Jason Bond | Entomology and Nematology

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Bohart Museum Society Celebrates Halloween

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
October 30, 2026

(See Photo Gallery)The Bohart Museum Society of the Bohart Museum of Entomology honored UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emerita Lynn Kimsey, the retired director of both the museum and the society, at its annual pre-Halloween party at the Bohart Museum.Kimsey,

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Bohart Museum Society Hosts Annual Halloween Party

The Bohart Museum Society of the Bohart Museum of Entomology honored UC Davis Distinguished Professor Emerita Lynn Kimsey, the retired director of both the museum and the society, at its annual pre-Halloween party at the Bohart Museum.

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Ready for UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day?

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
February 20, 2026

All systems are "go" for the 15th Annual UC Davis Biodiversity Museum Day, set Saturday, Feb. 21.

The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences leadership team, as announced Oct. 7 by Dean Ashley Stokes. From left are Jason Bond, Anne Todgham and Amanda Guyer (Jael Mackendorf / UC Davis)

Professor Jason Bond: Newly Selected Executive Associate Dean of CA&ES

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
October 07, 2025

Professor Jason Bond, the Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and the former associate dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CA&ES) under the Helene Dillard administration, is the newly selected executive associate dean of CA&ES.

He had previously served several months as interim executive associate dean.

Screen shot of Professor Jason Bond's presentation to the National Institute of Biology, Slovenia.

Our Scientist in Slovenia

by By Kathy Keatley Garvey
September 10, 2025

Professor Jason Bond of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology is completing a project at the National Institute of Biology (NIB), Slovenia, as part of his Fulbright Specialist Program award.

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Iris Quayle: Off to Africa to Research Darkling Beetles

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
June 26, 2025

It's off to Africa for six months to research darkling beetles.

And Iris Quayle could not be more excited.

Professor Jason Bond pictured in his office in 2018, when he joined the UC Davis faculty. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

PBESA Honors Four UC Davis-Affiliated Scientists

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
February 05, 2025

The Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA), singled out three members of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, and a UC Davis doctoral alumnus for special awards. The complete list was announced today (Feb. 5).

Professor Jason Bond is the recipient of the PBESA Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity Award

Jason Bond Named Recipient of PBESA Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity Award

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
February 05, 2025

Professor Jason Bond of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, described as “a powerhouse in the world of systematics and arachnology,” is the newly selected recipient of the 2025 Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity Award from the Pacific Branch, Entomological Society of America (PBESA).

Be on the lookout for a cabbage white butterfly for the 2025 "Beer-for-a-Butterfly" Contest. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Swapping a Butterfly for a Pitcher of Beer

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
December 20, 2024

Suds for a bug?

The annual “Beer for a Butterfly” contest, launched in 1972 by butterfly guru Art Shapiro, now a UC Davis distinguished professor emeritus, gets underway Jan. 1.

The person who finds the first live cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae, of the year in the three-county area of Sacramento, Yolo and Solano, will receive a pitcher of beer or its equivalent.

UC Davis doctoral candidates Christofer Brothers, who studies dragonflies, and Emma "Em" Jochim, who studies spiders, will be presenting talks at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Nov. 2. Brothers is wearing a dragonfly Halloween costume from the Bohart Museum Society's pre-Halloween party. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bohart Museum Open House to Focus on Dragonflies and Spiders

by Kathy Keatley Garvey
October 29, 2024

Dragonflies and spiders!

The Bohart Museum of Entomology open house on Saturday, Nov. 2 will feature talks by UC Davis doctoral candidates Christofer Brothers, a dragonfly specialist, and Emma “Em” Jochim, a spider specialist.

The event, free and family friendly and the last open house of the year, takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane. Parking is also free.