Entomology & Nematology News

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Spring Seminars Announced: April 3-June 5

March 13th, 2019
Spring seminars hosted by the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will range in topics from fruit flies to spider glue to an African odysssey. The seminars, coordinated by medical entomologist/assistant professor Geoffrey Attardo, will all take place at 4 p.m.
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A jumping spider peers at the camera. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Five Things to Love About Spiders

March 7th, 2019
Arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, is a common phobia, but there are five good reasons to like spiders, according to Jason Bond of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
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Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño (center) leads a beekeeping class at the Laidlaw facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Two UC Davis Beekeeping Classes Scheduled

March 1st, 2019
Want to learn how to keep bees? The University of California, Davis, is offering two classes in mid-March: the first on Saturday, March 23 and the second on Sunday, March 24.
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