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The Tiny Terrors Targeting Chicken Health

 

Veterinary entomologist Amy Murillo, an assistant professor in the UC Riverside Department of Entomology, will discuss "Tiny Terrors: How Ectoparasites Undermine Chicken Health and Productivity" at the next UC Davis Entomology and Nematology seminar.

The one-hour seminar begins at 4:10 p.m., Monday, May 5 in Room 122 of Briggs Hall. It also will be on Zoom. The Zoom link: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/95882849672.

Threat of Storm Cancels California Honey Festival

 

The threat of a storm has cancelled the annual California Honey Festival, initially scheduled for Saturday, May 3 in downtown Woodland and now being rescheduled there for Saturday, June 21.

What's Buzzing, Crawling and Racing at UC Davis Picnic Day

 

What's buzzing, racing and crawling at Briggs Hall--the home of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT)--during the 111th annual campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day on Saturday, April 12?

Bees, cockroaches and maggots, to be specific!

All of the department's entomological exhibits will be at Briggs Hall.  This includes a pop-up tent from the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (The Bohart Museum headquarters in the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, will be closed Picnic Day).

Zeroing in on Bumble Bee Research

 

Native bee researcher Hollis Woodard of UC Riverside will discuss "Adventures in Bumble Bee Research and Conservation" at a spring seminar hosted Monday, April 7 by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (ENT).

Douglas Walsh: C. W. Woodworth Recipient

 

UC Davis doctoral alumnus Douglas Walsh, a professor and Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Entomology, Washington State University for nearly three decades,  will receive the C. W. Woodworth Award, the highest honor from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA), at its March 30-April 2 meeting in Phoenix.