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The Western striped cucumber beetle, Acalymma trivittatum, is the primary focus of Jasmin Ramirez Bonilla of the Ian Grettenberger lab. (Photo by Jasmin Ramirez Bonilla)
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Jasmin Ramirez Bonilla's Target: Cucumber Beetles

July 10th, 2020
If you like melons, you won't like these beetles. But if you're Jasmin Ramirez Bonilla, a UC Davis graduate student in entomology, you're seeking to control these agricultural pests through more effective integrated pest management (IPM) strategies.
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Entomologist Jeff Smith curates the 500,000 Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) collection at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Bohart Museum Sets 'Virtual Moth Open House Night'

July 7th, 2020
In commemoration of National Moth Week, the Bohart Museum of Entomology is planning a Virtual Moth Open House from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 25. The Bohart Museum will live-stream the free open house on Facebook.
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