Oct 11, 2013 | Blog, Tips
Hospitals are meant to be safe havens for recuperating individuals, places that are sanitary and well-organized. For such facilities, pest management is a top priority. Insects can carry disease, and their presence may indicate that legal sanitary procedures have been...
Oct 7, 2013 | Blog, Pest Identification, Tips
Description Scarlet laurel bugs are quite attractive, with deep scarlet coatings, black central wing areas, and long antennae. These bugs feed on pods, seeds, and leaves, and gravitate toward gardens where vegetation is plentiful. They especially prefer gardens that...
Oct 1, 2013 | Blog, Pest Identification, Tips
A lover of cereals and grains, this Asian insect can be a very destructive pest, causing damage to crops and fields and yielding irreversible economic damage. The Khapra beetle, also known by its scientific name Trogoderma granaries, is considered by the University of...
Sep 27, 2013 | Blog, Tips
Pheromones are special chemicals released by animals that induce mating, and are largely responsible for the continuation of every species on the face of the planet. Scientists have uncovered new ways of using insect pheromones in regards to pest control, and are...
Sep 24, 2013 | Blog, Pest Identification, Tips
An insect native to southern Italy, the grapevine moth is wreaking havoc across many grape orchards and fruit farms in North America. Deemed a serious agricultural threat, this fast-moving moth can be a pain to deal with, especially during the warm spring and...
Sep 20, 2013 | Blog, Pest Identification, Tips
An invasive and damaging insect, the hemlock wooly adelgid, native to Asia, is making its claim on a number of forests, parks, and wooded areas across the eastern United States. In the 1920’s, the hemlock wooly adelgid was accidentally introduced to the US...
