Jul 8, 2021Stephanie Brinker, MPH
Summer is here! But that means so are the biting insects…. Ugh. Mosquitoes, ticks, chiggers, fleas, and biting flies seem impossible to avoid when the weather heats up. They’re really annoying and they can post a pretty big health risk. Mosquitoes and ticks...
Sep 23, 2020Valerie Gallardo-Buenrostro
Everyone wants to have a place to call home, somewhere you can eat, sleep and hangout with your friends and family. But people aren’t the only ones who want a home – rodents, ants, mosquitos, flies and cockroaches do too! If you suddenly find yourself with...
May 30, 2019Karen Wang, PhD
(pun intended) DiatomaceousEarth is made from the grinding up the remains of teeny tiny aquatic creatures called diatoms into a fine powder. This powder is safe for humans (but make sure you wear a mask while applying) and pets but kills insects like fleas and ticks!...
May 28, 2019Karen Wang, PhD
There could be bugs lurking in those bushes and those annoying critters do more than just cause an itchy bite- they can also carry some pretty nasty diseases . Our link in bio breaks down the biggest vector-borne diseases, the symptoms associated with each, and the...
Jun 21, 2018Denise Patel, MPH
Summer’s officially here, and after some crazy winter weather, we are more than ready to pack up the camping gear for a weekend in the woods or head to the park for a picnic. As we humans keep putting more global warming gases into the air, there’s no...
