Archive for the ‘Pests in the News’ Category

Town to pest control firm: Don’t bug people at their doors – Ridgefield Press

Town to pest control firm: Don't bug people at their doors
Ridgefield Press
Pest control starts with the selectmen saying 'no' to this request, ” said John Katz. And 'no' is just what the selectmen said last.

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Senator Schumer Waging War Against Armyworms

Schumer urged the U.S Department of Agriculture to elevate the armyworm to the agricultural research service’s (ARS) priority list of , in order to avoid devastating damage to crops and lawns in Western New York, the North Country, Central New York …

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Army worms coming back, but farmers can rest easy

When it comes to army worms in Western New York, there's bad news – and good news. The bad news first: They're coming back. In fact, a second infestation of the destructive pests is just getting under way, according to agriculture experts at Cornell Cooperative Extension Service in East Aurora.

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Tiny insects finding homes on trees in St. Tammany Parish more bark than bite – NOLA.com


NOLA.com

Tiny insects finding homes on trees in St. Tammany Parish more bark than bite
NOLA.com
Barklice showed up early this year due to a warm spring, and they should be gone by Labor Day.

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Florida Keys residents resist release of dengue fever-immune mosquitoes – The Guardian


The Guardian

Florida Keys residents resist release of dengue fever-immune mosquitoes
The Guardian
UK company wants to unleash genetically modified insects in the Keys, but residents fear not enough is known about the insects.

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Bed bugs boom tracked using DNA fingerprinting

But Toby is now leading a study to find out why the infamous have spread so much in the last decade. He and his colleagues are using DNA fingerprinting techniques in an effort to track down the origin of the great bed bug boom.

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Coating controls insect infestation on paper packaging.

BugBan(TM) 9000 is a cost-effective water based repulpable coating for paper and paperboard substrates, which reduces the liability associated with found in packaging. It was specifically designed to not just repel , but to effectively …

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Ants are enablers of pests

Ants want to make your garden a home for their livestock. Ants favor two that they do not eat, but encourage to reproduce and spread into much larger colonies. Why? Because these pests that suck life out of your plants secrete a sweet …

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State rules on revised

ALBANY — Three-year-old state rules meant to keep invasive insects from hitching rides on firewood don’t apply to logs used by sawmills, pulp mills and biomass plants, under revisions announced this month by the Department of Environmental Conservation.

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Weird Weather is Making America Antsy

which could make this a good year for professionals. Slightly more than half of all homeowners think it’s essential to use the services of a company. PHOTOS: Grow a Truly Green Lawn for Earth Day The top issues for homeowners …

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