Posts Tagged: Walter Leal
A Good Day on the UC Davis Campus

Today was a good day on the University of California, Davis, campus. The National Academy of...
Culex quinquefasciatus, the Southern house mosquito, one of the insects that Walter Leal studies. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Chemical Ecologist Tom Eisner: Who Knew?

Michael Jordan and Tom Eisner shared at least one thing in common: a rejection that hurt deeply and...
Thomas "Tom" Eisner, the father of chemical ecology, accepts his National Medal of Science award in 1994 from President Bill Clinton for his "seminal contributions in the fields of insect behavior and chemical ecology, and for his international efforts on biodiversity." (Courtesy Photo)
Cornell University chemical ecologists and friends Tom Eisner (1929-2011) playing the piano and Jerry Meinwald (1927-2018) playing the flute. (Cornell University Photo)
Tom Eisner loved chemical ecology--and cars, including this Buick. (Courtesy Photo)
UC Davis chemical ecologist and distinguished professor Walter Leal will deliver the Founders' Memorial Lecture on Thomas Eisner on Nov. 19 at the ESA meeting in St. Louis, Mo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Deadly Citrus Greening Disease: A Better Lure for Asian Citrus Psyllids

If you like or grow citrus, you ought to be worried about the worldwide threat of the deadly citrus...
UC Davis chemical ecologist Walter Leal (center) examines a lure in Mogi Mirin, São Paulo on Brazil’s Independence Day (Sept. 7) with Haroldo Volpe (far right) and Renato de Freitas, both of Fundecitrus.
UC Davis Team: Mosquito Odorant Receptors Are Sensitive to Floral Compunds

It's well known that female mosquitoes possess a highly developed sense of smell. They manage to...
Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito (CDC Photo)
Culex quinquefasciatus, the southern house mosquito. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Chemical Ecologist Walter Leal Says We're Like Bolas Spiders: Here's Why!

UC Davis chemical ecologist Walter Leal characterizes the work in his lab as "like bolas...
Walter Leal, distinguished professor in the UC Davis Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, studies the molecular basis of insect olfaction, unraveling how insects detect chemicals and using that knowledge to inform pest management techniques. (Photo by David Slipher, College of Biological Sciences)