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How to deter ants: Green methods, advice from the pros
OregonLive.com When it comes to small black ants, for example, Witten might walk around the house and look for the insects' pathways, feeding sources and nests, before applying Termidor in a 1-inch perimeter around a home. Termidor contains an active ingredient … |
Pests in the NewsJuly 27, 2012
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Insect stings can pose real danger
Ct Post The recent attack by a swarm of yellowjackets on a group of children in Stamford reminds us to be aware of the dangers of insect stings. Most insect stings have only short-lived symptoms, such as redness and swelling followed by pain and itching … |
Pests in the NewsJuly 27, 2012
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Insect Invasion Making S. Floridian's Skin Crawl
CBS Local Dr. Rudy Scheffrahn of the University of Florida's Research and Education Center in Davie explained that the rainy season starting the beginning of May has meant a longer period of insect activity. ?Rain and warm weather promotes plant growth and most … |
Pests in the NewsJuly 27, 2012
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PEST control bosses have revealed that mice are the biggest nuisance in the Great Yarmouth borough.
Pests in the NewsJuly 27, 2012
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QUESTION:
I have a problem with black mound ants at a school in Central NY. Could you please let me know the best choice of product and application methods? I have heard that you are to dig up the mound and place granules and mix it up few times and apply more granules. This is the first time I have dealt with mound ants.
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Mound ants are also referring to as Thatch, Thatching, or just Field ants, and most of them are in the genus Formica. They are large ants superficially similar to carpenter ants but with a distinct dip in the top of the thorax, whereas carpenter ants have a thorax that is evenly rounded over the top. Thatch ants cannot sting, but they can bite, and once they create a little bite wound may spritz some formic acid onto that point to cause a stinging sensation. They almost always confine their activities to the outdoors and natural foods, in particular honeydew. These ants are well aware of where that honeydew comes from and they fiercely protect aphids from other insects that might eat or parasitize the aphids. Doing so they also keep away other pesky insects that feed on honeydew, such as yellow jackets and other wasps and ants.
Pest QuestionsJuly 27, 2012
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Watch out for bed bug scams. CBS News interviewed a woman attending a bed bug summit (I’m not kidding) in Chicago with Chicago experts who asked whether she’d be taking home bed bugs from her hotel room and was assured she would. She …
Pests in the NewsJuly 26, 2012
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Across the country, as a result of record heat, from grasshoppers to crickets and ants to bees are arriving earlier and in greater numbers than usual, entomologists at HomeTeam Pest Defense say. “We’re seeing an increase in a lot of …
Pests in the NewsJuly 26, 2012
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Deliverance came in an unlikely form: On that August day, her home was slathered with a high-tech paint that kills disease-carrying like the kissing bug. Over the past decade, approximately 7,000 houses in the Chaco region have been …
Pests in the NewsJuly 26, 2012
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California clamps down on pesticide applications
Western Farm Press Department of Pesticide Regulation Director Brian R. Leahy announced that tomorrow new restrictions will take effect to limit where structural pest control businesses can apply pesticides in an effort to protect water quality in urban areas. ?These are … |
Pests in the NewsJuly 26, 2012
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Kudzu bug found in Miss.; pests 'bug' both farmers and homeowners in Southeast
The Republic JACKSON, Miss. ? The kudzu bug has been found in Montgomery and Warren counties in Mississippi. Scientists say the bug not only feeds on kudzu but also can be potentially damaging to soybeans and other legumes. Entomologist Angus Catchot says the … |
Pests in the NewsJuly 26, 2012
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