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Three kinds of carpenter bees call California home, according to David Headrick, Cal Poly professor emeritus of entomology and pest management.—Sarah Linn
april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026 Rachel Fordyce, a technician at an entomology lab at Cornell University, was walking through East Lawn Cemetery when something caught her attention.—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 Rachel Fordyce, a technician in an entomology lab at Cornell University, noticed an unusually high number of bees while walking through the cemetery.—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026 In an entomology group on Facebook, melittologists, scientists who focus on bees, had the answer.—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entomology
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Etymology
French entomologie, from Greek entomon insect (from neuter of entomos cut up, from en- + temnein to cut) + French -logie -logy — more at tome