Month: June 2015

Summer has arrived, and so have the Mosquitoes

Welcoming the first official day of summer means welcoming more time in the fresh air and sunshine. But it also means a greater chance of itchy, and potentially dangerous, mosquito bites. Mosquito bites can be a serious threat to public health. According to the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA), more than one million people worldwide … Continued

Aaron Hobbs Emphasizes Complexity of Pollinator Health on NPR’s To the Point

The May 29 To the Point program on KCRW 89.9 with guest host Barbara Bogaev focused on the decline of honeybee populations across the United States. RISE president Aaron Hobbs was invited as a panelist on the program, “The Mysteriously Disappearing Honeybees,”   where he discussed the complexity of pollinator health alongside other panel members: Bryan … Continued

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