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UC Davis professor Diane Ullman has received a Fulbright to France to study plant-insect interactions. This image is of her in Saint-Enimie, which is in the Lozère department in southern France ("Departments" in France are comparable to "counties" in the United States.) This site is a few hours north of Langedoc, where she will be working.

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Diane Ullman Receives Fulbright Scholarship; Off to France to Research Plant Virus-Insect Interactions

July 5, 2018

UC Davis entomology professor Diane Ullman is off to France in November but it's not a dream vacation. It's a dream opportunity: a Fulbright-funded scholarship to research plant virus-insect interactions. She will be studying plant viruses and the insects that transmit them.

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Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the moth and butterfly collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomlogy, talks to Prerna Jain and her son Prakrit Jain of Los Altos at last year's Moth Night. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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'Moth Night' Set Saturday, July 21 at Bohart Museum of Entomology

July 3, 2018

Can you distinguish a moth from a butterfly? Ever seen a display of colorful tropical moths? Would you like to observe what species of moths are attracted to light traps?

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Brothers Craig and Lee Hazeltine recently hosted research award recipients Olivia Winokur and Maribel Portilla at a luncheon. UC Davis medical entomologist Geoffrey Attardo, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, joined them. From left are Geoffrey Attardo, Olivia Winokur, Craig Hazeltine, Lee Hazeltine and Maribel Portilla. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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Mosquito Researchers Maribel Portilla and Olivia Winokur Benefit From Bill Hazeltine Research Awards

June 21, 2018

Meet mosquito researchers Olivia Winokur and Maribel Mimi Portilla. Both are seeking a doctorate at the University of California, Davis.

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Frank Zalom is the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of Economic Entomology, the most cited journal in ESA's family of scientific journals.

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Frank Zalom Selected Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Economic Entomology

June 21, 2018

Integrated pest management specialist Frank Zalom, distinguished professor of entomology, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and a past president of the Entomological Society of the America (ESA) is the newly selected editor-in-chief of the Journal of Economic Entomology, the largest...

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UC Davis entomologist Emily Bick holds up the program for "An Entomologist's Love Story."

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Entomologist Emily Bick's Review of insect-Based Play Drawing High Praise

June 14, 2018

Who better to write a review of An Entomologist's Love Story, showing at the San Francisco Playhouse through June 23, than an entomologist?

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