August 10, 2013
Many spiders live for one year, but some can produce more than a generation each year. Some live three to four years, and several tarantulas can live for more than......
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......
In June, a Homeland Security Department building in Vermont was infested with bed bugs for the third time in as many months. More than a thousand employees work at the......
Ants can distinguish between sour, sweet, bitter and salty tastes. They have two kinds of stomachs: a traditional stomach and a crop. The food an ant eats for itself goes......
August 08, 2013
“We’ve tried most of the bed bug control options out there,” says Adam Eason, owner of Bug Busters Pest Control Services in Farmville, Va. “After many trials, today we are......
August 07, 2013
ST. JOHNS, FLA. — In two weeks, children in northern Florida return to school and may find something more frightening than homework: fire ants. The 2013 summer’s excessive rains have......
INDIANAPOLIS — The Pest Control Operators of California (PCOC) has announced the winners of the 10th annual Fumigation Banner Bonanza Contest, sponsored by Dow AgroSciences, the manufacturer of VIKANE gas fumigant. The......
August 06, 2013
ORLANDO, FLA.—Heron Lawn and Pest Control recently promoted Chris Caliendo to manager of the Sanford, Fla., branch. Caliendo has 14 years of experience in the lawn and pest control industry, and......
FAIRFAX, VA.—The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) and Bayer have announced a new initiative called Vision 2020, aimed at helping guide and shape the future of the pest management industry. The......
YAZOO CITY, MISS.—Dean Osborn, former business manager of Target Specialty Products, joins J.F. Oakes, LLC as its independent sales representative for Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico and Colorado. Osborn will be working......
