Tag Archives: Mosquitoes
Posted in [Misc] By Venus Pest Last year we made 6 predictions for pest activity we thought would happen during 2012. While we got most right in last year’s outlook, we missed on a couple…but not by much! As always, there will be some pest or pests that erupt this year as the worst thing we’ve ever seen. Here’s our educated guesses for what we think will be the worst of pests in 2013. …Read More
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 course. We have learned that all drastic weather change leads to more suitable conditions for one insect species or another, depending on the conditions. That means there will always be some sort …Read More
Every year we experience some sort of a pest scourge. From scorpions to lovebugs, they all get their time to shine and appear at different intervals. This year, we decided to use our experience, education, and wild guesses to make predictions about what pests will do in the year to come. Centipedes, millipedes, earwigs, and pillbugs There should be no problems until late July to mid-August. Irrigated areas will probably …Read More
Mosquito Slap Dance – Watch the video below! Many of you have noticed, or at least brought to our attention, that mosquito pressure has not been as bad this year as it typically is during the summer. Most folks blame the drought and lack of rainfall for that. However, if you look outside, you will notice your yard is probably still nice and green. What about your neighbors’ yards? Hmm, how …Read More
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 them in the comments. 1. There is a special rodent poison that makes rodents go outside to find water so they won’t die inside. …Read More
Everybody knows mosquitoes bite, and that can be an annoying problem by itself, what with the itching and the welts and such.However,that problem pales in comparison to the real issue with biting mosquitoes, and that’s the spread of disease. The mosquito’s ability to spread disease has earned it the title of the most deadly animal in the world http://listverse.com/2007/07/13/top-10-most-deadly-animals/. Because of the mobile nature of our now global society, we …Read More
The other day a client of ours told me we were their “Summertime Saviors.” You see, they have a beautiful backyard with huge trees and lots of landscaping, it really is very aesthetically pleasing and relaxing to be back there. That is, of course, until the mosquitoes took over! Often times we have to take the bad with the good in a lot of different situations, it is no different with beautiful …Read More