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What's New in Entomology/Nematology Seminars

Entomologist Fiona Goggin of the University of Arkansas studies plant defenses. A UC Davis alumnus, she will return to the campus Jan. 17 to present a seminar. Here aphids suck out plant juices in a rose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology is gearing up for a plethora of seminars for...

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Posted on Friday, January 12, 2018 at 5:00 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Brendon Boudinot (1), Elina Lastro Niño (1), Rachel Vannette (6), seminars (1), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (4), winter quarter (1)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture Economic Development Environment Innovation Pest Management Yard & Garden

Ash Zemenick: 'Do Flower Visitors Network with Floral Microbes?'

Flowers bloom at this high elevation meadow, which was community ecologist Ash Zemenick's field study site in the Tahoe National Forest. (Photo by Ash Zemenick)

Have you ever thought about all those diverse pollinators you see foraging on flowers? Have you...

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Posted on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 4:07 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Ash Zemenick (1), community ecologist (1), floral network (1), Jay Rosenheim (1), microbes (3), Rachel Vannette (6), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (4)

Intriguing Topic: Social Evolution in Social Insects

A close encounter between a honey bee and a velvety tree ant (Liometopum occidentale) on a lavender blossom; both are social insects. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Intriguing topic: social evolution in social insects... The UC Davis Department of Entomology and...

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Posted on Monday, October 2, 2017 at 5:37 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: fall seminars (1), Rachel Vannette (6), Speakers (1), Tim Linksvayer (1), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (4)

What Attracts Bees to Blossoms? A Surprising Discovery by UC Davis Ecologist Rachel Vannette

A honey bee heads toward a lupine blossom. It's not just the nectar she's scented. UC Davis community ecologist Rachel Vannette has just published a paper in New Phytologist journal that shows nectar-living microbes release scents or volatile compounds, too, and can influence a pollinator's foraging preference. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

You're watching honey bees foraging in a field. They buzz toward a blossom, sip nectar, and...

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Posted on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 5:00 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: honey bees (1), microbes (3), nectar (2), New Phytologist (1), Rachel Vannette (6), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (4), USDA-ARS (1)

Surprising Research Results: What the Microbes in Nectar Revealed

Researchers studied the microbes in the nectar of the sticky monkeyflower, Mimulus auranticus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

It's surprising what the microbes in nectar can reveal. Take the nectar of the sticky...

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Posted on Monday, June 12, 2017 at 5:03 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Anna''s hummingbird (1), bumble bees (1), Ecology Letters (1), microbes (3), nectar (2), Rachel Vannette (6), Stanford University (1), sticky monkeyflower (1), Tadashi Fukami (1), UC Davis (1)

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