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• It’s Not Always About the Scorpions, How About Visiting Arizona? Sunset Crater

  

  Sunset Crater Just north of Flagstaff is the Sunset Crater Volcano - Sometime between 1040 and 1100, a series of eruptions—the only eruptions in the Southwest... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Winner, Winner – Keith V. Birkemeyer Hey I Won Something!

  FMC Awards Seven Trips to Legislative Day 2014 SUPPLIER NEWS Seven pest management professionals are D.C.-bound after being chosen to win a free trip to NPMA’s... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Happy Thanksgiving.

  

  What are you thankful for, health, family, friends or maybe a bug free home? So what are the origins of Thanksgiving? It has been an annual tradition since 1863... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What Are the Common Pest Issues in Restaurants?

  

  There are always issues with occasional invaders within building but lets just focus on the Top 2 – Flies and Cockroaches Flies – the first and foremost most... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• WOW, What’s up with All the Rain?

  

  I visit a website http://www.rainlog.org and it is amazing at what you can find. Notice this little rainfall day we had in Arizona on November 22, 2013 –... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Carpenter Bees, Don’t Know Wood from Foam?

  

  Bugs in general don’t have any idea whether it is wood or foam, they probably just think it might be a good place to call home. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Scorpions Can Really Hide, Can’t They?

  

  All I can say is that block walls retain their heat well into the evening hours in Arizona and scorpions don’t like cold.      We make it easy for scorpion to... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What is an IGR – Insect Growth Regulator?

  

  These are products or materials that interrupt (break) or inhibit the life cycle of a immature pests. These products are often used with liquid sprays for... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What is Wildlife Control?

  

  Most of us enjoy the occasional wildlife that we encounter but without some form or measure of keeping them at bay, we might have a bad encounter. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Most Destructive Insect?

  

  I’ll would bet that most people would say termites but not so, it turns out to be the desert locust. This locust you may recall is the one from the Bible and ca... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Do You Really Like Your Spices?

  

  There has been some recent work on what exactly you are getting when you purchase spices. “Imported spices from Indian, Mexico found cotaminated with... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Somedays in the Rat Race, They Win!

  

  Are the rats getting the better of you and your home? Some days we might think that the pests are winning, but it doesn’t have to be so.  Pest Management... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What is the Global Pest Market? Part 2

  Here is my idea of Green Pest Service Everything we do starts with Integrated Pest Management (IPM) We do an inspection, we walk around the home with a webster... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What is the Global Pest Market? Part 1

  A recent article “Global Pest Control Services Market: Trends and opportunities (2013-2018)“. talks about the growing trend in green type pest control. Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Chagas Disease and the Assassin Bug…

  

  “Neglected Tropical Diseases: An unfolding Tragedy of Chagas Disease in North America.” As many know this is my favorite looking bug, the one I think has the... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What Won’t Termites Eat?

  

  Termites don’t eat concrete or plastics, but they will build over it and many other products. There was a few years ago some type of foam which was filled with... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Bed Bugs Are Gross and Creepy, Aren’t They?

  Bed Bug Population on the Rise Published October 18th, 2013 Bed Bug Population on the Rise WCJB TV-20 I decided to pass this along, for a couple of reasons. Ver... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Fire, Fire and More Fire…

  

  I have mentioned numerous times that fire isn’t always your friend especially when it comes to pest control. “Why kill it with fire is a terrible, terrible idea... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Sons of the American Legion

  Founded in 1932, Sons of The American Legion exists to honor the service and sacrifice of Legionnaires. Sons of The American Legion members include males of... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Yikes, How Did That Get in There?

  

  Rats and mice nomally can squeeze through small opening (mice – dime and rats – quarter), I think this guy just had a bad day. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE