Feb. 9, 2010
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| Praying mantis is one of the live insects at the Bohart Museum of Entomology. Click to enlarge. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) |
DAVIS--The Bohart Museum of Entomology, which houses more than seven million insect specimens, will be open on Saturday, Feb. 13 from 1 to 5 p.m. to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The theme is “What Is a Kissing Bug?”
The Bohart Museum also will be open on two other Saturdays and a Sunday to mark several days: St. Patrick’s Day, UC Davis Picnic Day and Mother’s Day.
“The weekend openings are in response to working people and parents who can't visit us during the week,” said Tabatha Yang, education and outreach coordinator for the Bohart Museum of Entomology, located at 1124 Academic Surge on the UC Davis campus.
“For these events we'll be highlighting some of the animals at the Bohart which get overlooked,” Yang said. “On Feb. 13, we’ll let the kissing bugs have their 15 minutes of fame.”
On Sunday, March 21, in keeping with St. Patrick’s Day, the theme is “What Has Six Legs and Is Green All Over?” Hours are from 1 to 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 17 is the traditional UC Davis Picnic Day, when the Bohart will be open all day.
Saturday, May 8 will be “Moth-ers Day,” focusing on moths. The Bohart will be open from 1 to 5 p.m.
The Bohart, which is closed on Fridays, is open weekdays, Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. Tours can be arranged by contactingYang at tabyang@ucdavis.edu or (530) 752-0493 or (530)-752-9464. “Due to limited space, groups need to call ahead and book a tour other than on the weekend openings,” she said.
The Bohart Museum, founded in 1946 by the late Richard M. Bohart, former chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology, is directed by Lynn Kimsey, professor and vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology.
Dedicated to teaching, research and service, the museum houses the seventh largest insect collection in North America. The museum also includes live insects such as Madagascar hissing cockroaches, walking sticks and walking leaves in the "petting zoo."
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--Kathy Keatley Garvey
Communications specialist
UC Davis Department of Entomology
(530) 754-6894
