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Stinging Insects of Summer

You've likely come across a bee, wasp, or hornet this summer. While these insects can cause...

Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 11:34 AM

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Author: Lauren Fordyce

Tags: bee (11), hornet (3), IPM (241), pest (247), pest management (210), sting (7), UC IPM (509), urban (58), wasp (11), yellowjacket (8)

Focus Area Tags: Family, Health, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Stay Away from Stinging Insects

The last weeks of summer are here and many are maximizing time outdoors, whether in yards, parks,...

Posted on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 9:54 AM

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Author: Elaine Lander

Tags: bees (103), honey bee (259), pest (247), Pest Notes (121), sting (7), summer (14), video (23), wasp (11), yellowjackets (10)

Focus Area Tags: Health, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Did You Miss the UC Davis-Based COVID-19 Symposium?

If you missed the UC Davis-based Third COVID-19 Symposium, headlined by Dr. Robert Gallo, not to...

Dr. Robert Gallo discussed vaccines at the UC Davis-based COVID-19 Symposium on June 3. (Screen shot)

Dr. Robert Gallo discussed vaccines at the UC Davis-based COVID-19 Symposium on June 3. (Screen shot)

Honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. offered his comments on whether bee sting therapy could be a treatment for COVID-19 patients. (Screen shot)

Honey bee geneticist Robert E. Page Jr. offered his comments on whether bee sting therapy could be a treatment for COVID-19 patients. (Screen shot)

Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 5:35 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Robert E. Page Jr. bee sting therapy (0), Robert Gallo (0), UC Davis Chancellor Gary May (0), UC Davis-Based COVID-19 Symposium (0), vaccines (0), Walter Leal (0)

Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Health, Innovation

Using hydrogels to develop a yellowjacket bait

Many parks, recreational areas, and outdoor venues in California are home to yellowjacket wasps...

Posted on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 9:00 AM

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Author: Dong-Hwan Choe
Author: Kathleen Campbell
Author: Michael K Rust
Posted by: Elaine Lander

Tags: bait (10), bite (18), Campbell (1), control (72), Dong-Hwan Choe (5), fipronil (3), Michael Rust (3), nuisance (8), pest management (210), pests (98), sting (7), UC IPM (509), yellowjackets (10)

Focus Area Tags: Innovation, Natural Resources, Pest Management, Yard & Garden

Invasive Spotlight: Red Imported Fire Ant

The red imported fire ant, or RIFA for short, is no ordinary red ant. This invasive pest lives up...

White pustules from red imported fire ant sting. (Credit: Texas Agricultural Extension Service)

White pustules from red imported fire ant sting. (Credit: Texas Agricultural Extension Service)

Southern fire ant fire ant worker with red head and thorax and dark abdomen. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)

Southern fire ant fire ant worker with red head and thorax and dark abdomen. (Credit: Jack Kelly Clark)

Posted on Friday, June 8, 2018 at 10:00 PM

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Tags: bite (18), CDFA (45), invasive species (43), nurseries (4), pest (247), red imported fire ant (2), RIFA (1), southern California (8), sting (7), UC IPM (509), venom (2)

Focus Area Tags: Pest Management, Yard & Garden

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Posts Tagged: sting

Stinging Insects of Summer

Stay Away from Stinging Insects

Did You Miss the UC Davis-Based COVID-19 Symposium?

Using hydrogels to develop a yellowjacket bait

Invasive Spotlight: Red Imported Fire Ant

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