malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, by medical entomologist Anthony Cornel, UC Davis
Mosquitoes Take the Spotlight: Front Line and Center
Mosquitoes will take the spotlight, front line and center, this month. On Wednesday, April 8,...
Aedes aegypti feeding on its host. (Photo by Jena Johnson)
Eight Decades of Bees 'n Skeeters
Quick! What do you think of when someone mentions "honey bees and mosquitoes" in the same...
Extension apiculturist (emeritus) Eric Mussen with his engraved clock from the Almond Board of California. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Medical entomologist William Reisen (left) with a MVCAC plaque presented by Bruce Eldridge, UC Davis emeritus professor of entomology. (Photo by Jill Oviatt, MVCAC)
Anthony Cornel Knows Mosquitoes
Medical entomologist Anthony “Anton” Cornel knows his mosquitoes--and a few snakes,...
Medical entomologist Anthony Cornel with a snake in Brazil.
UC Davis medical entomologists Anthony Cornel (foreground) and Gregory Lanzaro make annual trips to Mali to study malaria mosquitoes.