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Articles and information for pest control specialist in residential and commercial companies on stinging insect control. Topics cover products and treatments for stinging insects, including yellowjackets, paper wasps, hornets, and bees.


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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Ethical Treatment of Bees   31 Mar, 2010

Customer questions about how we handled bees caused me to think twice about bee eradication.More>>

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Move Over, Cicada Killers   1 May, 2009

Since digger and sand wasps are beneficial and not aggressive, control should be implemented only when required by clients.More>>

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Wild Bees Can Be Effective Pollinators   24 Mar, 2009

New Entomological Society of America study shows alternative for suffering honey bee populations.More>>

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Yellowjacket Swarms Particularly Pesky This Summer   8 Aug, 2008

Billy Skaggs, agriculture agent with the Hall County Extension Service, said of 52 phone calls the agency received one day last week, at least 15 were about yellowjackets.More>>

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Six-Foot-Tall Honeybee Hive Found in S.C. Home   5 Aug, 2008

Debra Foster says her home has been invaded by more than 60,000 unwanted guests. The honeybees, which got in through a crack in the house's siding, have forced her to close off a portion of her home.More>>

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Wasps Bolster Business in Down Economy   5 Aug, 2008

"Due in a large part to the rain we've had, and the heat, we're getting a lot of calls on (wasp) nest removals, said Mark Travis, owner of Grand Rapids Pest Control.More>>

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Insect Experts Say Fans Fight Off Mosquitoes   28 Jul, 2008

The key to freedom for these kids and others enrolled at Bridges Child Care is a barn fan, purchased for around $200 at a home improvement store.More>>

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Africanized Bees Causing Concern in Arizona   28 Jul, 2008

Bee calls are up twice to three times as much as last year, according to Mike Rose, owner of Affordable Bee Control in Peoria, Ariz.More>>

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Midwest Floods Lead to Mosquito Invasion   7 Jul, 2008

Four times the usual number of mosquitoes are swarming across central Indiana this summer on the heels of the state's recent bouts of flooding and heavy rains.More>>

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Bee Species Outnumber Birds and Mammals   18 Jun, 2008

"Most people know of honey bees and a few bumble bees, but we have documented that there are actually more species of bees than of birds and mammals put together, said John S. Ascher of the American Museum of Natural History in New York.More>>