Posts Tagged: CDC
Invasive Spotlight: Zika Virus
![Adult female mosquito, Aedes egypti. [J. Gathany] Adult female mosquito, Aedes egypti. [J. Gathany]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/41882small.jpg)
The Zika virus is spread to people mainly through the bite of an infected mosquito, mostly Aedes...
Zika, Mosquitoes, and Repellents
![Adult female mosquit, Aedes aegypti. [J. Gathany, CDC.] Adult female mosquit, Aedes aegypti. [J. Gathany, CDC.]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/38419small.jpg)
[From the August 2016 issue of the UC IPM Retail Newsletter] Concerns over the Zika virus have...
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Protect Yourself from the Zika Virus
![Aedes mosquito on human skin. [USDA] Aedes mosquito on human skin. [USDA]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/35056small.jpg)
You've probably heard about the Zika virus, a recent hot topic in the news headlines. A new...
'Kissing bug' not a new pest in California

Conenose or ‘kissing bugs' (Triatoma spp.) have received a good deal of press from CBS...
Adult western corsair bugs (Rasahus thoracicus) are insect predators and have a distinct orange spot on each wing. They do inflict a painful bite to humans, but are not blood-suckers.
Adult spined assassin bug, a predator of other insects.
Adult squash bug, a plant pest.