Harry Case
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Harry Case is Sales & Marketing Manager for Pest Control Center, Inc. of Sacramento and is a licensed pest control “Branch 2 field Representative.” He has been in the structural pest control industry since May of 2005 and has 16 ½ years of experience in the related field of landscape pest and disease control in the state of Washington. Harry is a contributor to News 10 Sacramento on their “My Neighborhood” websites, writes regular articles for the Orangevale View and Pest Control Center’s blog called “News and Commentary From Pest Control Center.” He is owner and editor of “Wild World of Pests,” a blog which covers pest related news and issues from across the United States and around the world.
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Since 1997 America has been under siege by invaders from Asia. In just 14 years they have made huge strides, invading large portions of the states, leaving destruction in their wake. The invaders aren't foreign troops but they're a threat to us nonetheless.
Already a big problem in its own right, the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug has been joined in the US by its heat loving cousin, the Bagrada Bug, Bagrada hilaris or Bagrada cruciferarum, Family Pentatomidae. And yes, it's a stink bug. This bad-news-bug from Africa is causing significant damage to crops from home gardens to commercial growing operations in the desert Southwest.
This fall and winter, as in the past, folks are engaging in the familiar tradition of gathering firewood to warm their homes with the glow of real wood fires. It's a wonderful, time honored activity but it does have a dark side: Firewood can contain serious plant pests and diseases with the potential to wipe out entire species and forests. These dangerous organisms are easily transported when firewood is moved from place to place, sometimes over long distances.
Winter is a time when nature seems to take a rest. But things are not always as they seem. In the world of pest control there is still a lot of work to do,
Any time we humans accept paradigm shifts and make sweeping changes to the way we do things we have to consider what some call, "the law of unintended consequences."
The colonies of this species typically have multiple queens, so budding may take place at any time of year. It is this budding habit that makes these ants so difficult to control. Attempts to treat for Pharaoh Ants by traditional spray treatments often succeed only in
If enough pest control companies decided to abandon rodent control the result could be catastrophic for D.C. residents as the numbers of rodents would grow exponentially. Since rats and mice are disease carriers which are also capable of significant damage to structures, the threat to the health and property of the districts citizens could be extensive.
Almost no crops are immune. Its feeding causes deformation, discoloration and dry, cork-like areas in the fruit of host plants. This damage on fresh produce makes it unmarketable in retail outlets and it must be downgraded and sold for processing at a reduced price. This reduction may be as much as 60 percent, resulting in huge losses.
As I peruse the Internet to stay abreast of the latest pest issues I am frequently confronted with misinformation regarding Cimex, lectularius, the Common Bed Bug. The purpose of this article is to discuss some of the more commonly held misconceptions regarding bed bugs.
The number of blogs, news articles, television and radio reports, dealing with the exploding bed bug epidemic is growing almost as rapidly as the bed bug population itself. The common bed bug, Cimex, lectularius is proving to be an intimidating and formidable enemy.
