Posts Tagged: vector
Mosquitoes: what’s the buzz?
As summer quickly approaches and we find ourselves getting outside a bit more, remember to take...
Mosquito Prevention
With recent rains in many parts of California and the weather warming up, it's time once again to...
Those Amazing Ticks: And How Hungry Ticks Work Harder to Find You
They ticked me off. Ticks can do that to you. I never think about ticks during the holiday...
Two Dermacentor occidentalis (Pacific Coast ticks) "collected" during a Sonoma outing: male on the left and female on right, as identified by Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology. They are about the size of a sesame seed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis Symposium to Target Zika, West Nile and Other Vector-Borne Diseases
They'll target Zika, West Nile, Chikungunya and other vector-borne diseases. The annual UC Davis...
This is Aedes aegypti, also known as "The Yellow Fever Mosquito." It transmits Zika and other viruses. (CDC Photo)
Mosquito and West Nile Virus Awareness Week
Warming temperatures combined with late spring rains create ideal conditions for mosquitoes to...