Tag Archives: Los Angeles County

Insects proliferate in urban areas of Los Angeles – volunteers’ traps reveal biodiversity hotspots for urban insects and spiders

Proximity to mountains and year-round temperature stability are the most important determinants of insect biodiversity in Los Angeles, according to a study we co-authored with Brian V. Brown of the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History and colleagues at the University of Southern California and California State University. The project used data from the BioSCAN… Read More »

Los Angeles releases thousands of sterile males to fend off aggressive female mosquitoes

Mosquito fighters in Los Angeles are adding another weapon to their arsenal: more mosquitoes. The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District on Thursday launched a pilot program to release tens of thousands of irradiated, lab-grown mosquitoes into the local environment. These mosquitoes are all male and have been sterilized by radiation; So the hope… Read More »

What you need to do to watch safely

Last year, a child uses special glasses to watch from San Antonio as the moon moves in front of the sun during a solar eclipse. (Eric Gay / Associated Press) Grab your eclipse glasses; Weather permitting, Los Angeles County and the rest of California will get a glimpse of the rare total eclipse on Monday.… Read More »