The University of California Malaria Initiative (UCMI), directed by UC Davis medical entomologist Gregory "Greg" Lanzaro, and assisted by co-principal investigator Anthony "Anton" Cornel,  has received $30 million in new funding from Coefficient Giving to help combat malaria in the African country o

Nine UC Davis researchers, primarily graduate students,  are scheduled to participate in the Bohart Museum of Entomology's open house on Saturday, Nov. 7. 

Their research ranges from native bees and darkling beetles to the diversity and movement patterns of aerial insects.

The open house, free and family friendly, will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building. Parking is free.

Two UC Davis doctoral candidates active in the Orchard Bee Association (OBA) received major recognition at the organization's recent three-day meeting on the UC Davis campus. 

Global change biologist Michael Belitz, assistant professor, Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, will speak on "Advancing Data Generation, Integration, and Application to Understand Insect Responses to Global Change" at the next UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar.

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The UC Davis Bee Haven's first-ever Halloween party proved to be both bee-witching and boo-utiul.

The free and family-friendly event drew dozens of children, students and adults dressed in costumes ranging from witches and wizards to bees and butterflies. They came to celebrate Halloween and learn about pollinators. One group included Girl Scouts.

The deadline to assist the E.L. Niño Bee Lab,  UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, in its UC Davis Crowdfund effort to fund  "The Great Native Bee Count: Mapping California’s Bee and Plant Connections" is 11:59 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 31.

"Team B," which restored, revitalized and enriched the UC Davis Bee Haven, making it "the place to bee" and a campus destination, received high recognition at the UC Davis Staff Assembly's 2026 Citation of Excellence recognition program, held at the residence of Chancellor Gary May and his wife, LeShelle May.

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UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emeritus (on recall) Frank Zalom, a legend in the world of integrated pest management and entomology for his research, teaching, mentoring and leadership, drew cheers and applause as a recipient of a 2026 College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences' Exceptional Emeritus Award. 

Noted bee scientist Robert E. Page Jr. examines the nurse-to-forager transition in honey bees in an entirely different perspective in newly published research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).