GAITHERSBURG ? When Angela Reeves was outside last year catching bugs with a net and plastic baggie for a school biology assignment, she never imagined she would one day be the grand champion of insects. Read full article >>
Pests in the NewsAugust 20, 2012
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QUESTION:
I have been wondered whether pesticides applied in one might redirect bugs to another yard. For example, if ants are trailing along the lower part of a home and they are simply sprayed, but their home is in a nearby bush or a fence line, would you feel it is irresponsible to spray and cause the ants to move next door or elsewhere? I think it’s an ethical issue and that the cost of pest control is based on protecting a structure from invasion, not killing all bugs on the property that then have the potential to spread to the neighborhood. But, would you consider this repel-them-away example unethical? I have had quite a few customers who seem to have bugs coming from an area I am not legally permitted to spray, sometimes only from a few feet away. I strongly believe in treating people respectfully and I am curious about whether or not the repel-em-and-leave-them approach is something I would want done to myself if I was that client’s neighbor.
Would you propose that the most simple thing is to try to eliminate the ants through trail-following? This would take more time and thus would need to cost more.
ANSWER:
Well, this is an interesting question, and obviously my response is going to be entirely an opinion, but hopefully I can base that opinion on some worthwhile reasons. Lets compare your concern with the ants with some other pests, and even bring up the topic of low-impact or Green pest management. We are offered many kinds of animal repellents, whether it is for birds, rodents, snakes, etc., and in fact the world is full of the totally ineffective ultrasonic repelling devices that are touted as so environmentally friendly because all they do is cause pests to leave the home and stay outside. Now, even if this did work in that manner, which they do not, the result for the pest would be to lose its home and its food resources and to have to find new ones someplace outside that residence. If we repel gophers from a yard where do we think they go? Next door of course. When we repel birds from a roof they simply find another structure to infest. If we use repellent insecticides that cause ants to avoid entering one home it stands to reason that they may forage in some other place, and a neighbor’s yard could be one of those places.
Pest QuestionsAugust 20, 2012
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Cockroaches and mice shut down one of the most popular farmers’ markets in the Susquehanna Valley. Harrisburg’s Broad Street Market is showing its age. It has been around since the 1850s. This is not the first time the market has been shut down to deal …
Pests in the NewsAugust 19, 2012
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California Man Dies from Hantavirus
PCT Magazine The virus was found in the feces of deer mice in the lodging area of the cabins, according to tests by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health officials. The deer mouse is the primary reservoir for the virus in the United States … |
Pests in the NewsAugust 19, 2012
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Get rid of mosquitos that carry disease
Salisbury Post Across most of North Carolina, the Asian tiger mosquito remains our most common pest species and it will exploit similar pools of stagnating water on the ground and in man-made objects. Substantial rainfall as we have seen recently in many areas, … West Nile death prompts mosquito awarenessRichmond County Daily Journal West Nile precautionsHuntington Herald To fight West Nile, Dallas launches aerial defenseBoston Herald |
Pests in the NewsAugust 19, 2012
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Overrun by ants? So Cal heat draws pesky pests indoors
Southwest Riverside News Network ?They're looking for water,? said Clarence Brown, owner/operator of Integrity Pest Elimination in Murrieta. ?You can even leave food out in the summertime and they'll go right past it for the water. They like sugar. They'll look for carbohydrates in … |
Pests in the NewsAugust 19, 2012
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Drought, pests may cause early pecan drop
Midland Reporter-Telegram Orchard trees are intensely managed with soil applications of fertilizer, foliar zinc and frequent monitoring for pests such as scab, nut case-bearers, pecan weevils and shuck worms. Specialized pruning also is an essential component of managing pecan … |
Pests in the NewsAugust 19, 2012
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Trees are likely just thirsty, not infested by insects
Nebraska Radio Network Consumer advocate Sandy Chalmers says scammers may claim a destructive insect is to blame for the trees' condition, but she warns, don't let them take advantage of you. Chalmers says, ?Unscrupulous, fly-by-night contractors are going door-to-door using … |
Pests in the NewsAugust 19, 2012
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Insects resistant to parasite may help control the spread of the disease.
Pests in the NewsAugust 19, 2012
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QUESTION:
What chemical should be used to kill bed bugs?
ANSWER:
It is important to begin with the thought that The Common Bed Bug can NOT be managed like any other insect pest. This is a tenacious, difficult pest where insecticides cannot be the only tool you use. Unlike nearly any other structural pest you have to accept that you must eliminate 100% of the bugs and their EGGS if you are to be successful. You also have to accept that there is liability involved with bed bug control simply because of the wide publicity these pests have received and the frustration the customer has knowing they brought them home from somewhere else.
Pest QuestionsAugust 19, 2012
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