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European Fire Ants Are Becoming An Increasingly Serious Hazard To Homeowners
Fire ants are notorious for inflicting extremely painful and potentially dangerous stings that have landed people in the emergency room. Both native and invasive fire ant stings have resulted in fatalities on numerous occasions, and these ants frequently infest...
Can Arthropod Infestations Be Adequately Controlled Without Insecticides?
Given the environmentally friendly era we live in, both homeowners and pest control professionals aim to prevent arthropod infestations by means of non-chemical methods. For example, rather than haphazardly spraying insecticides within homes, today’s pest control...
How Do Wood Wasps Get Into Homes? Do They Inflict Damage To Structural Wood?
Wasps are commonly associated with painful stings and terrifying swarms, but most people do not expect to find these fierce insects indoors, at least not in large numbers. Noticing giant wasps emerging from areas like wall-voids, an attic space, or light fixtures is...
What Sort Of Features Characterize The Ideal Insect Pest Harborage Or Nesting Site Within And Around Homes?
In order for insect pests to establish a lasting infestation within a home, the home must provide the environmental conditions that the insects require to survive. For example, since subterranean termites require moisture in order to survive, they can only establish...
How Just One Cockroach Control Program Using Baits Can Significantly Improve The Health Of Children
Up until somewhat recently, there were very few reliable cockroach control methods available to both consumers and licensed pest control professionals. Insecticides have traditionally been the control method of choice for cockroach pests, but it did not take long...
Pest Control Professionals Can Now Exterminate Bed Bugs By Infecting Them With A Microbial Fungus That Is Harmless To Humans
During the first several decades following the establishment of the pest control industry in the US, insecticides served as the primary method of pest control, but this is no longer the case. When it became clear that the most common insect pests of homes were...The 411 on Cockroaches in the Home
Cockroaches Have Unique Abilities
It is often said that cockroaches are incredibly durable and hard-to-kill insects that can survive severe physical trauma and highly toxic environmental conditions that would instantly kill any other terrestrial organism. The claim that cockroaches can withstand...
How Are Cockroach Societies Structured? And Why Their Social Habits Make Roach Pests Difficult To Control
While exceptionally rare, pest control professionals sometimes overlook indoor cockroach populations while inspecting homes for pests and pest-related damage. This may surprise many people considering that cockroaches are relatively large-sized insect pests that...
What Residents Need To Know About The Presence Of Maggots Within Well Kept And Seemingly Sanitary Homes
The Diptera insect order is comprised of thousands of fly species, all of which possess one pair of wings. Many airborne insects possess two pairs of wings including butterflies and moths of the Lepidoptera order, and kissing bugs and cicadas of the Hemiptera order....