https://cnas.ucr.edu/ en https://cnas.ucr.edu/media/2020/10/29/termites-cant-hide-heat-and-essential-oils-finds-ucce-study <span>Termites can't hide from heat and essential oils, finds UCCE study</span> <span><span>ilseu</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-11-03T09:51:34-08:00" title="Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - 09:51">Tue, 11/03/2020 - 09:51</time> </span> <a href="https://cnas.ucr.edu/in-the-media">More CNAS in the Media</a> Pamela Kan-Rice | UC Agricultural &amp; Natural Resources <time datetime="2020-10-29T12:00:00Z">October 29, 2020</time> <p>UC ANR - Termites can eat you out of house and home by chewing through wood and weakening the structure. The results of a new termite study led by entomologists at UC Riverside may enable homeowners to&nbsp;rid their homes of termites with a safer,&nbsp;effective pest control approach.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>“Combining a volatile essential oil with heat might reduce callbacks for pest management professionals and potentially lead to lower risk of heat damage to things in the homes,” said <strong><a href="https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/dchoe003" target="_blank">Dong-Hwan Choe</a></strong>, UC Cooperative Extension specialist in the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside.</p> <figure role="group" class="embedded-entity align-center"> <div aria-label="UC ANR Experts work on making termite treatment less harmful to humans and pets" data-embed-button="media_browser" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.embedded" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="81120f1d-4e82-485f-be8e-fc35032c551b" data-langcode="en"><div> <div class="video-embed-field-provider-youtube video-embed-field-responsive-video"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vgz74JSOOmk?autoplay=0&amp;start=0&amp;rel=0" title="YouTube | Termite heat treatment- english" width="854"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> <figcaption>UC ANR Experts work on making termite treatment less harmful to humans and pets</figcaption> </figure> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a aria-label="Read the Article" class="btn-ucr" href="https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=44033" target="_blank" title="Read the Article">Read the Article</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="tags-title">Tags</div> <div class="tags-list"> <div><a href="https://cnas.ucr.edu/tags/department-entomology" hreflang="en">Department of Entomology</a></div> <div><a href="https://cnas.ucr.edu/tags/dong-hwan-choe" hreflang="en">Dong-Hwan Choe</a></div> <div><a href="https://cnas.ucr.edu/tags/termites" hreflang="en">Termites</a></div> <div><a href="https://cnas.ucr.edu/tags/uc-agriculture-and-natural-resources" hreflang="en">UC Agriculture and Natural Resources</a></div> </div> <div class="sharing-title">Share This</div><span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://cnas.ucr.edu/media/2020/10/29/termites-cant-hide-heat-and-essential-oils-finds-ucce-study" data-a2a-title="Termites can't hide from heat and essential oils, finds UCCE study"><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_x"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_plus"></a><a class="a2a_button_email"></a><a class="a2a_button_printfriendly"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share" aria-label="more options to share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fcnas.ucr.edu%2Fmedia%2F2020%2F10%2F29%2Ftermites-cant-hide-heat-and-essential-oils-finds-ucce-study&amp;title=Termites%20can%27t%20hide%20from%20heat%20and%20essential%20oils%2C%20finds%20UCCE%20study"></a></span><script> (function () { const customClassName = 'show-for-sr'; const targetContainer = document.querySelector('.a2a_kit.addtoany_list'); if (!targetContainer) return; const addClassToLabels = () => { const labels = targetContainer.querySelectorAll('.a2a_label'); if (labels.length > 0) { labels.forEach(label => { if (!label.classList.contains(customClassName)) { label.classList.add(customClassName); } }); console.log('Successfully applied show-for-sr class to AddToAny labels.'); return true; } return false; }; const observerConfig = { childList: true, subtree: true }; const observer = new MutationObserver((mutationsList, observer) => { if (addClassToLabels()) { observer.disconnect(); } }); if (!addClassToLabels()) { observer.observe(targetContainer, observerConfig); } })(); </script> Tue, 03 Nov 2020 17:51:34 +0000 ilseu 2381 at https://cnas.ucr.edu