pesticides – The Loh Down On Science

Cantankerous Capybaras

December 10, 2021 Salma El-Azab

Call pest control – we’ve got a Capybara problem! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Termites and rats are bad enough! What if you woke up to find giant brown guinea pigs roaming around your lawn?! Capybaras, native to South America, are the largest rodents

Dyno-mites!

October 18, 2021 Lily Li

If you can’t stand the heat – get out of the beehive! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Bees are THE SWEETEST. But varroa destructor mites decimate THOUSANDS of bee colonies every year! Chemical pesticides for these mites can be toxic to bees and beekeepers.