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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
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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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How To Pest Proof Your Commercial Facility

As the warmer weather of summer arrives this year, the season also brings with it night flying insects that are attracted to a facility’s lights. To ensure your facilities aren’t a magnet to swarms of these pests, here are nine light management tips you can implement around your facilities to... more
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