UC Davis doctoral candidate Danielle Rutkowski, who studies with community ecologists Rachel Vannette, associate professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and distinguished professor Rick Karban, will present her exit seminar on "Identity and Functions of Symbiotic Fungi Associated with Social Bees" on

Mosquitoes are often annoying and sometimes can be deadly.

Medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, associate professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will discuss the risks of mosquito-borne diseases in California at a free seminar sponsored by the Center for Land-Based Learning (CLBL) on “Natural Mosquito Control” on Wednesday, May 15.

Clement Chow, associate professor in the Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, will discuss "Flying to the Clinic: Drug Repurposing Screen for Rare Diseases" at a seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology on Monday, May 6.

He will speak at 4:10 p.m. in 122 Briggs and via Zoom. The Zoom link: 
https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/9 5882849672

The Barbie craze, in the form of a rosy pink moth on a hot pink T-shirt, swept Briggs Hall, home of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, during the campuswide 110th annual UC Davis Picnic Day 

Most of the entomology students wore pink “Bugbie” shirts--illustrated with a rosy maple moth,  Dryocampa rubicunda--as they staffed the "bug" activities.

Briggs Hall got pinked.

What's the latest information about bee biodiversity trends in North America?

Assistant professor Laura "Melissa" Guzman of the University of Southern California (USC) will speak on "Using Occupancy Models to Infer Trends of Bee Biodiversity in North America" at the April 29th seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

Adam Wong, an assistant professor at the University of Florida (UF) who researches insect-microbe interactions, from mutualism to pathogenesis, will present the April 22nd seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. 

Here is the updated list of the Department of Entomology and Nematology's spring quarter seminars, coordinated by Brian Johnson, associate professor. 

The in-person seminars are from  4:10 to 5 p.m., Mondays in 122 Briggs Hall. All are on Zoom. The Zoom link:
https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/9 5882849672

No seminar will be held on May 27 (Memorial Day).

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It's massive. It's majestic. It's memorable. 

A long-planned UC Davis symposium on “Tule and Cattail: A Tale of the Marsh Economy and Its Role in Human Health and Wellbeing”  aims "to advance the land management aims of local tribal communities and provide a platform to educate about the importance of maintaining wetland biology for climate change, ecological and human health, and vector control,” announced medical entomologist-geneticist Geoffrey Attardo, associate professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.