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UC IPM at Picnic Day 2018

Come visit us at the UC Davis annual Picnic Day event this Saturday April 21, 2018! Every year,...

Lady beetles. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)

Lady beetles. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)

Honey Tasting at UC Davis Picnic Day: Berry, Berry Good!

Honey has been called "the nectar of the gods" and "the soul of a field of flowers." Whatever it's...

Entomology graduate student Yao Cai (right) of the Joanna Chiu lab helped staff the honey tasting table at Briggs Hall during the 2017 UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomology graduate student Yao Cai (right) of the Joanna Chiu lab helped staff the honey tasting table at Briggs Hall during the 2017 UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee gathering nectar from a buckwheat blossom. Buckwheat honey will be among the offerings at the honey tasting booth Saturday, April 21 at Briggs Hall during the UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee gathering nectar from a buckwheat blossom. Buckwheat honey will be among the offerings at the honey tasting booth Saturday, April 21 at Briggs Hall during the UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee heads for almond blossoms. Almond honey will be among the offerings at the honey tasting booth Saturday, April 21 at Briggs Hall during the UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee heads for almond blossoms. Almond honey will be among the offerings at the honey tasting booth Saturday, April 21 at Briggs Hall during the UC Davis Picnic Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Yum! Raspberries! But have you ever tasted raspberry honey? It will be offered at the Honey Tasting at Briggs Hall on April 21. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Yum! Raspberries! But have you ever tasted raspberry honey? It will be offered at the Honey Tasting at Briggs Hall on April 21. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Just Buggin' You at UC Davis PIcnic Day

Let's do the alliteration: Bugs at Briggs and bugs at the Bohart. That's what's on tap on...

This is the UC Davis Entomology Club's 2017 prize-winning float depicting a 40-foot long black widow spider. (Photo by Melissa Cruz)

This is the UC Davis Entomology Club's 2017 prize-winning float depicting a 40-foot long black widow spider. (Photo by Melissa Cruz)

Maggot art, anyone? Dip a maggot into water-based, non-toxic paint and let the maggot do its thing on a piece of paper. Voila! Maggot art. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Maggot art, anyone? Dip a maggot into water-based, non-toxic paint and let the maggot do its thing on a piece of paper. Voila! Maggot art. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomology doctoral candidate Brendon Boudinot with one of the cut-out boards. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Entomology doctoral candidate Brendon Boudinot with one of the cut-out boards. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

And the race is on! Cockroach races, that is. These "athletes" are American cockroaches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

And the race is on! Cockroach races, that is. These "athletes" are American cockroaches. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly banner signals the opening of UC Davis Picnic Day activities at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly banner signals the opening of UC Davis Picnic Day activities at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Mosquito and West Nile Virus Awareness Week

Warming temperatures combined with late spring rains create ideal conditions for mosquitoes to...

Kent Daane Seminar: Spotlight on Spotted Wing Drosophila

(Editor's Note: If you missed the seminar, you can view it here on YouTube at...

Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, on raspberry. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, on raspberry. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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