Entomology & Nematology News

UC Davis alumnus and ant morphologist Brendon Boudinot, who received his doctorate in entomology in June, is the recipient of the coveted Robert E. Snodgrass Memorial Research Award from the Entomological Society of America (ESA).

A newly published research paper authored by UC Davis-trained entomologist Emily Bick provides the most thorough look at how salinity impacts water hyacinth and its biological control agent, the weevil Neochetina bruchi. The paper appears in the current edition of Journal of Hydrobiologia.

Where do you draw the line or species boundaries between what defines one species from another? Evolutionary biologists argue over the issue and sometimes they just agree to disagree.

DAVISHoney bees are both artists and engineers, says eminent honey bee geneticist and biologist Robert E. Page Jr.

(Editor's Note: Geoffrey Attardo, assistant professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, published this piece July 29, 2020 on The Conversation website. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.