Posts Tagged: Nematodes

Don't Miss the Nematode Collection at UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day Feb. 10

Can you link nematodes, aka roundworms, with tomatoes, sugar beets, peaches, dogs,...

Nematologist Alison Blundell, a graduate student in the Shahid Siddique lab, shows nematode specimens at the 2023 UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Nematologist Alison Blundell, a graduate student in the Shahid Siddique lab, shows nematode specimens at the 2023 UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor Shahid Siddique and his graduate student Alison Blundell talk to visitors at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor Shahid Siddique and his graduate student Alison Blundell talk to visitors at the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Gearing Up for 13th Annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day

Meet the scientists! Ask questions! Plans are underway for the 13th annual UC Davis...

Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shows butterfly specimens to guests. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomologist Jeff Smith, who curates the Lepidoptera collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, shows butterfly specimens to guests. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Billy Thein of the California Raptor Center introduces a golden eagle to the crowd at a recent UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Billy Thein of the California Raptor Center introduces a golden eagle to the crowd at a recent UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Center for Plant Diversity creates a "petting zoo" at which folks can pet a pine cone. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Center for Plant Diversity creates a "petting zoo" at which folks can pet a pine cone. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Adler Dillman: Of Monarchs, Toxins, and Nematode Parasitism of Insects

"Target-site insensitivity (TSI) is an important mechanism of animal resistance to toxins," says...

Monarch butterfly nectaring on milkweed in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarch butterfly nectaring on milkweed in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Amazing World of Nematodes: 'Parasitic Success in Absence of Sex'

Would you like to learn more about nematodes--specifically, "Parasitic Success in the Absence of...

Gearing Up for UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day: Crowdfunding Is First

This is a winter event you won't want to miss. The event: The 13th annual UC Davis...

Crowdfunding is underway for the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day.

Crowdfunding is underway for the UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day.

At the 12th annual Biodiversity Museum Day, children delighted in the science at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

At the 12th annual Biodiversity Museum Day, children delighted in the science at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor, entomologist and UC Davis doctoral alumna Fran Keller, seen here in the Bohart Museum of Entomology, discusses black widow spiders during the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Professor, entomologist and UC Davis doctoral alumna Fran Keller, seen here in the Bohart Museum of Entomology, discusses black widow spiders during the 12th annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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