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Florida Registers OvoControl G for Ducks and Geese

RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. — The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is the latest state agency to register OvoControl...

Arrow Exterminators Featured on FOX TV as Brown Recluse Spider Experts

ATLANTA — Reports of Brown Recluse spider bites are on the rise in the southeast, although this menacing pest with...

OvoControl P Now Permitted in California Schools

RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. — Innolytics’ OvoControl P, the new birth control product for pigeons, was originally registered by California in July...

Bed Bugs Linger in North Dakota Apartment Complex

From the Grand Forks Herald (N.D.) — Bed bugs have shown up again at an apartment building run by the Grand Forks...

These Aren’t Carpenter Ants!

By: Gerry Wegner Ph.D. Seasoned pest management professionals know that carpenter ants, Camponotus spp., comprise only one genus of ants that readily excavate...

Hone Your Cockroach Inspection Techniques

By: Austin Frishman When pesticide applications were the fundamental foundation of the entire service, it was not necessary to inspect. You...

Whitmire Micro-Gen Introduces Vector Eclipse Flying Insect Trap

ST. LOUIS — Whitmire Micro-Gen has introduced the Vector Eclipse, the latest member of its Vector family of fly control products. To...

USDA & NPMA Sign Pact to Cooperate on Bird Management

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On July 25, Wildlife Services (WS), a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant...

Professionals Needed to Eliminate Bed Bug Infestations

From the Pioneer Press in Glenview, Ill.: If you notice bed bugs, take action as soon as possible, said Curt Colwell, an...

Bird-B-Gone Announces New 2008 Catalog

MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — Bird-B-Gone Inc., announces a new catalog for summer 2008. The new catalog features a complete line...

Put Some Distance Between You and Birds

Repel all birds from any site with Fog Force. It can be used indoors and outdoors to rid all birds...

House Sparrows: An Unwelcome Guest

By: Hanif Gulmahamad The common house sparrow can be more than a nuisance: Its nesting habits can bring both disease and...

Pest Spotlight: European Starling

By: Gerry Wegner Ph.D. Sturnus vulgaris (Passeriformes: Sturnidae) The European starling is yet another example of a failed attempt at releasing...

Congress Considers Bill to Fight Bed Bugs

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A handful of members of the House of Representatives are championing the “Don’t Let the Bed Bugs...

Africanized Bees Causing Concern in Arizona

SUN CITY, Ariz. — From the Daily News Sun (Sun City, Ariz.): Bee calls are up twice to three times as...