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Mailing address:
Bohart Museum of Entomology c/o Department of Entomology & Nematology University of California One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 |
The museum is open to the public, following the UC Davis Campus Ready Guidelines for visitors. Public hours are generally Monday-Thursday from 9 am-Noon and 1-5 pm.
We are closed when the university is closed for major holidays.
General information, identification and research: (530) 752-0493 To schedule educational tours or borrow educational displays: (530) 754-0722 Email: bmuseum@ucdavis.edu
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Meet our staff:
Lynn Kimsey, PhD
Museum Director & Professor
lskimsey@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.
Brennen Dyer
Curator & Collections Manager
btdyer@ucdavis.edu
I help maintain the collection and handle various projects around the museum. My interests are mainly buprestids (jewel beetles) and equipment design.
Socrates Letana
Graduate Student
sdletana@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.
Fran Keller, PhD
Museum Scientist & Assistant Professor at Folsom Lake College
mfkeller@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.
Jeff Smith
Volunteer Research Associate
bmuseum@ucdavis.edu
Jeff is a passionate Lepidopterist and a first class spreader of butterflies and moths.
Tom Zavortink, PhD
Research Associate
bmuseum@ucdavis.edu
I am interested in the systematics and biology associated with mosquitoes and solitary bees.
Tabatha Yang
Education and Outreach Coordinator
tabyang@ucdavis.edu
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.
Brittany Lee Kohler
Research Assistant
blkohler@ucdavis.edu
Come visit the museum! I help maintain the collection and handle various projects, including public outreach, insect art and display design. My interests are insect and arthropod biodiversity, systematics, and ecology.
Steve Heydon, PhD
Curator & Collections Manager (Retired)
bmuseum@ucdavis.edu
My research interest is the systematics of parasitic Hymenoptera and the Pteromalidae in particular.
Robbin Thorp, PhD
Robbin passed away in the spring of 2019.
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.