MEEK is technical services manager for Rollins Inc., Atlanta, Ga. He may be reached at fmeek@rollins.com.
December 10, 2013
We have just passed flea bite season. Hopefully, it was productive for you and you weren’t bitten. Speaking of bitten, have you wondered what happens when a flea bites its......
August 10, 2013
Not too long ago, I was playing golf on my local course when a beautiful small red fox (Vulpes vulpes), wandered onto the course about halfway down the fairway. We......
July 10, 2013
Who are the big bad boys in the ant world? When it comes to size, none are bigger than the greater giant hunting ant (Dinoponera gigantea). This monster of an......
March 01, 2013
Public opinion studies have always shown one of the biggest human fears is spiders. Most people are afraid of them. Even some of my colleagues have been known to yelp......
February 01, 2013
The little fungus gnat is an increasingly common nuisance fly. There are two primary families of gnat found in North America, the Sciaridae and Mycetophilidae. Within these two families, there......
August 01, 2012
The old joke was: “you can identify a carpenter ant by his tool belt.” But the carpenter ant is nothing to laugh at. According to Dr. Laurel Hanson and John......