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- Mosquitos Are A Hazard To Your Pet's Health Too!
None of us likes to be bitten by mosquitoes and sometimes it is easy to
forget that our
pets suffer from mosquito bites too.
Mosquitoes feed on bloo...
Author: Scottie Johnson - Date: June 5, 2005
- Of gallflies, bees, mosquitoes and butterflies: researchers to discuss insects
The Ecological Society of America is proud to host its 86th Annual Meeting
this year in Madison, Wisconsin from August 5-10. Over 3,000 scientists wi...
Author: Kyle Smit - Date: January 10, 2004
- Amateurs and professionals flock to the fifth annual birding and wildlife festival on Florida's space coast
This annual event, Florida’s first major birding festival, offers five days of exceptional seminars, workshops, and high quality field trips, providin...
Author: Kyle Smit - Date: February 1, 2006
- City issues report on mosquito control activities
The City of St. Louis issued an update today on its efforts to control the mosquito population and thereby reduce the spread of West Nile virus. Becau...
Author: Kyle Smit - Date: March 15, 2006
- Coleman Introduces Revolutionary Technology In Mosquito Control
The Coleman Company, Inc., announces the introduction of the Mosquito Deleto™ System – a new line of mosquito control products that works overtime in ...
Author: Kyle Smit - Date: July 24, 2005
- DC Department of Health issues West Nile Virus update
The District of Columbia Department of Health (DOH) reported at the Mayor’s press briefing today that 40 mosquito pools tested positive for West Nile ...
Author: Kyle Smit - Date: January 10, 2004
- Embargo on importation of Dracaena shipped in standing water
On July 2, CDC implemented an embargo on the importation of Dracaena shipments in
standing water, which could introduce mosquito species not wi...
Author: Kyle Smit - Date: January 10, 2004
- Flying-insect Trap Could Ease Lady Beetle Nuisance
A new indoor trap uses a blacklight to capture flying insects,
including a pesky ladybug species that sometimes clusters inside homes, Agriculture
Sec...
Author: Kyle Smit - Date: August 14, 2005
- HealthPartners Clinics reports increase in insect stings
The number of
patients calling HealthPartners clinics for medical advice about wasp and
other insect stings has increased dramatically in the past m...
Author: Kyle Smit - Date: January 10, 2004
- National Geographic explorer dares to venture into the land of the great Grizzlies
As thousands of people flock to the country’s national parks this summer, some will cross paths—unintentionally—with hungry, curious bears. But who wo...
Author: Kyle Smit - Date: January 10, 2004
- New species of mosquito found in Connecticut by Peabody Museum curator
Two adult Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus, East Asian mosquito species new to Connecticut, were discovered this month in collections made in June, 1998,
by ...
Author: Kyle Smit - Date: January 10, 2004
- Vitex to present research in red blood cells
V.I. Technologies,
Inc. (Vitex), a biotechnology company dedicated to improving
the safety of the transfusion blood supply by pathogen reduction or ...
Author: Kyle Smit - Date: January 9, 2004
- City responds to West Nile Virus threat
As a preventive measure, in response to the West Nile Virus, the City of Auburn has increased its mosquito control efforts. Beginning Monday, the City...
Author: Kyle Smits - Date: March 19, 2006
- Florida mosquito monitoring intensifies along with risk of disease
Summer may mean warmer weather, but hot, humid temperatures also increase the number of mosquitoes -- a summertime nuisance that can carry a deadly di...
Author: Kyle Smit - Date: January 9, 2004
- Hidden Dangers In Your Backyard
Warm summer evenings engender images of outdoor barbeques, poolside parties, and leisurely hours in the garden. Lurking just below our consciousness ...
Author: Kyle Smit - Date: May 15, 2005
- Beneficial Insects Killed By UV Zapper
In the recent issue of Buzz Words (a Florida mosquito Control newsletter) a mention was made of an article published in Entomological News [Vol. 107 (...
Author: Jane Quinn - Date: February 22, 2006
- Deer mice near Lake Mathews test positive for Hantavirus
Blood samples
from two deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) trapped by the Northwest
Mosquito and Vector Control District at a site near Lake M...
Author: Jane Quinn - Date: January 8, 2004
- New initiative to research and develop drugs for the world’s most neglected diseases
In a unique initiative, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Nobel Prize winning Organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and four em...
Author: Jane Quinn - Date: January 8, 2004
- Anopheles gambiae Genome sequencing project
An international network of Anopheles gambiae researchers and genome sequencing centers meeting at the Institut Pasteur has agreed to the general prin...
Author: Jane Quinn - Date: February 12, 2006
- Pumatech's satellite forms MobileApp Designer software enables rapid development of application used to track disease-carrying mosquito populations
Pumatech, Inc., a leading provider
of synchronization software, development tools and services, today announced
that Advanced Computer Resources Cor...
Author: Jane Quinn - Date: January 7, 2004
- Emerging infections information now online
The St. Charles County Department of
Community Health and the Environment announced today that a new section
has been added to the department's exis...
Author: Jane Quinn - Date: January 7, 2004
- Infectious Diseases - 1944-present
Infectious diseases are mankind's leading causes of death, killing more than 17 million people worldwide every year. Costs of domestic research by U.S...
Author: Jane Quinn - Date: January 7, 2004
- Prof. Yoel Margalith receives Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
Prof. Yoel Margalith, from the Department of Life Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, will receive the prestigious Tyler Prize for Environ...
Author: Jane Quinn - Date: January 6, 2004
- DeGise to inspect mosquito control helicopter launch
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise will be on hand at Giants Stadium on Tuesday, July 29th at 10 a.m. to inspect the helicopter that is carrying out M...
Author: Jane Quinn - Date: January 6, 2004
- Don't Fall For West Nile Virus This Season
Sun, sweat and mosquito bites may seem like a distant memory, but the dangers of West Nile Virus continue until fall's first frost.
"Don't let the cha...
Author: Jane Quinn - Date: May 8, 2005
- Mosquito Control In Your Yard
The larva and pupa of all mosquito species live in water. In Michigan, mosquitoes utilize most aquatic environments (temporary and permanent) except f...
Author: Jane Quinn - Date: May 18, 2005
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