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Dust in the… where?
In recent years, improper use of dust formulations has resulted in a significant increase in litigation. Are your techs properly trained in this technique? Brownian motion is the random motion of...
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Most Wanted: Crazy Ant
Photo: Eli Sarnat, PIAkey: Invasive Ants of the Pacific Islands, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org Also known as the longhorn crazy ant, this Formicid crowds and contaminates. ⦁ Description: Workers are...
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Most Wanted: Drugstore beetle
Stegobium paniceum. Photo: ©istock.com/ilbusca DSB is a pharmaceutical feeder of consumables. ⦁ Aliases: DSB, biscuit beetle, bread beetle (paniceum means “made from bread” in Latin). ⦁ Description:...
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Tempering the risk of mosquito-borne illness
Aedes aegypti (PHOTO: DR. GERRY WEGNER) With Aedes aegypti in the news at nearly every turn, it’s important for pest management professionals (PMPs) to take the longer view about the true risk of a...
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Most Wanted: Bald-Faced Hornet
Bald-faced hornets construct a nest. Photo: Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble Aerially articulate but potentially punitive, bald-faced hornets (Dolichovespula maculate) build abodes that can result in...
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Pest Pressure: House Flies, Coyotes, Illegal Wildlife Trade
What? House fly, Musca domestica House fly Photo: ©istock.com/yongkiet Where? Sprawling urban areas Why? Few fly species interact with humans. Species that do, however, can become destructive pests....
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Most Wanted: Black-Legged Tick
Black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis, aka bear tick, deer tick) greedily engorge on the blood of hosts. A female tick can triple her size when engorged. Photo: ©istock.com/Goldfinch4ever DESCRIPTION:...
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Tips & Tricks: Understanding Stored Product Pests Key to Elimination
Dr. Stuart Mitchell Managing and eliminating stored product pests (SPPs) requires an understanding of their biology and behavior. It’s also important to identify the species, to understand and predict...
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[Andy McGinty also contributed to this blog entry.] Over the last two years or so, we have observed that while in the pursuit of structural pests such as bed bugs, fleas and other influential insects,...
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Most Wanted: Roof Rats
The roof rat requires a daily intake of about 0.5 oz. of water and 0.5 oz. of food . Photo copyrighted by photographer177 / www.fotosearch.com Whether by roof, burrow or sewer, attacks by roof rats...
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Dust in the… where?
In recent years, improper use of dust formulations has resulted in a significant increase in litigation. Are your techs properly trained in this technique? Brownian motion is the random motion of...
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Most Wanted: Crazy Ant
Photo: Eli Sarnat, PIAkey: Invasive Ants of the Pacific Islands, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org Also known as the longhorn crazy ant, this Formicid crowds and contaminates. ⦁ Description: Workers are...
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Most Wanted: Drugstore beetle
Stegobium paniceum. Photo: ©istock.com/ilbusca DSB is a pharmaceutical feeder of consumables. ⦁ Aliases: DSB, biscuit beetle, bread beetle (paniceum means “made from bread” in Latin). ⦁ Description:...
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Tempering the risk of mosquito-borne illness
Aedes aegypti (PHOTO: DR. GERRY WEGNER) With Aedes aegypti in the news at nearly every turn, it’s important for pest management professionals (PMPs) to take the longer view about the true risk of a...
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It’s better to be blue
IMAGE: PESTWEST Editor’s Note: Doc was inspired to “shed a little more light” on the topic of Heather Gooch’s recent blog post, “Finding insects: The blue light is special.” The company that Doc is...
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