Posts Tagged: entomology
Bohart Museum: Ready to Learn More About Grasshoppers, Crickets and Katydids?
You won't want to miss this Bohart Museum of Entomology open house! Themed "Grasshoppers,...
A katydid munching on a yellow rose, "Sparkle and Shine," in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A banded-wing grasshopper, family Acrididae, settling on rocks in Vacaville. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
'How Flies Control How They Walk by Knowing When and How to Stop'
What a catchy title for a seminar: "How Flies Control How They Walk by Knowing When and How to...
Frank Zalom: Lifetime IPM Achievement Award
His name is synonymous with integrated pest management (IPM) and his achievements during his...
UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus Frank Zalom takes an image of a Willamette vineyard showing grapevine red blotch virus in the fall.
UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus Frank Zalom is highly honored for his work on almonds. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Congrats to Professor Chiu: 'Distinction in Student Mentoring' Award
Congratulations to molecular geneticist-physiologist Joanna Chiu, professor and chair of the UC...
Molecular geneticist-physiologist Joanna Chiu working in her lab in 2010, shortly after her arrival at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
At the Bohart: Life Is Better With Bugs
They came. They saw. They held out their hands. Hands? Yes, to hold Madagascar hissing cockroaches...
Bohart associate and entomologist, Nazzy Pakpour, PhD, author of "Please Don't Bite Me: Insects that Buzz, Bite and Sting," greets guests at the Bohart Museum. In back are Bohart director Jason Bond (right) conversing with Brennen Dyer, collections manager. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Steve Heydon (foreground), retired Bohart Museum collections manager, with a Madagascar hissing cockroach. In back is intern Andrew Logan. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis student and Bohart associate Sol Wantz, president of the UC Davis Entomology Club, shares a stick insect. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
"Want to hold a stick insect?" asks Bohart associate James Heydon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomologist Jeff Smith, curator of the Bohart Museum's lepidoptera collection, shows butterflies from the genus Archaeoprepona. They are tropical, ranging from south Mexico to southern South America. "They are very strong fliers but usually come to rotting fruit or dead animal baits," he says. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Bohart associate Greg Kareofelas answers questions about butterflies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)