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The dengue mosquito, Aedes aegypti. (Photo courtesy of James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Fevers from the Forest

November 28, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Fevers from the forest... Dengue is one of them. Dengue, transmitted by the daybiting Aedes aegypti mosquito, globally infects 50 to 100 million people yearly, according to dengue expert Tom Scott, professor of entomology at UC Davis. At risk are some 2.
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Bug Girl talks with Ayanava Majumdar, Auburn University, Alabama. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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'I Am Bug Girl'

November 25, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Gotta love that Bug Girl. Oh, sure, there are lots of bug girls and bug boys out there--bug women, bug men and real insects, too--but there's only one Bug Girl. She's the one who writes that witty/informative/tell-it-like-it-is-not-what-you-want-it-to-be bug blog called...drum roll...Bug Girl.
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Gulf fritillary nectaring a passionflower vine. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Grateful for the Gulf Frits!

November 24, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
It's Thanksgiving, and time to be grateful. In the bug world, we're all grateful for the people who study insects, monitor them, and share information to impart scientific data and help save declining species.
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Metallic green sweat bee (Agapostemon texanus) on coneflower. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Tiny Saviors in Our Backyard

November 23, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're interested in native bees, you'll want to read the newly published University of California research article, "Tiny Saviors in Our Backyard.
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UC Davis team of Matan Shelomi, Mohammad-Amir Aghaee, Meredith Cenzer and Andrew Merwin competed in the semi-finals. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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What's That Again?

November 22, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Quick! Answer this question: Until recently, praying mantids were thought to be deaf. We now know that 65 percent of all mantid species can hear.
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This flame skimmer was one of the entries accepted into the 2011 Insect Salon. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Insect Salon: Fantastic Captures

November 21, 2011
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
If you're into macro photography of insects, you'll want to check out the amazing photos that won awards, or were accepted into the international Insect Salon competition, affiliated with the Entomological Society of America (ESA) and the Peoria Camera Club, Illinois.
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

California Invasive Plant Council honors Weed Specialist DiTomaso

November 21, 2011
By Gale Perez
Cooperative Extension Specialist Joe DiTomaso has received the Jake Sigg Award for Vision and Dedicated Service from the California Invasive Plant Council (Cal-IPC), the highest honored bestowed each year by the group which works to protect Californias lands and waters from invasive plants through s...
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UC Weed Science (weed control, management, ecology, and minutia): Article

Recently revised: Field Bindweed Pest Notes

November 21, 2011
By Gale Perez
The Field Bindweed Pest Notes (Publ. 7462) has been revised. View the publication information online or as a PDF (http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7462.html.) Pest Notes are produced by the UC Statewide IPM Program.
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