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How to Avoid Being “Bitten” by Mosquitoes

By Brooke Garcia

Have you ever wondered how to reduce the chances of being bitten by mosquitos?  The K-State Extension Entomology Newsletter has a great post within their June 24th, 2021 No. 12 issues about “How to Avoid Being “Bitten” by Mosquitoes.”

Photo by: Susan Ellis, Bugwood.org

The recent post features:

  1. Source Reduction
  2. Personal Protection
  3. Insecticides
  4. What does NOT work against mosquitos

Read more on the Entomology Newsletter here.

1, 2, 3…..look for bagworms!

By Brooke Garcia

The June 11, 2021 issue of the Extension Entomology Newsletter featured a recent post on Bagworms. The cool weather may have slowed the development of these landscape insect pests, but they are still going to be present this summer in the Kansas landscape on broadleaf and evergreen trees and shrubs.

Learn more in the Entomology Newsletter here: https://entomology.k-state.edu/doc/extension-newsletters/2021/KSInsectNewsletter%2010.pdf

Photo by: William Fountain at the University of Kentucky