?Buy it where you burn it? is the slogan of a campaign urging people to control pests and plant diseases around California by using local firewood. Firewood is one of the least regulated resource industries in California, said Tom Scott, a …
Pests in the NewsNovember 06, 2012
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SF hotels experiencing a spike in bedbugs infestations
KTVU San Francisco Pest control companies say adult bedbugs can usually be spotted with the naked eye, but not always. A bedbug can hide in the thickness of a credit card and can even be found hiding under staples in a box spring. The parasites are hard enough to spot in … |
Pests in the NewsNovember 03, 2012
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The adult insects are leaving the fields in search of places to overwinter. While most will settle down into a crack or crevice in tree bark, they are also found in and around homes, where they might settle into siding, behind shutters …
Pests in the NewsNovember 03, 2012
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As autumn temperatures cool, many people like to warm themselves with a cozy fire. When choosing firewood, natural resources experts ask that people use local firewood to avoid moving harmful insects and plant diseases into and around California.
Pests in the NewsNovember 03, 2012
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The Government and electricity giant Mighty River Power want restrictions lifted on banned pesticides they want to discharge into waterways – including the Waikato River – to control pest weeds. But iwi groups, environmentalists, beekeepers and the eel …
Pests in the NewsNovember 03, 2012
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State finds first evidence of citrus pest infestation in Ventura County
Ventura County Star Since finding the breeding population, scientists and growers are questioning whether the sticky, yellow, index card-sized traps placed in citrus trees to catch the low-flying insects are working. Finding a breeding population means it has been there … |
Pests in the NewsNovember 02, 2012
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Bats don't deserve their bad rap
Oneonta Daily Star Many bats use a type of radar called echolocation to find flying insects while feeding. Then there's that idea that bats are vampires and suck blood. Boy, the film industry has capitalized on that one. We've all seen the vampire climb out of his coffin … |
Pests in the NewsNovember 02, 2012
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Lice lotion chases away itchy childhood pests, research finds
The Courier-Journal NEW YORK ? Sanofi's lotion Sklice, which as a tablet treated worms, wiped out head lice in a single application in a study that suggests the drug may offer a better approach than existing medications, researchers said. A day after treatment, 95 … |
Pests in the NewsNovember 02, 2012
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We are all familiar with wasps, specifically the paper wasp. Most of us are scared of them and don?t want to get stung, but they are actually beneficial insects in their natural habitat and are critically important in natural pest control.
Pests in the NewsNovember 02, 2012
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Environment Secretary Owen Paterson told delegates at the inaugural National Forestry Stakeholder Forum yesterday that he had made addressing tree pests and diseases an ‘absolute strategic priority’. Ash dieback is just one of a number of deadly diseases …
Pests in the NewsNovember 02, 2012
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