Posts Tagged: bites
Itching and Infestations: Explaining the Unexplained
Most of us have experienced itchy skin from a biting insect at least once in our lives. Insects and...
Show Me the Honey: Two UC Davis Events
Honey is the soul of a field of flowers. It's also been called "the nectar of the gods." "The bee...
Honey is the soul of a field of flowers. This image was taken at April 2017 in a field on Bee Biology Road, University of California, Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee on a honeycomb at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Center, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
West Nile Virus vs Zika Virus Part II
In Part I, we discussed why mosquitoes bite, and which mosquito species can spread West Nile and...
Brown Recluse Spiders? Not in California!
[Reblog from Pests in the Urban Landscape] If you were to ask an audience of more than a few...
Mosquito and West Nile Virus Awareness Week
Warming temperatures combined with late spring rains create ideal conditions for mosquitoes to...