Posts Tagged: Davis
Congrats, Professor Howard Ferris, Nematologist Extraordinaire
There aren't that many nematologists who can say their career spans 64 years. UC Davis...
Nematologist Howard Ferris traveled to Culiacan. Mexico in December 2015 to present a short course on nematode ecology
Nematologist Howard Ferris (foreground) giving a short course on nematode ecology and soil health at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica in 2015.
This is the Nemaplex website that nematologist Howard Ferris launched and maintains. (Screen shot)
RJ Millena: from Entomology-Focused Kindergartener to Scoring Cover of Journal With Her Research
Remember Rebecca Jean "RJ" Millena? She's the little Concord, Calif., kindergarten student...
RJ Millena, a doctoral candidate of comparative biology in the lab of Professor Jessica Ware, American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) holds a copy of the journal "Environmental Entomology." Her research is the cover story. (Photo by UC Davis alumnus Lohit Garikipati, now a doctoral student at AMNH)
This image shows a twisted-wing insect (Xenos peckii) male pupae in dark paper wasp (Polistes fuscatus) (Abbott Nature Photography)
This image of UC Davis entomology graduate RJ Millena shows her jumping for joy while wielding an insect net. (Photo taken in 2021 by Kaylee Fagan)
'Nearly Wild' and 'In the Pink'
Talk about flower power. When you walk through the UC Davis Bee Haven, a half-acre...
A pink floribunda rose cultivar, "Nearly Wild," draws honey bees and native bees in the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A native bee seeks to join two honey bees in gathering nectar and pollen from a floribunda rose cultivar, "Nearly Wild," in the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Side view of a honey bee foraging on a "Nearly Wild" rose cultivar in the UC Davis Bee Haven. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee foraging on "Nearly Wild" looks at the photographer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Entomologist Lynn Kimsey in Video Tribute Celebrating Newest UC Davis Emeriti
UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of...
UC Davis distinguished professor Lynn Kimsey is featured in the newest UC Davis video tribute to emeriti, a public service project of UC Davis distinguished professor Walter Leal.
Bumble Bees: Feeling Impact of Climate Change
We remember the reaction of Robbin Thorp (1933-2019), UC Davis distinguished emeritus...
UC Davis research shows that rising temperatures are particularly alarming to some bumble bee species, including the Western bumble bee, Bombus occidentalis. This one was located on Aug. 15, 2012 in the Mt. Shasta area. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis researchers found that one of "the winners" in their climate change study is the yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, shown here heading for a California golden poppy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male bumble bee, Bombus bifarius, nectaring on coastal goldfield, Lasthenia minor, at Bodega Bay. A UC Davis study shows that the rising temperatures are particularly alarming to a number of species, including this one. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)