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In accordance with UC Davis's current policies, we are temporarily closed to the public until further notice. Please reach us by email. ​

Museum Happenings

Biodiversity Museum Day is virtual this year!
Live Zoom Talks Feb. 8 - Feb. 23
Pre-recorded Talks and Demos all month long

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Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey
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For the past 9 years  the Bohart has been co-hosting UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day as an in-person, go-behind-the-scenes event  connecting people, science and  nature. This is teh 10th year and  to keep the tradition going we are hosting it virtually. 12 UC Davis biological collections are participating.  There are many live talks and Q & As throughout the month . There are also  great pre-recorded videos about  organisms or topics that you can enjoy any time of day from anywhere in the world.    Link to biodiversitymuseumday.ucdavis.edu
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Support Biodiversity Museum Day

Stuck at home? Bored? Stressed?
​Find some roly-polies! Watch bees! 

How to Collect Insects
Common Insects- Info Sheets
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READ more about insects!
​Need some good reading about arthropods and the people who study them, plus amazing backyard photos of insects?  Kathy Keatley Garvey, our department's communications guru, has faithfully maintained this great blog about all things insects.
Bug Squad

WATCH these 5 minute nature videos
Deep Look a series of on-line videos from KQED, the public broadcasting system in San Francisco. Some favorite titles that stem from UC Davis are:
"A Tse-tse fly births one enormous milk-fed baby" (with the UC Davis Attardo Lab)
"Watch this bee build her bee-jeweled nest" (with the UC Davis Vannette Lab)
Deep Look
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News

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(Photo left to right is the artist Solomon Bassoff  of   Faducci LLC,   and Lynn Kimsey, Bohart Museum Director.   Photo courtesy of Solomon Bassoff.) 

Tardigrade sculpture gets installed!


The water bear or   tardigrade  sculpture got installed in front the  Bohart Museum of Entomology on February 4. It promises not only to be a cuddly campus landmark but it may be the world's largest—and only—sculpture of its kind. 

“I was so excited to see it on the truck,” said Kimsey, who launched the project via a GoFundMe account two years ago. “Looking at pictures is one thing but the real thing was awesome and its really fun to see it in front of the building. "

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For more information read:
  • ​The Bug Squad Blog by Kathy  Keatley Garvey
  • Got to the Bohart's    tardigrade page

 Could Giant Asian Hornets establish in California?

Picture Giant Asian Hornet wearing a tracking device. (Photo courtesy of the Washington State Department of Agriculture.)
On October 24, entomologists with the Washington State Department of Agriculture successfully tracked and captured a nest of Giant Asian Hornets (Vespa mandarinia) in their state.  Could they ever successfully establish in California?

Prof. Lynn  Kimsey will be discussing  "murder hornets" in a   live Zoom webinar on Tuesday, Feb.  18 at  1:00 p.m. as part of the Biodiversity Museum Day/Month events. 

Click here for more ​information

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The Bohart gift shop is now on-line!

Know someone who needs a dragonfly t-shirt or a tardigrade sweatshirt to brighten their day. Is their a young entomologist in your life that could use a net?
On-line Bohart Gift Shop

Welcome Video with Director Lynn Kimsey

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We have a new way to stay connected!


PARKING and MAPS click here.

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
  • Home
  • About
    • About the Museum
    • Richard M. Bohart
    • About Entomology
    • Research >
      • DIY Cabbage White Life Cycle
  • Visiting Us & Outreach
    • Visit Us >
      • Insects in Agriculture Open House
      • Moth Virtual Open House
      • On-line Gift Shop
      • Visiting the Museum
      • Maps & Parking
      • Weekend Events
    • Outreach Programs >
      • Educational Material Loans
      • Summer Camps
      • Tours & Traveling Programs
  • Join & Give
    • Volunteer
    • Bohart Museum Society
    • Donate Specimens
  • Contact Us
    • Faculty & Staff
    • Services
  • Museum Resources
    • Insect Info Sheets
    • How To Collect Insects
    • Special Collections
    • Tardigrade/Water Bear