Category Archives: Pest Management

Interacting With Ekbom’s sufferers: Guidelines from the dermatology literature.

Posted on November 24, 2016 by

Infestations can be very difficult to handle in online science outreach projects. We do our best to give the best possible advice, but ultimately it’s an issue where you need boots on the ground. During our infestation post, we mentioned … Continue reading →

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Are Brown Widows as Dangerous as Black Widows?

Posted on November 6, 2016 by

Written by Joe Ballenger As a rule, Widows have pretty nasty venom. I was knocked on my butt for about 3 days after a bite I received from a Southern Widow (Lactrodectus mactans) after mishandling her. These sorts of incidents … Continue reading →

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I’m Afraid of Bed Bugs and Infestation … Help?

Posted on October 28, 2016 by

Written by Nancy Miorelli It’s no wonder people are afraid of bugs with how they’re portrayed in the media. It’s true that insects are our major competitors for both our food and our health and invade our homes. In my … Continue reading →

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Can Spiders Learn From Each Other?

Posted on July 2, 2016 by

Written by Joe Ballenger Your Name: Mark Your Bug Question: I have spiders in and around my house.  I eventually get around to removing their webs from hard to reach places like living room chandelier.  It takes so long that … Continue reading →

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What are carpet beetles doing on my cilantro?

Posted on June 25, 2016 by

Written by Joe Ballenger Dear Entomologist, Could you please help with a bug question. I found many small bugs on my cilantro flowers which look like carpet beetles. Should I be worried about them in my vegetable garden and or … Continue reading →

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Family Planning in The Age of Zika: How do I Avoid Mosquitoes?

Posted on June 6, 2016 by

I’ve seen you writing a lot about Zika virus, and I’m planning on starting a family soon. I was wondering, how worried do I need to be about this and how can I avoid the virus? A lot of what … Continue reading →

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Microcephaly, Zika, correlation, and causation: the science behind CDC’s confirmation of Zika and microcephaly

Posted on May 5, 2016 by

Written by Joe Ballenger I’m still following the Zika/Microcephaly literature. I’m not writing about every paper which comes out, but I am writing about the ones I feel are pretty important. The most recent ‘big paper’ came out in the … Continue reading →

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