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MVCAC was saddened to learn of the passing of Bruce Eldridge. Bruce was a strong proponent of MVCAC, and he will be missed by many in our field. Below is an excerpt of a piece about Bruce from the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
by Kathy Keatley Garvey February 13, 2025
UC Davis professor emeritus Bruce Frederick Eldridge, an internationally recognized medical entomologist whose exemplary military, academic and administrative career spanned more than six decades, died Wednesday, Feb. 5 in Davis at age 91.
Dr. Eldridge began his entomology career in the U.S. Army, chairing the Department of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.C., from 1969 to 1977. He completed his 21-year military career in 1978, retiring as a colonel, and then served as professor and chair of the Oregon State University Department of Entomology from 1978 to 1986. He joined the UC Davis entomology faculty in 1986, and directed the statewide UC Mosquito Research Program (UCMRP) for 14 years.
A highlight of his career: receiving the international Harry Hoogstraal Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Entomology in 2007 from the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. At the time, Eldridge was one of only 15 entomologists to receive the award since 1987, and the third at UC Davis.
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