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They lay in wait for you as they crawl around inside your mattress and now apparently, no one is immune no matter how much you have in your bank account.
According to the Boston Herald, bedbugs are taking over throughout the city to the horror of many, especially in the Back Bay and South End where... more
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Bedbug invasion in Boston
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Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants
May 1st, 2011 1:10 am ET
“Ants” was previously on view at the New York State Museum in Albany, N.Y., presently at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.and will be on view now through Oct. 9. Then The hidden life of "Ants" is scheduled to open at the South Florida Museum... more
Bicyclists…It’s Tick Season
After two weekends of enduro racing and a tough week last week that included lots of hard digging on the dirt, I am rolling into a much needed rest week with Trans-Sylvania sitting just two weeks down the road. That means it is what I like to call “tick season.”
I'm so ready to rock.
Tick... more
For Boston hotels, dogs lead the charge in finding bed bugs
"A dog's keen sense of smell can detect bed bugs in all crevasses quickly while it takes an exterminator hours to perform the same inspection," says Carl Massicott, owner of Advanced K9 Detectives, in Milford, CT.
As reported in the Boston Globe, in the past 5 1/2 years at least ten Boston area... more
Tick season in Chelmsford
By Monica Jimenez / Wicked Local Chelmsford
GateHouse News Service
Posted May 18, 2011 @ 08:31 AM
Chelmsford —
April showers bring May flowers. But with flowers come weeds and with weeds come ticks – and with these eight-legged creepy-crawlies come a host of malaises that can ruin... more
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Bed bugs get own web site(s)
May 19th, 2011 2:37 am ET
Broderick Perkins
Consumer News Examiner
Surprisingly, The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is the Johnny-come-lately web site for all things bed bugs.
Business must be slow.
The association, just this month, announced AllThingsBedBugs.org to "arm users with... more
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Tick season has begun!
Taking care of fleas and ticks on your pet
Taking care of your pets responsibly includes protecting them from fleas and ticks. Before purchasing and applying pesticide products to pets to control fleas and ticks, there is important information you should know.
Safety tips for pet owners:
... more
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Under-the-radar tick diseases spreading across the U.S.
Doctors report sharp rise in potentially deadly, non-Lyme infections
By Maryn McKenna
Wild raspberries lured Jacqueline Moore over the wall of her new garden in Westchester County, New York. It was July 2008, and Moore, her husband and their two small kids had just moved up from Manhattan.... more
What You Should Know About Bedbugs
A little about bedbugs
The bed bugs are tiny creatures that reproduce rapidly, don’t die easily, and can go a year without feeding.
Their flattened bodies help them hide in the cracks and crevices around the room and within furniture.
There favorite hiding places include the bed frame, mattress... more
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Greenheads Are No Day At The Beach
The salt marsh greenhead fly, Tabanus nigrovittatus, is an abundant and bothersome summertime pest along our coastal marshes. Because the females bite during daylight, and because they occur in large numbers, have a long flight range, and attack persistently, they interfere with the enjoyment of... more
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