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Neonicotinoids In Water
Male Carpenter Bee Landing on a FlowerThe overuse of neonicotinoids has led to increased levels of enviromental contamination. Several studies have found neonicotinoid contamination in ground water...
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Lice and the Typhus Vaccine
Body louseTyphus epidemics were common in the first half of the 20th century. The most effective means of managing epidemics was vaccination. Dr Rudolf Weigl developed the first truly effective vaccine...
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Lice and the Typhus Vaccine II
Body louseWhen WWII came to Europe, Lwow, Poland was occupied by Nazi Germany and many of its Polish and Jewish elites were killed or deported. Poles who could be of some use were allowed to remain. Dr...
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Promoting the Vegetarian Lifestyle
Lone Star TickPhoto: CDC The lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum is associated with deer populations in the Southeastern US. By the middle of the 20th century, deer populations had been hunted almost...
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Chikungunya In the Caribbean
Mosquito Bite Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted by the yellow fever mosquito and is native to Africa. In late 2013, it appeared in the Caribbean. Chikungunya was first identified in Africa in...
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Death By Insect
Philadelphia Bees Close Toll BoothThe Bureau of Labor Statistics keeps data on workplace safety. Data can be useful in addressing the most important risks that make our workplaces hazardous. The number...
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Indian Ear Cricket
Doctor extracts cricket from patient’s earInsects occasionally enter the ear canal and become lodged. Most commonly, the insect is a cockroach, but other species get in the act. Indian House Crickets,...
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Living With Lighting
Moths and Other Insects Attracted to a Mercury Vapour LightLights at night are marketed as promoting safety and in widespread use in areas inhabited by humans. Lighting can inadvertently lead to large...
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Living With Bed Bugs
Underside of Immature Bed BugBed bugs in multiple unit apartment buildings create a pest control challenge. Treating an infestation at the level of a single unit is often unsuccessful because bed bugs...
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The Bed Bug Horror Show
Bed Bug BitesWhen going to the movies, beware. The true horror may not be on the silver screen but lurking under your seat. A Florida couple reported bites after visiting a theater in Hollywood,...
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Resistance To Yellow Fever
Mosquito MouthpartsAnnually, over a quarter million people (mostly in the tropics) are estimated to contract yellow fever and about 30,000 die, a rate slightly over 10 percent. This rate does not...
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Living With Vector Biology
MosquitoGlobal political power is often exercised through the use of military deployments to foreign lands. One limitation to the use of military force has been foreign diseases and susceptibility of...
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Rat FleaThe bubonic plague has been reduced to a low incidence level in most of the world. Our understanding of disease transmission and the importance of controlling both the rodent population and the...
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Plague Vectors
The Human Flea, Pulex irritans Image: CDCThe most studied of the bubonic plague vectors is the Oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis. This flea is considered the primary vector of bubonic plague in...
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Plague Origens
Rat FleaThe bubonic plague is quiescent for long periods, then suddenly erupts as a major disease. One of the puzzles is why it does this. Part of the answer is development of resistance in host...
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Flea ID
Cat With Flea DermititisHistorically, morphological characters have been used to identify insect species. Often morphological differences between species are slight and require careful examination by...
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Turkey for Thanksgiving
Sticktight Flea Infesting on the Head of a Turkey Photo: P.E. Kaufman, U. FL.Turkey is associated with Thanksgiving feasts. However, holiday revelers are not the only ones feeding on turkeys. A variety...
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Scoripion + Centipede Arthritis Treatment
House CentipedeFolk Medicine has relied on nature’s chemical factories for therapeutic agents. Arthropods produce a vast array of chemicals that have been selected for their utility. Modern medicine is...
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Hostel To Hospital
Bed Bug BitesCarolyn Archer of the chronicle.com.au reports on two young women who traveled to Bundaberg, Australia on vacation working tour. They stayed at a hostel and worked jobs at local farms as...
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Hearing the Problem
Bed Bug BitesProblems that require coordination among individuals often cannot be fixed without government help. Government has the ability to pass and enforce regulations that require people to...
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