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Adler Dillman: Of Monarchs, Toxins, and Nematode Parasitism of Insects

"Target-site insensitivity (TSI) is an important mechanism of animal resistance to toxins," says...

Monarch butterfly nectaring on milkweed in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarch butterfly nectaring on milkweed in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 4:41 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Adler Dillman (2), monarchs (81), nematodes (32), Shahid Siddique (29), toxins (2), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (779), UC Riverside (19)

Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Not All Bees Are Vegetarians: Some Eat Meat

For years we've been taught that wasps are carnivores while bees (which evolved from wasps), are...

Stingless bees in Costa Rica dining on chicken bait. (Photo by Quinn McFrederick of UC Riverside)

Stingless bees in Costa Rica dining on chicken bait. (Photo by Quinn McFrederick of UC Riverside)

Posted on Friday, January 13, 2023 at 4:31 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Costa Rica (1), Quinn McFrederick (1), stingless bees (3), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (779), UC Riverside (19), vulture bees (1)

Focus Area Tags: Environment, Innovation, Yard & Garden

UC Davis Entomologists Honored in PBESA Award Competitions

Breaking news: UC Davis entomologists won three of the 12 student and professional awards given by...

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UC Davis medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo is the recipient of Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology Award from the Pacific Branch, Entomological of America. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

UC Davis undergraduate entomology major Gwen Erdosh of the Louie Yang lab and a member of the Research Scholars Program in Insect Biology, won the inaugural Dr. Stephen Garczynski Undergraduate Research Scholarship.

Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 4:18 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: awards (2), Erin Taylor Kelly (2), Erin Wilson Rankin (1), Geoffrey Attardo (33), Gwen Erdosh (5), Pacific Branch of Entomological Society of America (10), UC Davis (326), UC Riverside (19)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Economic Development, Environment, Health, Natural Resources, Pest Management

Simon 'Niels' Groen: How Predators Can Feed on That Highly Toxic Milkweed

"Scientists now understand how certain animals can feed on picturesque, orange monarch...

These are some of the illustrations that Niels Groen will use at his UC Davis seminar.

These are some of the illustrations that Niels Groen will use at his UC Davis seminar.

Posted on Friday, January 28, 2022 at 5:40 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: host-plant interactions (2), host-plant interactions (2), mice (1), monarchs (81), monarchs (81), Shahid Siddique (29), Simon ''Niels'' Groen (1), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (779), UC Riverside (19)

Focus Area Tags: Economic Development, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources

Image by UC Davis Alumnus Ian Wright Appears in ESA World Calendar

The 2022 Entomological Society of America's World of Insects Calendar is filled with amazing...

In this award-winning image, a cuckoo bee, Nomada sp.(left), and an Anthophora bee share honey on a twig. The work of Ian Wright, it was selected as a September (inset) image in the ESA's World of Insects calendar. (Copyrighted Photo by Ian Wright)