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• Bed Bug Monitors Enable Early Detection

  Added May 13, 2013
  

  Bed bugs are quickly becoming major household nuisance pests. California has recently experienced a multitude of bed bug reports, with San Francisco now considered one of the Top 10 most infested...

• UC IPM Releases Management Guidelines for Goldenspotted Oak Borer

  Added April 29, 2013
  

  First identified in California in 2004, the goldspotted oak borer (GSOB), Agrilus auroguttatus, has killed more than 24,000 oak trees in San Diego County since its arrival, probably in the late...

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Bug Blog

• Promenade in the Pomegranates

  Added May 23, 2013
  

  What a match--honey bees and pomegranate blossoms. Watching the golden bees forage amid the brilliant red blossoms in the late afternoon is a delight to see, especially when the sun backlights...

• Where's Charlotte?

  Added May 22, 2013
  

  A spider web is one of nature's most marvelous wonders. It's art, it's architecture, and it's engineering. The silk is as beautiful as it is deceiving. It's 10 times stronger than Kevlar; as sticky...

• Where Do Foraging Bees Go to Die?

  Added May 21, 2013
  

  "Where do foraging bees go to die?" That question was asked this week of honey bee guru Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology, who serves as the statewide Extension...

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