Thirty-one aging elm trees along Whyte Avenue have grown decrepit and become a breeding ground for pests and disease, says the city forester, justifying their removal Monday. “It becomes like a nursery. These insects and diseases will start to breed in …
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EPA Releases Strategic Plan for School IPM
PCT Magazine WASHINGTON ? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its strategic plan for school IPM, detailing the Agency's role reducing pest and pesticide risks to children and staff. EPA has committed to … The Agency has also committed to growing … |
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'Super rats' in Royal Regatta town
The Sun The survey, funded by nine organisations involved in pest control, established where the mutant rats lived by testing the tails of hundreds of rodents with new DNA techniques. Researchers then drew a map showing where the rats were found, including … Henley hit by 'mutant super rat' invasionTelegraph.co.uk |
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Pirate bugs key to pest woes
Weekly Times Now A species of tiny insect, notorious for its painful bite, is proving useful to vegetable growers in the fight against crop pests. The joint study between Manchil IPM Services, the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA) and … |
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Inspectors working border crossings in southern New Mexico and West Texas have discovered two types of agricultural pests in separate shipments of red peppers from Mexico.
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Paul Ashworth, 33, was last night facing a probe into his OWN ?mindless? conduct after parents complained. Pest control experts were also called in amid fears that the pregnant rat could start an infestation. Ashworth, a student support co-ordinator …
Pests in the NewsNovember 21, 2012
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The insects feast on red pine trees, first discoloring the needles from green to a rust red color and eventually killing the trees, which can happen as rapidly as within three to five years of the infestation. The insects cannot fly, so the most …
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Invasive ants drive homeowners crazy and concern ag
TheGrower Caribbean crazy ant Courtesy University of Florida Crazy ants are, well, going crazy in Florida, and pest control officials aren't laughing. The invasive insect, known for its helter-skelter running, has infested 20 Florida counties as well as Texas … |
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Bed bugs found in Metro's headquarters
Washington Examiner Some employees are frustrated that more information about the pests wasn't distributed sooner — and that more wasn't done to prevent the pests from invading. "This place is disgraceful," said one person who works there and asked not to be named. |
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QUESTION:
I just found hundreds of little holes and really soft sawdust/frass in the firewood of my client. It’s not carpenter ants. I took some pictures to show you. Can you help me
identify this insect?
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This time of year people bring firewood in from the outside and pile it next to the fireplace in anticipation of that first really cold night when a fire would be wonderful to warm the house. Or, perhaps they even store a large supply of firewood indoors for the winter so they are not having to go in and out every night, particularly in a northern region like yours in Ontario. Quite often that firewood was from a tree that was cut down or that died within the last year, perhaps early in the spring. Almost immediately after it dies beetles are going to discover this new food resource, since the role of most wood infesting beetles is that of recycling that dead wood back to sawdust. Or, option 2, the tree may have been infested with small bark beetles such as shot-hole borers.
Pest QuestionsNovember 21, 2012
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