teams from two south Bucks councils dealt with 3,450 call outs about rats in two years, nearly five per day, figures show. Vermin extermination officials attended 6,221 cases of in total, with creatures ranging from bedbugs to squirrels.
Pests in the NewsFebruary 09, 2012
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Ever had to call an exterminator because a couple annoying invaded your house? What if, instead of a few varmints, there were millions of them? That scenario is unfolding in Puerto Rico, where the government has embarked on a sweeping campaign to …
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They show up in apartments, hotels, homes and government buildings. After unknowingly being transported on luggage or clothing, the can go undetected in new a location for months. There is no simple solution for dealing with this national …
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QUESTION:
In a new customer’s home there are droppings in the basement which appear to be weasel droppings. The weasel was seen standing on her young daughter’s chest in the morning. The home does have mice, which weasels love, but why would it be standing on her daughter? Would it bite a human? Is it aggressive? She is scared to go to sleep in her own house. I understand that weasels can travel long distances to find food. I know very little about them.
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In your state you have the same species of weasel that occurs throughout the U.S., and this is the Long-tailed Weasel. While finding one indoors is not out of the question I somehow wonder if it is more likely that what your customer saw standing on her daughter was a rat and not a weasel. Given the ability of rats and mice to enter structures easily, and the shock that this mother must have had when she entered the room and saw some kind of animal there, a rat would certainly be a more likely culprit. I would bet that this is a case of mistaken identity, but I cannot swear to that. The feces of weasels are larger than a rat’s and may be longer and not nearly as “pelletized” as a rat’s or a mouse’s fecal pellets. The feces of a weasel will also have hair in it and probably plenty of bones, from the animals that it feeds on. A large percentage of a weasel’s diet is birds, so feathers may also be visible in the feces.
Pest QuestionsFebruary 09, 2012
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The harlequin species was brought into Europe for but is now seen as a itself, as harlequins breed more frequently than many native European species and compete for food and habitat, researchers said. “This study provides …
Pests in the NewsFebruary 08, 2012
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SARATOGA SPRINGS — The city Housing Authority has contracted Town and Country Services to deal with the bedbugs in Stonequist Apartments. Saratoga Springs Housing Authority Executive Director Ed Spychalski said treating the entire …
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Bed bug concerns continue in Saratoga Springs
WXXA Over the past several weeks, several pest control experts and even the city's health inspector have concluded that the only way to fully eradicate the bed bug infestation for good is to treat the entire building, that still hasn't happened. Housing Authority contracts specialists to treat bedbugs at StonequistThe Saratogian |
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Indonesia: Excessive imports bring in pests and diseases
FreshPlaza For one thing, the increasing volumes of fresh goods from outside the country has brought about a rise in pests and diseases affecting local crops. 15 new diseases have been identified in the last two years alone. The government is looking at new ways … |
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We must beat pest plagues
Weekly Times Now PESTS such as rabbits, foxes, wild dogs, mice, feral pigs and carp cost Australia more than $1 billion a year. Scientists, who are touring Victoria to inform the public of their efforts to combat the rise of pests around Australia, receive only a … |
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Beware of Homewreckers, Termite Season Is Here
First Coast News "When you're looking at your home the first thing you'll see, if you have a termite problem, is a huge mass of insects flying out from the colony," said Cooksey. Insects that look like ants, except they have four wings and the wings are larger than … |
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