Posts Tagged: UC Davis

Those Goofy-Looking Cartoon Characters Called Crane Flies

Back in April of 2021, we wrote: "They're out there, and you don't have to crane your neck to see...

A crane fly resting in a Spanish lavender bed in Vacaville, Calif. Crane flies are sometimes called "mosquito eaters," but they do not eat mosquitoes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A crane fly resting in a Spanish lavender bed in Vacaville, Calif. Crane flies are sometimes called "mosquito eaters," but they do not eat mosquitoes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Why 'The Bee Team' Is 'The A Team'

"The Bee Team" is "The A Team." Congrats to the UC Davis-based California Master Beekeeper...

Checking out a frame in a bee hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis, is California Master Beekeeper Program director Elina Lastro Niño, associate professor of Cooperative Extension and a member of the faculty of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Checking out a frame in a bee hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis, is California Master Beekeeper Program director Elina Lastro Niño, associate professor of Cooperative Extension and a member of the faculty of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wendy Mather, co-program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, examining a frame in a bee hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Wendy Mather, co-program manager of the California Master Beekeeper Program, examining a frame in a bee hive at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

USDA-ARS Researcher to Give UC Davis Seminar on Beech Leaf Disease

In the spotlight: the newly discovered beech leaf disease caused by the nematode, Litylenchus...

Symptoms of beech leaf disease include swelling and darkening of interveinal tissues as well as chlorosis. (Photo courtesy of Paulo Vieira of USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD.)

Symptoms of beech leaf disease include swelling and darkening of interveinal tissues as well as chlorosis. (Photo courtesy of Paulo Vieira of USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD.)

How a Newly Described Bacteria Species Became a Kimsey

Ever had a bacteria species named for you? No? Well, a newly described bacteria species now...

Former UC Davis doctoral student Matan Shelomi described a new bacteria species from the gut of a Giant New Guinea Stick Insect, Eurycantha calcarata. This is a E. calcarata from the Bohart Museum. Shelomi named the bacteria after UC Davis faculty members Lynn and Bob Kimsey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Former UC Davis doctoral student Matan Shelomi described a new bacteria species from the gut of a Giant New Guinea Stick Insect, Eurycantha calcarata. This is a E. calcarata from the Bohart Museum. Shelomi named the bacteria after UC Davis faculty members Lynn and Bob Kimsey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor Irene Newton: Inside the Honey Bee Gut

"The honey bee gut is home to varied and diverse bacterial species," says Professor Irene...

A honey bee in flight, heading for a Phacelia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee in flight, heading for a Phacelia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee foraging on Phacelia, a popular bee plant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee foraging on Phacelia, a popular bee plant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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