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Student Entomologists Gain Hands-On Skills in Insect Biology

Jocelyn C Anderson — May 28, 2024 - 9:00am

Discover how student researchers are gaining hands-on biology and entomology skills and protecting pollinators through the Insect Scholars Program.

UC 海角原创 Bohart Museum of Entomology Receives $1 Million Gift

Amy M Quinton — March 01, 2022 - 3:00pm

Bill Patterson, longtime butterfly collector and supporter of the University of California, 海角原创, is giving $1 million to the R.M. Bohart Museum of Entomology to help maintain its permanent insect collection.

6 Critters You Might See This Summer

Cody Kitaura — August 15, 2017 - 9:45am

Summer may mean the emergence of some creepy, crawly (and slithery) critters, but that isn鈥檛 always a bad thing, UC 海角原创 experts say. From many-legged creatures commonly found around your home during the summer to legless animals you might see out on a summer hike, here鈥檚 what our experts say about the critters of summer 鈥� and what our wet winter means for many of them.

Diversity as Natural Pesticide

Katherine E Kerlin — October 12, 2016 - 11:50am

Monoculture crops provide the nutrient levels insect pests crave, explains a study led by the University of California, 海角原创, in the journal Nature. Returning plant diversity to farmland could be a key step toward sustainable pest control.