Entomology & Nematology News

DAVIS--Pesticides, parasites, predators, and a multitude of microorganisms threaten the survival of honey bees, says retired apiculturist Norman Gary of the University of California, Davis, but so do hobby beekeepers in urban environments who are rearing too many colonies for bees to survive and thr...

"Beekeeping and Management" will be part of the two-day UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine's 2019 winter conference presented by its Center for Continuing Education in February 2019. The conference, covering several vet med topics or tracks, is set for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9-10.

Suds for a bug? A pitcher of beer for a butterfly? It's all in the interest of science. Beginning Jan. 1, Art Shapiro, distinguished professor of evolution and ecology at the University of California, Davis, is sponsoring his annual Beer for a Butterfly Contest.

Bev Anderson knew something was wrong. All my life I've known my feet didn't have the strength and capability of most of the people I knew, she recalled. In high school, she began experiencing severe pain. Her family physician diagnosed her as having growing pains. They weren't.

Newly published research by a trio of pollination ecologists at the University of California, Davis should help California gardeners and land managers select the best native plants that support pollinators and natural enemies.