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Mosquitoes: what’s the buzz?
As summer quickly approaches and we find ourselves getting outside a bit more, remember to take care to protect yourself from mosquitoes. According to Gary Goodman, District Manager of Sacramento Yolo Mosquito and Vector control, many residents are...
Mosquito Prevention
With recent rains in many parts of California and the weather warming up, it's time once again to think about mosquito prevention and control. Even though we are all mostly indoors right now, there are things we can do to reduce mosquito-breeding areas...
Mosquitoes in Garden Centers
This article was written for the UC IPM Retail Nursery and Garden Center News, a publication directed at retail nursery store employees. With the recent confirmed human West Nile virus deaths in California, it's important to understand how...
Invasive Spotlight: Zika Virus
![Adult female mosquito, Aedes egypti. [J. Gathany]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/41882small.jpg "Adult female mosquito, Aedes egypti. [J. Gathany]")
The Zika virus is spread to people mainly through the bite of an infected mosquito, mostly Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. People can also get the Zika virus through sexual contact with an infected person, and the virus can also be passed from a...
Zika, Mosquitoes, and Repellents
![Adult female mosquit, Aedes aegypti. [J. Gathany, CDC.]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/38419small.jpg "Adult female mosquit, Aedes aegypti. [J. Gathany, CDC.]")
[From the August 2016 issue of the UC IPM Retail Newsletter] Concerns over the Zika virus have been all over the news lately, so you may be getting questions about mosquito repellents and how customers can protect themselves from mosquitoes. The Zika...
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