Entomology & Nematology News

The 13th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, a free public event to observe science in action and learn about the UC Davis museums and collections, is set for Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. The committee recently settled on the date. The inaugural event took place during the Presidents' Day weekend.

Research molecular biologist Jason Hong of the USDA-ARS Horticultural Lab, Fort Pierce, FL., will present the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar on "Managing Soilborne Pathogens and Pests with Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (ASD)." His seminar begins at 4:10 p.m.

What exactly happened when two predators and their prey--a praying mantis, a green darner dragonfly, a queen bee and a monarch butterfly--recently entered the Bohart Museum of Entomology with assorted entomologists? They all socialized and enjoyed a buffet dinner, followed by a cake.

The filming of varroa mites in KQED's newly released Deep Look video, Varroa Mites Are a Honeybee's 8-Legged Nightmare, occurred in the UC Davis bee laboratory of scientist Elina Lastro Nio, associate professor of Cooperative Extension-Apiculture, and a member of UC Davis Department of Entomology an...

The journal Bee World, published by the International Bee Research Association, recently featured the research of internationally acclaimed honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr.