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LONDON (June 5) -- Next time you raise your shoe to squish a cockroach, ponder this: You might be just about to kill the insect world's version of a Zagat restaurant reviewer. Because according to new research published in the journal, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, roaches behave like... more
Category: Beetles, Cockroaches & Other Insects
How to Choose a Pest Management Professional
1. Always deal with a qualified and licensed pest management company. Consider asking to see the license or other credentials of the pest control professional that comes to solve your pest problem.
2. Evaluate pest control companies that are members of national, state or local pest management... more
Spring & Summer Rains Bring A Deluge of Pest Invasions
The warm, wet spring of New England this year creates a climate that fosters the reproduction and growth of ants, spiders, crickets, ladybugs, yellow jackets, hornets, mice and rats.Excessive rainfall over a short period of time floods the soil and cause insects, especially ants, to... more
Demand For Pest Control Up 70% In Chile
Rats, spiders and cockroaches thrive after earthquake
An influx of rats and spiders after the earthquake have caused a boom in pet control business. Janice Wu, Santiago Times
The number of pests in Chile has gone through the roof, causing up to 70 percent increased demand for pest control... more
Carpet Beetles and You
Cockroaches, termites and bed bugs get a lot of press. However, carpet beetles should really join your most unwanted list. They can literally eat you out of house and home. Carpet beetles will eat just about anything,: carpets, furniture, lint, hair, garments, blankets, pet food, animal nests,... more
Pest Cliches Drive Us Batty
There are many American expressions about insects -- like bees, for example. Bees are known as very hard workers. They always appear to be busy, moving around their homes, or hives. So you might say you were as busy as a bee if you spent your weekend cleaning your house.
In fact, you might say... more
Seven Surefire Conversation Starters If You're In The Pest Control Business (Or Want To Appear Like You Are).
1. Some species of baby spiders bite off the limbs of their mothers and slowly dine on them over a period of weeks. Researchers hypothesize the maternal sacrifice keeps the young from eating one another
2. Ladybugs make a chemical that smells and tastes terrible so that birds and other predators... more
Get Those Summer Clothes Out of Storage
Spring is coming. So you go to the attic, basement or back of the closet to dig out that storage container of summer clothing. When you find the box you've been looking for, what else could be inside? Maybe a few things you didn't put in the storage container to begin with. Maybe you find a... more
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