If the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis Department of Entomology, seemed...
Brian Johnson, who specializes in behavior, genetics and evolution of honey bees, has joined the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Brian Johnson, who specializes in behavior, genetics and evolution of honey bees, has joined the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee researcher Brian Johnson examines a frame of bees at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee researcher Brian Johnson examines a frame of bees at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Thursday, July 7, 2011 at
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It's indeed an honor--a sweet one.
Michael Parrella, professor and chair of the UC Davis...
Floriculture Hall of Fame
HALL OF FAME--Michael Parrella (right), professor and chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology, was inducted into the California Floriculture Hall of Fame on Feb. 25 in San Diego. With him is presenter Mike Mellano Sr., of Mellano & Company, Oceanside. Mellano was inducted into the Floriculture Hall of Fame in 1990. (Photo Courtesy of Debi Aker)
Yellow Rose
THIS YELLOW ROSE is almost ready to become a cut flower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Rose Weevil
THIS IS one of the pests that rose growers hate to see. It's a rose curculio or rose weevil. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Thursday, March 10, 2011 at
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Michael Parrella knows his bugs--and flowers.Flowers?He was just elected a member of California...
Tower of Jewels
A HONEY BEE heads for a tower of jewels (Echium wildprettii), a plant that can grow nine feet tall. Several towers of jewels were planted last fall at the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. They are scheduled to bloom next spring.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Friday, July 23, 2010 at
6:10 PM
Excellent work!We're glad to see that three noted entomologists at the University of California,...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at
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James R. Carey is used to dissent.
The entomology professor at the University of California,...
James Carey
UC DAVIS ENTOMOLOGIST James Carey believes that the light brown apple moth has long been established in California and cannot be eradicated. He is featured in the Jan. 8 edition of Science Magazine in a NewsFocus piece headlined "From Medfly to Moth: Raising a Buzz of Dissent." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Light Brown Apple Moth
LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH (adult shown) is a native of Australia. Its larvae have voracious appetites and feed on more than 2000 plant species. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Agriculture)
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Thursday, January 7, 2010 at
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