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Rodent Control: Major rat threat needs firm action

This was one of the main findings of last year?s national farm rodent control study run by Farmers Guardian in conjunction with UK rural hygiene leader, BASF Pest Control Solutions and this evidence should be valuable in helping farmers cope with what is …

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Hurricane Sandy Could Displace NYC Rats – PCT Magazine

Hurricane Sandy Could Displace NYC Rats
PCT Magazine
Rollins Announces Third Quarter Financial Results. The Atlanta-based company posted net income growth of nearly 10 percent in the third quarter. Pest Pac Net · Pest Control Software · Evergreen · Lawn Care Software · Evergreen · Pest Control Service

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These suckers are out of control – New Zealand Herald

These suckers are out of control
New Zealand Herald
Owen Stobart, of Aces Pest Control Auckland, said he used to get about one call a month for bedbugs, now it was more like one a week. "They're actually the insect most resistant to chemicals in the world because they have a coating wax over their body

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Fungus blamed for bat shortage and resulting increase in flying insects » Business Blog

Seems Mississippi and the Detroit Tigers have something in common. They both could use some bats. The Tigers? bats disappeared in their four straight World Series losses to the new World Champion San Francisco Giants. Alas, they are expected to return for the 2013 season.

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Insects are a nightmare to farmers in Mandya – Times of India

Insects are a nightmare to farmers in Mandya
Times of India
Insects are feeding on tender leaves and destroying the crops. Farmers said the pest population is being increased day by day despite sprinkling chemical insecticide in large quantity. "We have never seen such an amount of pest population earlier. When

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Don’t Move Firewood and Pests – UC Riverside

Don't Move Firewood and Pests
UC Riverside
?Buy firewood from a local source close to your home to prevent the spread of insects and diseases, such as the goldspotted oak borer, sudden oak death and emerald ash borer,? said Thomas Scott, a conservation biologist at the University of California,

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US: Invasive pest threatens blueberries – FreshPlaza

US: Invasive pest threatens blueberries
FreshPlaza
The tiny insect was first spotted in the state in 2010 and has been plaguing farmers ever since, said Robert Tritten, district fruit educator for Michigan State University Extension in Genesee County. "This is an invasive pest that comes from some

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Tahoe’s petite pest – The Aggie

Tahoe's petite pest
The Aggie
People call pest-removal companies every day to rid their homes and yards of small creatures that have become a nuisance. Gophers tear up manicured lawns and cockroaches skitter along floors spreading germs. Most people are unaware that Emerald Bay

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UF/IFAS research: Typical populations of bedbugs can cause harmful blood loss … – University of Florida

UF/IFAS research: Typical populations of bedbugs can cause harmful blood loss
University of Florida
In 2011, the National Pest Management Association and the University of Kentucky released a survey of U.S. pest control professionals that found 99 percent of respondents had encountered bedbug infestations in the past year. Before 2000, only 25

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UK forests ‘under unprecedented threat from disease’

The UK’s forests are under “unprecedented threat” from foreign pests and diseases, according to the government department responsible for the protection of the country’s forests and woodlands. The discovery of the ash dieback fungus in East Anglia last …

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