Six-Legs Gallery

UCR senior Liz Gonzalez is carrying out an independent research project to investigate whether ant nests facilitate movement of entomopathogenic nematodes.

Here, she collects Argentine ants from Ag Ops.

Members of the Purcell lab at UCR work with students in Professor Werner-Fraczek’s class at Moreno Valley College to test aggression levels between local ants.

Professor Jessica Purcell works with students to deploy a malaise trap

Former UCR undergraduate student Jose Avilez inspects a wood ant mound during a field course run by Professors Purcell and Brelsford.

Professor Bill Walton helps students sample the aquatic insect community in a local stream.

The students then learn to use the composition of the aquatic insect community to assess stream quality.

Six Legs

Six-Legs Gallery

Department of Entomology

COLLEGE OF NATURAL &
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Six-Legs Gallery

COLLEGE OF NATURAL & AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

COLLEGE OF NATURAL &
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES