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Avoiding Insects and Insect Bites
About – News & Issues Bugs are definitely biting this summer. And crawling and stinging – making summer miserable for many kids. Although the general advice to avoid bugs is that kids don't spend time outdoors during evening to early morning hours (dusk to dawn), when … Paul Rogers: The good, the bad and the buggyWorcester Telegram |
Pests in the NewsJuly 24, 2012
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No need to fear bats, one of nature's best weapons for reducing insect populations
Orlando Sentinel Bats come out at dusk. If I time it right, I can be outside jumping on the trampoline while several of nature's only flying mammals swoop and circle overhead. With headphones on my ears and my body bouncing to a playlist of upbeat melodies, my eyes are … |
Pests in the NewsJuly 23, 2012
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 Irish Times |
Research on flies and insects is buzzing
Irish Times And if scrutinising insects still sounds like something that should be banished to the farthest corner of campus, how about this: asking the question ?why do insects not get sick?? burst open our understanding of the human immune system, an area that … |
Pests in the NewsJuly 23, 2012
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Sydney Morning Herald |
Insect-eating microbats call city's western suburbs home
Sydney Morning Herald ''Urban restoration efforts should focus on creeklines and bushland reserves in areas on good soils to benefit both insects and the bats that depend on them to survive,'' Dr Threlfall, who is now at the University of Melbourne, said. Sydney has about … |
Pests in the NewsJuly 23, 2012
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ABC News |
Swarming invasive insect found in US for 1st time
Fox News A U.S. Agriculture Department specialist has confirmed the discovery of the pests that officials say don't pose a threat to trees, despite their name ? but do tend to enter houses and buildings in huge swarms. The Idaho Department of Agriculture … Swarming invasive insect discovered in US for first time, federal officials sayNewser |
Pests in the NewsJuly 23, 2012
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hotel-industry.co.uk |
Super Mice controlled with super new poison
hotel-industry.co.uk Cliff Eccles from from Pestokill Pest Control, reports that the recently launched rodenticide 'Black Pearl' has been tested and delivered outstanding results. There are areas of the UK where mice resistance is evident, which causes frustration to both … |
Pests in the NewsJuly 23, 2012
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Long before the era of post-9/11 security precautions in the United States, an unknown person or group of people may have begun carrying out a series of bioterror attacks in California. The target? Menthol-scented eucalyptus trees. Before you …
Pests in the NewsJuly 23, 2012
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Federal authorities will take the lead role in investigating how the got to the U.S. and how they might spread. “I would image they will be able to give us some indication of the possibilities,” Juker said. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health …
Pests in the NewsJuly 22, 2012
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Trap crops Some plants are especially attractive to ; the idea behind trap crops is to take advantage of this attraction to trap and kill pests. A crop of blue hubbard squash, for example, could be grown to draw striped cucumber and …
Pests in the NewsJuly 22, 2012
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UC Riverside entomologist Eamonn Keogh is looking for some bug lovers. Keogh seeks volunteers to take part in a competition to identify using a computer program and special containers he has developed. He is using shoebox-size plastic …
Pests in the NewsJuly 22, 2012
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