Archive for the ‘Pests in the News’ Category

How to keep pesky pests from getting into your home

Question: OK, the weather is changing, had to bring in my container plants to keep them happy, but there are some other ?buggy? visitors that aren?t welcome in my home. I?m sure some of them came in with the plants, but how else do these critters …

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War on pest ants is lost, says BQ

Governments battling against exotic pests need to start thinking in terms of longer timeframes and bigger budgets for future eradication campaigns. That’s the view of Queensland’s chief biosecurity officer Jim Thompson who admits current resources are …

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Partnership to tackle Pacific pests

BirdLife Pacific and Island ConservationĀ have signed an agreement in Fiji this week to help protect the native birds and biodiversity of Pacific islands from invasive species. Rats, feral cats and mongoose are among many introduced species …

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Council ramps up war on invasion of rabbits

THEY may look cute and cuddly but rabbits have become a major environmental problem in the Somerset region.

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Rat found running around in NHS operating theatre: Hospital forced to cancel … – Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Rat found running around in NHS operating theatre: Hospital forced to cancel
Daily Mail
Pest controllers were called and a deep clean was ordered after the rodent was spotted scurrying in the room last Tuesday night. The operating theatre at King's Mill Hospital in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, was not in use at the time, but more than 40

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Junk bugs are cute, but that load they carry is gruesome – al.com (blog)


al.com (blog)

Junk bugs are cute, but that load they carry is gruesome
al.com (blog)
Behold the junk bug, a larval insect known for carrying a heap of debris around as camouflage. But study the debris closely. Those are dead bugs stuck all over the junk bug's back, insects the bug killed and ate. If you look closely, you can see the

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Local employees trained in pest management products – Napa Valley Register

Local employees trained in pest management products
Napa Valley Register
Making green decisions about home and garden pest management products at the store is now a snap. Shoppers now have a new resource at retailers throughout Napa County: employees trained by professionals who have spent a rigorous year

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Bed Bugs, Ants Top List of Healthcare Facility Pest Control Concerns – Infection Control Today

Bed Bugs, Ants Top List of Healthcare Facility Pest Control Concerns
Infection Control Today
Survey results released by pest control company Orkin, LLC and the Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) reveal that bed bugs are still finding their way into healthcare facilities. ?Bed bugs are gifted hitchhikers,? explains Greg Baumann

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Bed bugs: real and in Webster County – South County Mail

Bed bugs: real and in Webster County
South County Mail
Every small place you can possibly imagine ? that's where they're hiding. They will live in your alarm clocks, TVs, smoke detectors, everywhere and anywhere.? After at-home treatments failed, Smith called in a pest control company to tackle the problem.

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Boxelder bugs: Bright but harmless

Is there anything that I should do? — Bob Johnson, Morton Grove You likely are seeing boxelder bugs, common insects that cause little damage. Boxelder bugs often are present during the summer but usually are not noticed until the weather cools …

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