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• Is the IRS the Bloodsuckers They Are Made out to Be?

  

  So today is Tax Day, the day most of us dread because we have to pay the taxes we owe. The Tax Man Cometh! So you know we always talk about Bed Bugs, Ticks,... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

  Every bug guy or gal should own one of these microscopes from http://www.zarbeco.com  it is capable of 40x to 140x the size of the target. This is a picture... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Hey, What’s That Hanging from My Ceiling?

  

  With all the rains we have had it is not surprising to any of us that termites are still very active. This is a frequent little phenomenon that happens here wit... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What Are Some of My Favorite Bug Artwork That I Own?

  

  The scorpion was a gift for speaking in Mexico (my largest group ever over 500) from my friends Tere de and Eduardo Dessens, Tere saved my life by translating m... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What Did They Use in the Older Days of Bug Control?

  

  From dusters to moth devices that could be placed within closets or dressers to rodent repellers. These products were for the DIY or Do It Yourselfers and some... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What is a Micro-encapsulated Formula Pesticide?

  The capsule suspension is protected from the environment and is slowly released to provide long-term activity. Demand CS is an odorless, micro-encapsulated... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Have You Ever Wondered Why Fleas Can Jump So Far?

  

  They can jump due to their very strong back legs and from pads of a rubber-like protein called resilin. Some fleas can jump up to 150 times their own body... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Why is ProBest a Member of the BBB?

  

  The Better Business Bureau offers companies a chance to shine with their Code of Business Practices. It isn’t always easy to stand out in the crowd, for... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What Do Bugs Really Want?

  

  Plain and simple they want food, water and a home? That is exactly what we can and often times do provide them. Now the key to getting rid of them is by... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What Flies, Spreads Disease and is Totally Yucky?

  

  Well in general flying insects but specifically House Flies. They live and breed in very dirty conditions and can move from one area to another very quickly. Yo... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Can Kind of Concern Do Rodents Pose?

  Rodents pose a serious threat of spreading disease, I read reports weekly about the spread of disease and rodents are right at the top generally speaking. What... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What Do You Know About Formosan Termites?

  

  What do you know about Formosan Termites?   For example did you know, that they were probably transported into the U.S. from East Asian countries after World Wa... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What Has Smooth Galleries and Small Pellets?

  

  What has smooth galleries and small 6 sided pellets? Drywood termites do and yes I found them under a crawlspace in downtown Mesa, Arizona. Drywood termites... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• I Know My BUG’s by ProBest Pest Management – Contest April 1st, 2013

  

  I know my BUG’s by ProBest Pest Management – Contest    - April 2nd, 2013 The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) and Professional Pest Management... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What Do You Want to Know by ProBest Pest Management!

  

  Today is April Fools Day, so in honor of those mischievous ones among us…. Bed Bugs can fly! Nope, wrong they cannot fly, period! Mice love cheese! Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• It’s Not Always About the Scorpions, How About Visiting Arizona? Montezuma’s...

  It’s not always about the Scorpions, how about visiting Arizona?  Montezuma’s Castle On the last day of each month we will run a series on visiting Arizona and... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• How Can You Remove Honeycomb from a Structure?

  

  Honeybees can take up residence in any home if there is space available and sometimes they don’t make it easy to get to them.We don’t always remove the... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• Now What Do You Do?

  

  This reminded me of the many things we do and don’t always finish as human beings. We start a project and it goes on forever, you attempt to kill that spider an... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What Makes Sense with a Bed Bug Service?

  

  When this bed bug issue hit th U.S., many companies started purchasing heat equipment or special heat packs etc. Rather than spend a great deal of money on... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE

• What Exactly is a Cockroach Clean-out?

  

  The number 1 dreaded issue in any home or restaurant is probably cockroaches and the worse of the worse is the German Cockroach. So lets discuss why they are... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE