- Author: Dong-Hwan Choe
Oil-Based Pesticides Most Effective at Killing Contents of Brown Widow Spider Egg Sacs
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have found that pesticides in oil-based formulations are better than water-based formulations at penetrating the silk fibers of brown widow spider egg sacs
For the full news stories, click here.
For the Entomology Today blog article, click here.
For the full research article, click here.
/span>/h2>- Author: Dong-Hwan Choe
Pest Control Technology, September 2015 issue
[Bed Bug Supplement] Survey Sheds Light on Bed Bugs in Multi-Unit Housing
Supplement - Bed Bug Supplement
/span>/h3>/h2>/h2>/h2>- Author: Dong-Hwan Choe
Kevin Welzel (PhD graduate student in Choe laboratory) was invited as an entomologist for Ant-Man movie premiere (Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles) on June 29th, 2015.
There was a big formicarium (ant farm) set up at the end of the red carpet. Kevin's responsibilities were basically standing in front of the formicarium and answering all of the "bug-related questions" from the people who walked on the red carpet. Apparently, the event organizer purchased a bunch of Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (western harvester ant) for the formicarium.
Here are some pictures from the event.
Also, for the related online articles, check out the following links:
http://www.pctonline.com/UC-Riverside-Wetzel-Ant-Man-Premiere.aspx
- Author: Dong-Hwan Choe
Our Argentine ant research is mentioned in a recent news article written by UC Newsroom. To see the full article, click the link.
- Author: Dong-Hwan Choe
Our yellowjacket and Argentine ant research projects are featured in the Winter 2014 issue of the "Voice of PCOC", a quarterly magazine of Pest Control Operators of California.
Follow the link below to read the full article.
http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/CPCQ/CPCQ0414/index.php