Entomologist
There are 10 entries for the tag Entomologist
Posted @ 1/16/2013 9:12 PM By Venus Pest
Have you ever heard something like this? “With all this (insert some severe weather element) bugs are going to be a huge problem this year.” Well, they’re not too far off, depending on what they’re talking about of cour...
Posted @ 12/4/2012 8:45 PM By Venus Pest
The holiday season is upon us, and that means many families will be traveling to visit loved ones all over the country. This is a great, and by great we mean terrible, opportunity to pick up a louse infestation from hotels or family and friends! We often get frantic calls from clients wanting us to come treat their home, or their sandbox, for lice. Typically they are surprised to find out that there is no chemical treatment for lice aside from the shampoo prescribed by your doctor.
Posted @ 9/1/2011 9:40 AM By Venus Pest
You know that you have heard many, and probably believe(d) some of these myths! If you have, don’t feel alone...we hear them all the time. If you’ve heard any other ones that you know or suspect to be false and would like to know more, post th...
Posted @ 7/26/2011 9:29 AM By Venus Pest
It's been a long break from our countdown of the most disturbing things that we come across as pest management professionals, but we return today for our final installment with bed bugs! Bed bugs are truly the #1 most disturbing pest that we encount...
Posted @ 7/14/2011 8:43 AM By Venus Pest
Attention: We're seeing a spike in swarming ants around Texas! We've written extensively about swarming ants before where we've talked about why they swarm and how to protect your property. Think of the swarmers as the "winged" ants you see fl...
Posted @ 3/14/2011 7:30 AM By Venus Pest
Each fall most old queen and worker wasps die off as cold weather sets in. However, new queens, or foundress queens, that have found harborage over the winter will survive and emerge in Spring to begin a new colony. These new queens will have ...
Posted @ 3/2/2011 9:13 AM By Venus Pest
I recently attended two conferences where data on Altriset was presented, a new product out on the market for control of termites. The first thing you need to know about Altriset is that it is a green insecticide, super green really. In fa...
Posted @ 2/16/2011 9:47 AM By Venus Pest
Number 3 on our list of Top 5 Most Disturbing Things in Pest Control is Rodents. Rodents are one of the toughest, if not the toughest, pests to control. Rodents are mammals, which in turn means that they are smart and can learn and adapt. No...
Posted @ 2/3/2011 9:36 AM By Venus Pest
Last month we started a series called Top 5 Most Disturbing Things in Pest Control. We began with maggots at #5 and now in at #4, Delusory Parasitosis. This one is a bit of mouthful, but it is a very serious condition that we find ourselves fa...
Posted @ 1/6/2011 9:28 AM By Venus Pest
As we launch in to 2011, we're starting a new series called the Top 5 Most Disturbing Things in Pest Control. Since people always come up with a list a the end of each year consisting of their Top 10 Events of 2010, or their Top 5 Doggie Hairdos (...