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This spring we are open to the public, but groups must make reservations and everyone must follow the UC Davis visitor guidelines: https://campusready.ucdavis.edu/visitors​. The museum's "visiting us" page will have more information. ​​​​​

​About the Bohart Museum

Mission Statement:  Understanding, documenting  & communicating  terrestrial arthropod diversity. 
Click the video above to learn about the Bohart Museum of Entomology or here for a synopsis of the museum. 

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Click  the above photo of t.v. personality Huell Howser visiting the Bohart for a Chapman University  archived video of his travel show "California's Gold" Road Trip to UC Davis
The R. M. Bohart Museum of Entomology, founded in 1946, is located on the University of California, Davis campus. The museum is dedicated to teaching, research and service. We have the seventh largest insect collection in North America, and is worldwide in coverage. The collection holdings total more than seven million specimens of terrestrial and fresh water arthropods. The museum is also home of the California Insect Survey, a storehouse of the insect biodiversity of California's deserts, mountains, coast, and the Great Central Valley.

Entomology \ˌen-tə-ˈmä-lə-jē\
​Learn more about the study of insects.
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Assassin Bug, Family Reduviidae, Photo by Andrew Richards.

The Value of Museum Collections for Research and Society

This is a comprehensive article written by Profs. Suarez and Tsutsui, graduates of UC Davis.
Bohart Museum of Entomology
University of California
455 Crocker Lane
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
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  • Home
  • About
    • About the Museum
    • Richard M. Bohart
    • About Entomology
    • Research
  • Visiting Us & Outreach
    • Visit Us >
      • Visiting the Museum
      • Maps & Parking
      • Weekend Events
    • Outreach Programs >
      • Summer Camps
      • Tours & Traveling Programs
  • Shop, Join & Give
    • On-line Gift Shop
    • Volunteer
    • Bohart Museum Society
    • Donate Specimens
  • Contact Us
    • Faculty & Staff
    • Services
  • Museum Resources
    • Insect Info Sheets
    • How To Collect Insects
    • Special Collections
    • Educational Material Loans >
      • DIY Cabbage White Life Cycle
    • Newsletters
    • Tardigrade/Water Bear
    • Native Bees