As the prime garden season winds down, you might think you wouldn’t have to deal with pests in the garden. You would be wrong. Especially after that unexpected rainfall we had a few weeks ago. Do you know what lots of rain followed by warm weather means? Yes, mosquitoes! Just when all the rain gutters, […]
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HumBug: Heartworm
I caught a new bug recently. Unfortunately, it was not the kind I could skewer with a pin and put in a frame, but the kind where you’re supposed to drink plenty of fluids and get some rest. So I took the opportunity to do a bit of online research to answer a question recently […]
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Humboldt Resident Contracts West Nile Virus
Humboldt County has its first confirmed case of West Nile Virus in four years, but officials believe the risk is minimal because the infected resident contracted the virus while travelling abroad. The resident was asymptomatic and the virus was detected during a routine blood donation screening, according to a press release. West Nile — which […]
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HumBug: Ethics of Annihilation
The Olympics in Rio and the Zika virus have brought an ongoing ethical debate to the fore. If in the future mankind can use genetic engineering to wipe out mosquitoes that carry horrible diseases, should we? Previously, I mentioned that the humble mosquito is considered to be the single deadliest animal on the planet, transmitting […]