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This Culex mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, transmits West Nile virus and other viruses. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Why Vector-Borne Diseases Remain a Key Threat to Human Health

February 5, 2018
"Vector-borne diseases remain a key threat to human health, wildlife, and plants, in part, due to the multitude of factors that influence their transmission," says biologist A. Marm Kilpatrick, assistant professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UC Santa Cruz.
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Pesticide Safety Program Coming

February 1, 2018
By Ben A Faber
Spray Safe registration opens Registration is now open for the sixth Ventura County Spray Safe event. This year's keynote speaker will be Brian Leahy, director of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
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Entomologist Fiona Goggin of the University of Arkansas studies plant defenses. A UC Davis alumnus, she will return to the campus Jan. 17 to present a seminar. Here aphids suck out plant juices in a rose. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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What's New in Entomology/Nematology Seminars

January 12, 2018
The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology is gearing up for a plethora of seminars for the winter quarter--ranging from understanding insect behavior to understanding biodiversity. The department launched the seminars Wednesday, Jan.
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Brendon Boudinot, co-coordinator
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Seminar Schedule Announced for Winter Quarter

January 8, 2018
The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology has announced the list of seminars it will host for the winter quarter. The seminars begin Jan. 10 and will continue through March 14. All will take place on Wednesdays from 4:10 to 5 p.m. in 122 Briggs Hall, Kleiber Hall Drive.
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Monthly news roundup: December 2017

January 2, 2018
2017 top story: Wet start to 2017 brought end to 5-year drought Bill Hicks, Daily Republic, Dec. 30, 2017 Even though wildfires have dominated the headlines at the end of 2017, the Daily Republic selected the end of the drought as its top story of 2017.
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