When the UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association (EGSA) rolls out the racetrack for the Roach Races on Saturday, April 28  during the campuswide UC Davis Picnic Day, this will mark the 32nd year of the popular attraction.

 Steve Schutz, then a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Bruce Eldridge (1933-2025) lab, introduced the Roach Races to the UC Davis campus, in 1992. 

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).