Archive for February, 2012

Protect your employees and customers with green services

In South Florida, pesky critters (such as ants, roaches, termites, spiders and rodents) come with the territory, making a priority throughout Palm Beach County. But if your business is going to hire an exterminator, make sure it’s a green …

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Extent of UNL bedbug infestation puzzling

LINCOLN — The large number of bedbug reports at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln — 94 rooms treated for the so far — has led one national expert to wonder whether UNL is getting “false positives” from the dogs it’s been using to …

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Don’t Let the Bedbugs (or Lice) Bite – Inside Higher Ed

Don't Let the Bedbugs (or Lice) Bite
Inside Higher Ed
Recent outbreaks of lice at Huntington University, norovirus at George Washington University and bedbugs at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln have mobilized campus health officials and raised questions about how to stop pests and diseases from
Dogs' bedbug detection questionedOmaha World-Herald
Nebraska Fraternity Buying Bedbug Insurance PolicyClaimsJournal.com

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New Pest Control Manual Provides Guidance for Plant Operations – Quality Assurance & Food Safety


Quality Assurance & Food Safety

New Pest Control Manual Provides Guidance for Plant Operations
Quality Assurance & Food Safety
The methods, materials, and expectations of professional pest control are changing, and today's professionals need to change along with them. Whether you have in-house pest control operations or you outsource the job, PCT's newly released The Service

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10 Proactive Steps to Prevent Pests – Quality Assurance & Food Safety


Quality Assurance & Food Safety

10 Proactive Steps to Prevent Pests
Quality Assurance & Food Safety
Pest control is an important component of any food or beverage plant's food safety plan, but implementing a proactive preventive program rather than a reactive control program can provide even greater protection against adulteration from

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Pests infest dorms, to students’ ire – The Brandeis Hoot

Pests infest dorms, to students' ire
The Brandeis Hoot
By Zach Reid In many residence halls across the campus, students have found themselves at odds with all manner of pests. They include but are by no means limited to spiders, flies, mice, beetles, cockroaches and the “East Bug.

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Insects Getting Early Start On Spring Activies – WLWT Cincinnati

Insects Getting Early Start On Spring Activies
WLWT Cincinnati
CINCINNATI — With 11 days above 50 degrees this past month, many insects are getting an early start on spring. Honeybees began collecting pollen Feb. 2 at the Cincinnati Zoo, about a month earlier than usual. "They actually don't hibernate in the

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It’s raining on cicadas’ parade but spiders and others loving the wet – The Age


The Age

It's raining on cicadas' parade but spiders and others loving the wet
The Age
Photo: Nick Moir FOR most insects, a rainy summer gives life. Many smaller species such as termites, flies and some ants do especially well in unseasonable wet conditions. Most summers they expend a lot of energy finding moisture to avoid shrivelling

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Will insects get out of control this Spring? – WWBT

Will insects get out of control this Spring?
WWBT
By Ros Runner – bio | email The unusually warm winter here has brought early signs of spring including daffodils, honey bees, some butterfly's, and even ants…so does this mean we'll be overwhelmed with insects when real spring gets here?

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Earth Watch: Stink bugs are unwelcome – and stupid – invaders – The Journal News | LoHud.com

Earth Watch: Stink bugs are unwelcome – and stupid – invaders
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Jentsch and other entomologists are studying and monitoring the invasive insect because it poses a serious threat to area orchard crops such as apples, pears and peaches. / Joe Larese / The Journal News I had a visitor this week that I unceremoniously

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