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Free Press, CBC: City combats forest tent caterpillar outbreak

May 31, 2016 — 
There’s nothing out of the ordinary

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TVO: Mosquito Swat Team

May 26, 2016 — 
Watch this discussion on the perils of killing mosquitoes

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Knaves turn’d Honest

Bee squad brings ‘A’ game to competition

May 18, 2016 — 
Competition challenged participants to create a bee house for 80-100 solitary nesting bees, a species under threat from habitat loss

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Sustainability

Wpg Sun: University of Manitoba buzzing about bee house design competition

April 27, 2016 — 
Have you ever wanted to design a house but thought it might be too much to do?

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Solitary nesting bees, like this native leafcutter bee, will get better houses that will augment their numbers through a University of Manitoba open competition.

Bee Q&A

March 22, 2016 — 
What's up with bees needing our help?

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CBC: Design competition gives Winnipeg bees homes

March 4, 2016 — 
These are for bees that are already found within the city

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Illustration of bees in hardhats building homes

Addressing the housing challenges of bees

March 1, 2016 — 
Competition to design houses for nesting bees that will help populations rebound

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Tachinid fly

Some of our favourite stories of 2015

December 26, 2015 — 
The UM Today team thought we’d share some of our fun favourites with you from this past year

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It’s wasp season; here’s what you need to know

August 6, 2015 — 
Pesky wasps in your backyard? Professor Rob Currie explains how to deal with a nest and how to keep them away

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Blacklegged ticks on a finger

Ticks 101

June 5, 2015 — 
How to identify different types of ticks

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