UC Blogs
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UC Davis Seminars: Two USDA Forest Entomologists to Zero in on Bark Beetles
There's so much to know about bark beetles! How can a tiny insect wreak such havoc in our forests? Two USDA forest entomologists will be presenting in-person and virtual seminars at the University of California, Davis on Tuesday, Jan. 31 and Wednesday,...
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Oh, That Elusive Cabbage White Butterfly
No butterfly. No beer. Blame the rain. Blame the cold. As of today, Jan. 26, no one has won Art Shapiro's "Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest," aka Suds-for-a-Bug. Not Art, not anyone. Shapiro, a UC Davis distinguished professor of...
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Invasive pests kill thousands of trees, but scientists see some successes
Reposted from UC ANR news Early detection increases the chances of eradicating pests Trees provide shade to keep us cool, produce oxygen for us to breathe and calm our nerves. Numerous studies have demonstrated that even brief contact with trees...
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Diabolical Ironclad Beetle: Crush It With a Car and It Still Survives
If you attended the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house last Sunday on beetles, you may have seen what Bohart research associate Brittany Kohler displayed: a live diabolical ironclad beetle, Phloeodes diabolicus. Curious visitors crowded around the...
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Lisa Chamberland: About Those Ogre-Faced Spiders....
If you're curious about ogre-faced spiders, then you'll want to hear what UC Davis postdoctoral scholar and arachnologist Lisa Chamberland has to say about her research at the next seminar hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and...
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Beetlemania at the Bohart: Something Clicked
Something clicked at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on "Beetlemania" last Sunday afternoon at the University of California, Davis. But it was not the click beetles. That "click" was the love of science in general, and the love of...
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Climate change may reduce frost damage to orchard crops
CalAgroClimate web tools help farmers prepare for frost events A cold snap damaged almond blossoms across the Central Valley, resulting in more than $44 million in crop insurance claimsin late February 2018. A multi-day frost event wiped out roughly...
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Unprecedented Levels of High-Severity Fire Burn in Sierra Nevada Forests
Reposted from UC Davis news The ‘Wrong Kind of Fire' Is Burning Compared to Historical Patterns A firefighter helps containment efforts during the Creek Fire response in 2020. (USDA, Pacific Southwest Forest...
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Beetle Mania to Descend on the Bohart
The beetles are coming! The beetles are coming! From boring beetles to burying beetles...and beetles from Belize and more... And you're invited. The Bohart Museum of Entomology is hosting an open house, themed "Beetles," from 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan....