The Bohart Museum of Entomology

Wasp expert Lynn Kimsey, director of Bohart Museum of Entomology and UC Davis professor of entomology, is quoted in San Francisco Chronicle: https://www.sfchronicle.com//First-murder-hornet-nest-was-

What an intriguing title of #ucdavis virtual seminar, set for 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28: "'The Smells of Dinner, Death, and Danger: How Organisms Navigate Multitrophic Interactions in a Chemical World." Zoom in to watch chemical ecologist Anjel Helms of Texas A&M. Seminar hosted by UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. See more information on #BugSquad blog at https://bit.ly/34uNa5b

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Asian giant hornets in action https://twitter.com/ferrisjabr/status/1320150363526160384

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#ucdavis entomologist Diane Ullman part of international team of scientists who published important research on the Western flower thrips. Project led by Dorith Rotenberg of North Carolina State University. Project scientist Sulley Ben-Mahmoud of Ullman lab, is 3rd author. See more at https://bit.ly/3onqaNp

Coffee break? No! Everyone needs a bug break. And if you live in California, take along this book: "Field Guide to California Insects." It includes over 600 insect species. After you read it, you'll want to major in entomology or engage in insect photography! #BugSquad blog https://bit.ly/3jofwm7

This was a presentation and Q & A with UC Davis extension expert Ian Grettenberger and his graduate student Madi Hendrick. They discussed their work in alfalfa and rice fields and IPM (integrated pest management).

Just trying to figure out a few technical difficulties for the outreach live stream, hopefully be with you shortly!

Passionflower vine is an arthropod magnet: a praying mantis, Mantis religiosa; Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae; and a spider that was camera shy. No photobombing for this spider! #BugSquad https://bit.ly/2TfbXUx

The good, the bad, the bugly. Don’t miss Bohart Museum If Entomology virtual open house from 11 to noon. Thursday, Oct.22. Ian Grettenberger and Madi Hendrick to give short talks and answer questions on Facebook live. Bug Squad blog, https://bit.ly/2ISWPKR

A virtual seminar to be hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology from 4:10 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21 should draw widespread interest, especially with the discovery last month of Aedes aegypti in Yolo County. Speaker Maria Onyango, New York State Department of Health, will discuss The Impact of Zika Virus Infection on the Metabolites and Microbiome of Aedes albopictus. Medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo of UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will be the host. See what he says about invasive mosquitoes on the move in California and the research he and his colleagues are doing. #BugSquad blog at bit.ly/3dF4oQi

Teachers, apply! https://www.entsoc.org///chrysalis-fund-past-grant-winners

#Mosquito researcher Maria Onyango of the New York State Department of Health will give #ucdavis virtual seminar at 4:10 p.m., Oct. 21 on "The Impact of Zika Virus Infection on the Metabolites and Microbiome of Aedes albopictus." Host is medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. See website for link to Zoom: https://bit.ly/3lUfRyn