Entomology & Nematology News

UC Davis faculty and friends are remembering internationally recognized medical entomologist Mir Mulla, a UC Riverside distinguished emeritus professor of entomology whose university career spanned 50 years of teaching, research and public service. He died Jan. 29 at his home in Riverside at age 97.

Lauren Ponisio, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Oregon who seeks to preserve and restore populations of bees and other pollinators, will speak on "Disease in Plant-Pollinator Communities" at the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar at 4:10 p.m.

Crowdfunding is underway for the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, a major all-volunteer project hailed as a "Super Science Day." The event, set Saturday, Feb. 18, will showcase 11 museums or collections on campus. It's free and family friendly.

Graduate student Adelaine "Addie" Abrams of the laboratory of Extension agricultural entomologist Ian Grettenberger, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will present her dissertation proposal on "Precision Technologies for Integrative Pest Management of Aphids and...

In the popular television series Game of Thrones, the Stark clan always knew when winter was coming.