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Bee Scientist Rob Page Elected to National Academy of Science

May 04, 2026 05:41PM ● By Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology

Internationally renowned bee scientist Robert E. Page Jr., a UC Davis doctoral alumnus and a UC Davis/University of Arizona administrator emeritus, is a newly elected member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

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Butterfly Contest Yields Two Winners

Feb 09, 2026 04:26PM ● By Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology

Calderala, who moved to Davis last summer from Monterey but is originally from Fresno, initially emailed the lepidopterist.

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Decoding the Woolly Bear

Jan 26, 2026 04:15PM ● By UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology News Release

A UC Davis entomologist reflects on four decades of research at Bodega

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Lesley Hamamoto Wins Davis Bumble Bee Contest

Jan 12, 2026 03:54PM ● By Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology

Bumble bee enthusiast Lesley Hamamoto of Sacramento, a UC Davis alumna who remembers well the entomology class she took from UC Davis Distinguished Emeritus Professor Robbin Thorp in 1998, is the winner of the 2026 Robbin Thorp Memorial First-Bumble-Bee-of-the-Year Contest, sponsored by the Bohart Museum of Entomology.

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