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Posts about Insects from the Nature Notebook
Tick Talk
Ticks are native insects that carry dangerous vector-borne illnesses. Ticks can be found in all sections of the San Dieguito River Park. While they are most commonly found in the warmer months, they are active all year around. Ticks in San Diego County have tested positive for Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Fever, and Tularemia, also… Read More »
SDRP Insect Survey Completes First Year of Data Collection
For eight weeks a year, as you drive north on I-5 you can see what looks like a backpacker’s tent perched near the water of the San Dieguito Lagoon just east of the freeway. Who would camp there? Nobody. What looks like a tent is really a malaise trap, an apparatus for sampling flying insects.… Read More »
