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Posts Tagged: cockroaches
Swarms Visit the UC IPM Booth
Last Saturday, UC IPM staff greeted a swarm of visitors at their Picnic Day booth. Picnic Day, UC...
Retiring entomologist will be missed
He built a villa for termites, delighted school children with giant cockroaches, did...
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Vernard Lewis.
"Villa Termiti is still unique," said Vernard Lewis, shown standing in front of the structure he built to test termite management methods. "Who does that?" Build a building for infesting with bugs?"
Built at the UC Richmond Field Station in 1993, the 400-square-foot Villa Termiti has been fumigated, x-rayed and featured on the cover of Popular Mechanics.
Lewis, left, and Mike Haverty stand next to a termite mound in Kakadu National Park in Northern Australia.
Adult Madagascar hissing cockroach.
Lewis, right, describes his termite research to UC ANR colleagues Robin Meadows and Evett Kilmartin.
No "Ivory Tower" for Lewis, shown crawling out from under a house after inspecting for termites.
Reduce Clutter to Reduce Pests
![Female German cockroach with egg case. [J.K. Clark]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/43940small.jpg "Female German cockroach with egg case. [J.K. Clark]")
Most of us have clutter we've hidden away in closets, drawers, garages, or in other storage space....
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Female German cockroach with egg case. [J.K. Clark]
Fecal spots caused by bed bugs, with eggs and cast skins (exuviae) visible in the upper left-hand corner. [D.H. Choe]
Feces of house mouse, roof rat, Norway rat (L-R). W. Gelling
This cluttered garage has many hiding spaces for pests. [A. Schellman]
![This cluttered garage has many hiding spaces for pests. [A. Schellman]](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests/blogfiles/43939.jpg)
This cluttered garage has many hiding spaces for pests. [A. Schellman]
World Packrat Day and Pests
May 17 is World Packrat Day, a designated date for those who revel in collecting and keeping large...
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California drought may be causing shifts in pest behavior
![Male and female adult oriental cockroaches [UC IPM]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/32142small.jpg "Male and female adult oriental cockroaches [UC IPM]")
This summer, the media frequently reported an increase in the density of pests in the home and...
