Posts Tagged: Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America

Congrats, UC Linnaean Games Team!

Congrats to the University of California Linnaean Games Team! They know their insects! The UC team, which swept the national championship last year, just won the regional competition Monday night at the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA) meeting in San Diego. The Linnaean...

In a scene from the 2018 national Linnaean Games championships, Brendon Boudinot answers a question. Team captain Ralph Washington Jr. looks on. (ESA Photo)

In a scene from the 2018 national Linnaean Games championships, Brendon Boudinot answers a question. Team captain Ralph Washington Jr. looks on. (ESA Photo)

Spotlighting the Work of Bee Expert Robbin Thorp

An honor well deserved. When the 103rd annual meeting of the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America (PBESA) takes place March 31-April 3 in the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina, San Diego, something very special will happen. Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp,...

Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, will be honored at a special symposium April 2 at the 103rd annual meeting of the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, will be honored at a special symposium April 2 at the 103rd annual meeting of the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Robbin Thorp, UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, shows UC master gardener Kathy Ziccardi his collection of native bee specimens. The event: a Celebration of Bees in Mill Valley in 2011.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Robbin Thorp, UC Davis distinguished emeritus professor of entomology, shows UC master gardener Kathy Ziccardi his collection of native bee specimens. The event: a Celebration of Bees in Mill Valley in 2011.(Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, a global authority on bumble bees and other native bees, co-authored two major books in 2014. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, a global authority on bumble bees and other native bees, co-authored two major books in 2014. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Robbin Thorp (standing, far right, yellow shirt), an instructor at The Bee Course, with students and fellow instructors.

Robbin Thorp (standing, far right, yellow shirt), an instructor at The Bee Course, with students and fellow instructors.

Congrats to The Bee Team!

Congrats to “The Bee Team” at the University of California, Davis. The one-of-a-kind team, comprised of five Department of Entomology faculty members, received the coveted team award from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA), for their collaborative work...

The Bee Team (from left) Eric Mussen, Neal Williams, Robbin Thorp, Lynn Kimsey and Brian Johnson. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Bee Team (from left) Eric Mussen, Neal Williams, Robbin Thorp, Lynn Kimsey and Brian Johnson. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

High Honor

Charles W.Woodworth would have been proud.When the C. W. Woodworth Award, the highest award offered by the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America (PBESA) was awarded this week to chemical ecologist Walter Leal, professor of entomology at UC Davis, it linked two entomology...

Brian Holden and Walter Leal

CHEMICAL ECOLOGIST Walter Leal (right) is the 2010 recipient of the prestigious C. W. Woodworth Award, presented by Woodworth's great-grandson Brian Holden (left) at the 94th annual meeting of the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America. (Courtesy Photo)

Charles W. Woodworth

NOTED AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGIST Charles W. Woodworth, shown here reading at his desk, is memorialized with the C. W. Woodworth Award, presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America. (Photo Courtesy of Brian Holden)

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