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Ivermectin: Pesticide Misuse in Humans

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Health Advisory recently in response...

Posted on Monday, September 6, 2021 at 12:00 PM

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Author: Karey Windbiel-Rojas
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Invasive Spotlight: Zika Virus

The Zika virus is spread to people mainly through the bite of an infected mosquito, mostly Aedes...

Posted on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 5:11 PM

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Author: Karey Windbiel-Rojas

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Zika, Mosquitoes, and Repellents

[From the August 2016 issue of the UC IPM Retail Newsletter] Concerns over the Zika virus have...

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Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 2:08 PM

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Author: Karey Windbiel-Rojas

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Protect Yourself from the Zika Virus

You've probably heard about the Zika virus, a recent hot topic in the news headlines. A new...

Posted on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 3:10 PM

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'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 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.