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Formosan Subterranean Termites

Formosan Termite Soldier
Posted by Suzy in Formosan on January 10, 2011 | No Comments

Formosan Termite Origins and Expansion The Formosan subterranean termite, (Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki), is an invasive species of termite. Its native habitat ranged from Southern China to Japan to Taiwan. The Formosan termites get their name from Taiwan’s former Portuguese name, Formosa, meaning “beautiful.” Within the last hundred years the habitat of the Formosan termites has [...]

Humane Trapping Using Squirrel Traps

Squirrel
Posted by Suzy in Squirrels on January 7, 2011 | No Comments

Squirrels are cute when they are out in nature, but less so when they are damaging your attic or garden. With suburbs pushing farther and farther out into the country, animal habitats are getting smaller and smaller. Squirrels have come up with a solution to this problem, they are moving into homes. These animals can [...]

Treating Ant Infestations with Ant Baits

Liquid Ant Bait
Posted by Suzy in Ants on January 7, 2011 | No Comments

The best way to both prevent ants and to get rid of them is to clean your house regularly and make sure that there is no food lying around that can attract the ants in the first place. Food should be kept in air tight containers, dirty dishes should not be left around, and surfaces [...]

Using Rat Traps

Simple Rat Trap
Posted by Suzy in Rats on January 7, 2011 | No Comments

Lethal Rat Traps Some lethal rat traps include snap traps, glue boards, and zapper traps. Snap traps are both effective and cheap, although they have the possibility of harming unintended victims if they are accidentally set off by fingers, toes, or paws. Glue traps work by trapping the rats to the board with non-toxic glue. [...]

How to Get Rid of Mice

How to Get Rid of Mice
Posted by Suzy in Mice on January 7, 2011 | No Comments

Signs of a Mouse Infestation The first step to getting rid of an infestation of mice is to confirm that you have an infestation of mice. Some of the signs that you have an infestation include unexplained holes in walls, boxes, and food containers, round droppings up 1’4” long, rustling sounds in the walls or [...]

The Bedbug Life Cycle

Bedbug Life Cycle
Posted by Suzy in Bedbugs on January 2, 2011 | No Comments

Bedbug Reproduction Bedbug breeding is not a pretty thing. Female bedbugs do not have exterior genital opening so in order to mate the male bedbug pierces the abdominal body cavity of the female with his hypodermic-like reproductive organ and ejaculates into the body cavity. The female bedbugs lay between five and 12 eggs each day. [...]

New York’s Bed Bug Epidemic

Posted by Suzy in Bedbugs on January 2, 2011 | No Comments

The bedbug epidemic has hit many big cities in the U.S., such as Los Angeles, Denver, Cincinnati, and Phoenix, but nowhere near as hard as New York has been pummeled by these tiny pests. Complaints about bedbugs in New York City have skyrocketed in the last few years. The number of inquiries about bedbugs to [...]