Greetings bug lovers and welcome to episode 19 of Arthro-Pod! Today we meet up with Deborah De La Riva of the University of California Riverside to learn all about ants, pollutants, and entomology outreach in California! Plus: What the heck is a lilac-ash borer?Do bed bugs have a favorite color? Are some moths learning to avoid light? Tune in to find out! Check out the UCR Insect Fair's social media reach at these links: https://www.facebook.com/AnnualRiversideInsectFair/ https://twitter.com/insectfair And, be sure to donate a bit of cash at their GoFundMe page! https://www.gofundme.com/insectfair Pest ProfileLilac-ash borer The lilac-ash borer is a native clearwing borer moth. It lives in and feeds on ash, lilac, and privet but can also be easily controlled through proper integrated pest management tactics Extension publications on lilac-ash borer:http://extensionpublications.unl.edu/assets/pdf/ec1580.pdf https://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/factsheet/lilac-ash-borer10.pdf https://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/2008/may/071603.htm Entomology Today News Urban moths avoid the lightBed bugs like the color red Questions? Comments?  Email: [email protected] the show on TwitterGet the show through iTunes!Subscribe to our feed on Feedburner!  Thanks for listening! This episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Beginning/ending theme: "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0Intermission music: "Eye of the Tiger" by  Survivor. All rights reserved. Music was obtained legally.