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Congratulations, Frank Zalom: Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Economic Entomology

Congratulations to integrated pest management specialist  Frank Zalom, distinguished professor...

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Posted on Friday, June 22, 2018 at 2:51 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Entomological Society of Ameria (1), Frank Zalom (39), intergrated pest management (1), IPM (16), Journal of Economic Entomology (2), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (148)

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

It's National Pollinator Week: Do You Know Where Your Bee T-Shirts Are?

You've heard the phase, "wear your heart on your sleeve"--which means to show your emotions...

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Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 5:08 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: beetles (7), Brendon Boudinot (20), Corwin Parker (3), honey bees (320), Jill Oberski (2), pollinators (25), t-shirts (6), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematologyo (1), UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association (1)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture Environment Natural Resources Pest Management Yard & Garden

These European Paper Wasps Didn't Get the Memo

They didn't get the memo. A sign on a recycling bin near the Mann Laboratory at the University of...

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Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 4:38 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Amy Toth (7), Bohart Museum of Entomology (265), donation boxes (1), European paper wasps (3), Iowa State University (1), Lynn Kimsey (217), National Pollinator Week (16), Polistes dominula (10), recyling bins (1), UC Davis (143)

Focus Area Tags: Environment Innovation Natural Resources Yard & Garden

National Pollinator Week: Visit the UC Davis Bee Garden

Let's celebrate National Pollinator Week. And what better time for the UC Davis Department of...

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Posted on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 5:00 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Christine Casey (8), Donna Billick (36), Elina Lastro Niño (19), Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven (29), Robbin Thorp (220), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (148)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture Environment Family Innovation Yard & Garden

Love Makes the World--and the Bugs--Go 'Round

Consider the lovestruck praying mantis. If you've ever watched a mating pair of mantids and seen...

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Posted on Monday, June 18, 2018 at 3:00 PM

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• Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: An Entomologist''s Love Story (1), Emily Bick (4), Entomological Society of America (71), insects (42), Linnaean Games (15), praying mantis (78), San Francisco Playhouse (1), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (148)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture Environment Pest Management

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