Posts Tagged: disease

Using Disinfectants Correctly

Many people have increased their use of disinfectants and sanitizers due to the COVID-19 crisis. It is important to use these products correctly to ensure they are effective and to protect one's health. See the infograph below from the National Pesticide...

Infographic on disinfectants from National Pesticide Information Center.

Infographic on disinfectants from National Pesticide Information Center.

Murder Hornets! Everyone Calm Down

First thing first: "murder" hornets, or more correctly, the Asian giant hornet, have NOT been found in California. The term murder hornet is also not quite accurate. It attacks honey bees, which isn't desirable of course, but the important thing to...

Asian giant hornet (Courtesy WA Dept of Ag)

Asian giant hornet (Courtesy WA Dept of Ag)

Asian giant hornet look-alikes (Courtesy WA Dept of Ag)

Asian giant hornet look-alikes (Courtesy WA Dept of Ag)

Invasive Mosquitoes Found in Sacramento Area

From the Sacramento Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District:   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 20, 2019INVASIVE MOSQUITOES FOUND IN A NEW AREA OF CITRUS HEIGHTS Elk Grove, Ca. -- The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District...

West Nile and Mosquitoes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 10, 2019   FIRST MOSQUITO SAMPLE OF THE SEASON TESTS POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS  Elk Grove, Ca.—The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District  confirmed today that the first...

Gophers: Updated UC IPM Pest Notes

Just published! The recently updated version of the publication Pest Notes: Pocket Gophers has been added to the UC IPM website. http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7433.html Updated information about life cycle and control methods. Check it...

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