Posts Tagged: Entomological Society of America
Kelli Hoover: Born in Texas, Raised in California, Schooled in Insects
Born in Lubbock, Texas, raised in the south San Francisco area, and schooled in insects. That was...
This UC Davis 1993 image shows doctoral students Kelli Hoover (foreground), Bryony Bonning and Bill McCutcheon with their major professor, Sean Duffey, 1943-1997. Duffey, vice chair of the Department of Entomology, died May 21, 1997 of an embolism from undiagnosed lung cancer.
The Art of the Ant
We're used to admiring street art that showcases such iconic insects as lady beetles, dragonflies...
Street art usually focuses on such insects as bees, butterflies and dragonflies, but at Vacaville's Ulatis Creek Park, someone affixed this carpenter ant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
See the carpenter ant (foreground at right) on the bridge pillar of the Ulatis Creek Bridge, Vacaville? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-Up Views of Brood X Cicadas, Courtesy of UC Davis Alumnus
Have you seen Brood X cicadas up close and personal? If not, you're probably in the wrong state....
This close-up image of a Brood X cicada is from the Horsepen Branch Park, Bowie, MD. (Photo by Kelly Hamby)
An aggregation of Brood X at the Patuxtent Research Reserve, Laurel, Md. (Photo by Kelly Hamby)
A large aggregation of Brood X at the Patuxtent Research Reserve, Laurel, Md. (Photo by Kelly Hamby)
Bravo to Vernard Lewis and Margaret Collins: Two Legendary Entomologists
Congratulations to emeritus Cooperative Extension specialist Vernard Lewis of UC...
In this image, taken in October 2018, consultant and mentor Vernard Lewis (left), confers with Andrew Sutherland, UC integrated pest management advisor for Bay Area counties, about the Villa Termiti at the UC Berkeley Field Station. Sutherland, who holds a doctorate in entomology from UC Davis, was recently awarded state funding to remodel the Villa for future training of pest management professionals in the state. (UC ANR Photo by Pam Kan-Rice)
In this 2018 image, entomologist Vernard Lewis shows staff research associates how to insert termites into wood blocks. The project involved placing the wood blocks in a house to see if heat and wintergreen oil will kill termites. In front is Casey Hubble of UC Cooperative Extension, Contra Costa County, and in back is Kathleen Campbell of UC Riverside. (UC ANR Photo by Evett Kilmartin)
Happy Taxonomists' Appreciation Day!
Have you hugged your taxonomist yet today? No? Probably can't due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but at...
Bombus californicus heads for a purple coneflower in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)