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Extension: Lady beetle can be helpful or a pest
Lancaster Eagle Gazette During the spring and summer, the immature and adult lady beetles consume large numbers of plant-feeding pests, thereby reducing the need for pesticides. In spite of their important role in nature, multicolored Asian lady beetles can be seasonal pests … |
Pests in the NewsOctober 19, 2012
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Alien invaders: Site addresses invasive pests
Delta Farm Press Invasive pests cost the United States an estimated $130 billion in damage and preventative measures every year, and information is the best defense. The Arkansas Forest Resources Center has just launched a website, www.ARInvasives.org, dedicated to … |
Pests in the NewsOctober 19, 2012
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Fall Season is Peak Time for Pests to Make Their Way Indoors
ScoopSanDiego.com Fall is the best time to start making your house appear to pests as a fortress, not a welcoming motel. With winter on the horizon, pests such as rodents, cockroaches and spiders, will be looking for a nice, cozy place to use as shelter during the … |
Pests in the NewsOctober 19, 2012
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Netherfield School closed for rat control treatment
BBC News Parents were asked to collect their children from the school on Thursday afternoon. A statement from the school said: "Having had a risk assessment carried out by pest control, we have been advised to lay poison for a few days as a precautionary measure. |
Pests in the NewsOctober 19, 2012
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Commons residents find mice in apartment units
Diamondback Online Staff increased pest control efforts this summer in preparation for the upcoming school year and colder weather by doubling the number of rodent traps in July and August. They also regularly check buildings' foundations to confirm there are no cracks … |
Pests in the NewsOctober 19, 2012
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Pest control services reduced to tackle bed bugs and wasps
Enfield Independent Enfield Borough Council is reducing the cost of pest control to tackle an explosion in the population of bed bugs and wasps. The council today dropped the price by £10 for wasps and £48 for bed bugs treatment to encourage more people to take up the … |
Pests in the NewsOctober 18, 2012
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Warm weather this year has contributed to a resurgence in the mid-Atlantic region?s brown marmorated stink bug population, with researchers estimating at least a 60 percent increase this year in insects that soon will be making their way …
Pests in the NewsOctober 18, 2012
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In southern Vermont, Clarence Boston said he hasn’t seen such an infestation of pests in the 33 years he has been an orchardist on 60 farms in five states. The squirrels wait until his apple crop is nearly ripe to swarm into the trees from nearby forests …
Pests in the NewsOctober 18, 2012
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UF faces struggle over what to do about feral cats
Gainesville Sun ?I'm not going to let an animal starve to death under the building,? she said. The situation is the latest conflict between campus cat lovers and the university workers tasked with controlling the animals as pests. UF policy bans the feeding of feral … UF employees urge action before catastrophe strikesThe Independent Florida Alligator |
Pests in the NewsOctober 18, 2012
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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 … |
Pests in the NewsOctober 17, 2012
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