Bohart Museum of Entomology
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Get in touch:
Mailing address:
Bohart Museum of Entomology
c/o Department of Entomology & Nematology
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616 ​
​General information, identification and research: (530) 752-0493
To schedule educational tours or borrow educational displays: (530) 754-0722
Email:  bmuseum@ucdavis.edu

Meet our staff:
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Lynn Kimsey, PhD

Museum Director & Professor
lskimsey[at]ucdavis.edu

My research focuses on the systematics and biodiversity of aculeate wasps, particularly in the families Chrysididae, Tiphiidae, Sphecidae and Crabronidae. I also work on urban and forensic entomology.

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Steve Heydon, PhD

Curator & Collections Manager
slheydon[at]ucdavis.edu

I oversee the day to day operations of the museum, by taking care of loans, supervising student employees and volunteers, specimen curation, and handling routine inquiries from the public. My research interest is the systematics of parasitic Hymenoptera and the Pteromalidae in particular.

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Ziad Khouri

Graduate Student
zkhouri[at]ucdavis.edu
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I am an international graduate student from Lebanon. My research interests include the systematics of aculeate wasps, particularly scoliids and bees. I also have an amateur interest in centipede biology.

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Charlotte Herbert

Graduate Student
cherbert[at]ucdavis.edu

I am  a first year Graduate Student working on assassin flies (Diptera: Asilidae). My research interests include Asilidae systematics,  ecology, and venom. I am also currently revising the asilid genus   Ablautus.

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Socrates Letana
Graduate Student
sdletana[at]ucdavis.edu

​I am working on the evolution and diversification of endoparasitic bot flies (Oestridae). My research interests include biology, taxonomy, systematics & biogeography of Diptera, and Southeast Asian biodiversity.

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Fran Keller, PhD

Museum Scientist & Assistant Professor at Folsom Lake College
​mfkeller[at]ucdavis.edu

Works on morphology and insect systematics specifically Tenebrionidae: Asidini. Also researches Bahamian insect diversity and the effects of isolation on   Borrichia  in the Bahamas.

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Jeff Smith

Volunteer Research Associate
​bmuseum[at]ucdavis.edu
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Jeff is a passionate Lepidopterist and a first class spreader of butterflies and moths.



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Robbin Thorp, PhD

Robbin passed away in the spring of 2019.
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Biodiversity and systematics of bees (Apoidea).  Status and declines in bumble bee populations, especially Franklin’s Bumble Bee.  Biodiversity of bees in agricultural landscapes and urban gardens.  Systematics and pollen host specificity of bees in vernal pool ecosystems.

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Tom Zavortink, PhD

Research Associate
​bmuseum[at]ucdavis.edu

I am interested in the systematics and biology associated with mosquitoes and solitary bees.


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Tabatha Yang

Education and Outreach Coordinator
​tabyang[at]ucdavis.edu
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I coordinate museum tours, classroom visits, special weekend hours,  summer camp program,  and all our other outreach- anything that  brings the public and science/scientists together. I collaborate with interns, undergraduates, staff, graduate students and faculty to accomplish all of this.

Bohart Museum of Entomology
Crocker Lane
University of California
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 752-0493
​Department of Entomology & Nematology
General information and identification: (530) 752-0493
To schedule tours or borrow displays: (530) 754-0722
Email: 
bmuseum@ucdavis.edu
Open to the public Monday through Thursday, 9am-noon and 1-5pm.
​Closed to the public Friday to Monday and noon-1pm. See calendar for special events.
  • Home
  • About
    • About the Museum
    • Richard M. Bohart
    • About Entomology
    • How To Collect Insects
    • Research >
      • DIY Cabbage White Life Cycle
  • Visiting Us & Outreach
    • Visit Us >
      • Gift shop
      • Visiting the Museum
      • Weekend Events
      • Maps & Parking
    • Outreach Programs >
      • Educational Material Loans
      • Summer Camps >
        • BBC 2.0 2019 info
      • Tours & Traveling Programs
  • Join & Give
    • Volunteer
    • Bohart Museum Society
    • Donate Specimens
  • Contact Us
    • Faculty & Staff
    • Services
  • Museum Resources
    • Insect Info Sheets
    • Collections