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Who’s Been Eating My Cereal? The Insect That Devours Your Food
Have you ever gone to your pantry and opened up your favorite box of cereal, only to find that something has already beaten you to it? Have you noticed odd, suspicious holes in your cereal and grain boxes, and half-eaten corn flakes lying on your kitchen counter top? Although it may be possible that your [...]
The Deadliest Kiss
Insects can be scary, creepy, and downright pesky in large numbers. They can also occasionally be deadly. Kissing bugs, or Triatominae, use their “kiss,” or bite, to suck blood from animal and human hosts, and can transmit deadly parasites to their hosts. Although this happens rarely in suburban and urban homes, it may be a problem for [...]
Five Ways to Get Rid of Closet Moths
Closet moths are not only annoying, but they can also be highly destructive to clothes, causing hundreds of dollars worth of damage. If left alone, moths can multiply and infest other areas containing fabrics and clothes. Once inside your closet, they can lay eggs that hatch within a very short period of time. The larvae [...]
Boxelder Bug Control: What You Can Do to Remove This Pest from Your Property
The boxelder bug derives its name from the boxelder tree, as this is the main plant around which this particular species of insect likes to congregate. Although not normally thought of as agricultural enemies, boxelder bugs are nonetheless a nuisance for some people due to their high rates of infestation in certain areas of North [...]
Biting Midges: Insects That Can Threaten Your Animal’s Health
We all know that tiny insects can be annoying. They flutter near our hair, eyelashes, and faces, causing us to flap our arms violently. Although relatively harmless to humans, such biting midges may be carriers of diseases that affect animals. Not only can animals get sick from biting midges, but they can also suffer serious [...]
Aggressive Mosquito Heading Your Way
Five years ago Rock Pool Mosquito larvae made the long trip from Japan to Texas in a ship full of used tires. As they say, water plus 7 days you get mosquitoes. That’s what we ended up with from this recipe for disaster. A mean hungry batch of them may be heading your way. The [...]
Killer Ants!
I get upset when I spot a handful of ants in my kitchen. Seeing those little black insects crawling through your sugar or honey can really destroy your appetite! However, compared to the havoc that driver ants can wreak, the trouble that the occasional black ant that creeps into my apartment causes is nothing. Driver [...]
Bombing Beetles
The insect world seems to have an endless capacity to produce outrageously bizarre bugs. Multi-legged creatures that, when seen up close, resemble aliens from a science fiction flick abound. What about bugs that spray toxic, boiling hot substances at their predators? Those exist too! Beetle Combat In fact, that’s exactly what the remarkable bombardier beetle [...]
Pest Control is becoming More and More a Matter of Your Health
Vacation is a time to be carefree, enjoy nature and relax. That’s what thousands planned on when they headed for Yosemite National Park. Unfortunately some did not go home well-rested and refreshed. I May Have What? Imagine being contacted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and being told you may be at [...]
Dirty Socks Help Trap Mosquitoes
West Nile Virus, Swine Flu, Malaria all good reasons to control mosquitoes. So wear your socks for a while and you have the perfect lure. More Sophisticated Lure Researchers in Tanzania have chemically reproduced the odor of smelly feet in an innovative new way to fight the spread of malaria in the country. The [...]