Dr. Waheed Bajwa and the Health Department’s Office of Vector Surveillance and Control work all year to protect New York City from a summertime West Nile virus outbreak.
Tag: Insects
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Want to Help Feathered Friends Beat the Heat? Get a Birdbath.
A well-placed, properly maintained birdbath can be a vital resource for birds and other wildlife, and needn’t attract mosquitoes
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Swarms of Bugs Are Alarming New Yorkers Rattled by Smoky Skies
New Yorkers, already alarmed about smoky skies, have been complaining about swarms of insects that appear to be aphids.
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A Nevada City Confronts Millions of Smelly Mormon Crickets
Residents in Elko have tried to use chemicals, pressurized washers and hot water mixed with bleach to remove the insects, which stink when they’re dead.
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Inside the Scramble to Make a Half-Million Ants Feel at Home
The American Museum of Natural History is unveiling an enormous new exhibit of leafcutter ants. Making it happen was no picnic.