Entomology & Nematology News

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A worker bee with eight wax-producing glands in the abdominal segments. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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UC Davis Class on Dec. 7: Wax Working, Honey and Hive Products

October 24th, 2019
Those enrolling in the Wax Working, Honey and Hive Products, a first-of-its-kind class offered by the Elina Nio lab at the University of California, Davis, will learn how wax is made, how to collect it, how to process it, and how to make their own wax products such as candles and wax reusable food w...
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Pollination ecologist Neal Williams, shown here working with blue orchard bees on Phacelia, is a newly inducted Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Neal Williams New Fellow of California Academy of Sciences

October 17th, 2019
Pollination ecologist Neal Williams, professor, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, is now a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, a group of more than 450 distinguished scientists who have made notable contributions to science.
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Forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey in his office in Briggs Hall. He serves as the master advisor to the animal biology major and advises the UC Davis Entomology Club. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Robert Kimsey Named UC Davis Outstanding Faculty Advisor

October 14th, 2019
Forensic entomologist Robert Kimsey of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology and master advisor of the animal biology major, is the recipient of the 2019 UC Davis Outstanding Faculty Advising Award. Kimsey will be honored at the UC Davis Fall Welcome, set for 9:30 to 11 a.m.
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