Archive for October, 2012

GOING GREEN: Environmentally safe pest control – WREX-TV

GOING GREEN: Environmentally safe pest control
WREX-TV
Pesticides can act as quick fixes for your pesky rodent problems, but those harmful chemicals can come back to bite you. There are some environmentally-safe ways to keep those pests away long term. "The three things that attract a rodent are light

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Growing Green: management of pantry pests – locate the source – Alexandria Echo Press

Growing Green: management of pantry pests – locate the source
Alexandria Echo Press
If you have had problems with this pervasive pantry pest, here are some tips to handle them in your kitchen. Although there are many different types of pantry pests, the most common is the Indian meal moth. The adult moths are about 1/2 inch long with

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Sri Lanka could be in path of world’s longest insect migration

The insects had been seen heading south from areas including Moratuwa and Kollupitiya. Subsequent investigations confirmed this unusual influx of insects Speaking to the Sunday Times Sarath who lives by the coast in Dehiwela said, ?the cloud of …

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Tell Mel: Florida’s new rule stings – The News-Press


Bellingham Herald

Tell Mel: Florida's new rule stings
The News-Press
Bees are pests, the state says, and should only be removed or exterminated by someone with state pest-control operator license. Councell, vice president of the Florida State Beekeepers Association, said most beekeepers are not licensed pest control
University Place man finds a grisly 'zombie bee'Bellingham Herald

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Insects overrun Locust Grove family – MyFox Atlanta

Insects overrun Locust Grove family
MyFox Atlanta
The family tells FOX 5 News that it looks like it was snowing bugs with swarms of the little black insects blanketing the house and trees. After gallons of insecticide to try to rid themselves of the bugs, they continue to thrive. They say they traced

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A real stinker: New invasive insect found in Davenport – Quad City Times

A real stinker: New invasive insect found in Davenport
Quad City Times
In Illinois, incidental insects have been found in Champaign and McLean counties in the central part of the state, and breeding populations are established in Cook County as well as Kane in the Chicago area, said Kelly Estes, state survey coordinator

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Pest control cleans up school after rat droppings found in lunches – ABC7Chicago.com


ABC7Chicago.com

Pest control cleans up school after rat droppings found in lunches
ABC7Chicago.com
October 12, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — Cleaning and pest control crews spent Friday at a Hirsch Metropolitan High School where several children became ill after eating lunches that likely had rat droppings in them. CPS confirmed that several students
Chicago Students Sickened By School Lunches Tainted With Rat PoopChicagoist
CPS: Mouse droppings found in nachos, 2 students sickenedChicago Tribune
Lunches at Chicago school contained rat droppingsPeoria Journal Star
WBRC –Chicago Sun-Times
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Cleaning up debris now often means fewer pest problems next spring – Toledo Blade

Cleaning up debris now often means fewer pest problems next spring
Toledo Blade
This can be a bittersweet time of the year for gardeners. As the days get shorter and temperatures cooler, the gardening clock is winding down. Now is the perfect time to begin cleaning up those nonproductive areas of the garden. For some, it may be

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Cockroaches: Smarter than you think – Salon

Cockroaches: Smarter than you think
Salon
Cockroaches and other insects belong to a group called the arthropods, which arose some 540 million years ago. A new Chinese fossil is yielding new insights into how the arthropod brain evolved and shows that within the first 20 million years of the

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Lawrence homes see increase of brown recluse spiders – University Daily Kansan


University Daily Kansan

Lawrence homes see increase of brown recluse spiders
University Daily Kansan
?No winter means bugs survived,? said Joanie Haley, office manager for Haley Pest Control located at 1035 E. 23rd St.. ?An abundance of bugs means spiders eat. We're really seeing a lot of the brown recluse. If you get bitten, then they can cause

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