http://www.pestweb.com/rss/pestsinthenews.cfm Find out what pests are making today's headlines! en-us http://www.pestweb.com/rss/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:18:01 PST 1440 http://www.pestweb.com/images/pwlogo.jpg http://www.pestweb.com/ http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2008/10/05/ara/real_estate/7790.txt (ARA) - That vacant, foreclosed home next door isn't just bringing down your neighborhood's property values. It may also be a haven for a myriad of pests that can threaten the health and safety of neighbors, children and pets. Mon, 6 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/869093&cid=1253683133&ei=RAjmSK-DK5qO9QTDlv0_&usg=AFQjCNG49WOvgCrfF434R987TkvB7iqIFA Health board reveals the extent of its pest problemsPress and Journal, UK - 4 hours agoSome of the other grisly pest control tasks undertaken across the north included removing wasps' nests from a mortuary, tackling a millipede infestation in ... Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/event/4108&cid=0&ei=RAjmSK-DK5qO9QTDlv0_&usg=AFQjCNFJuQM3ye8brfIBtffIGHUh4OJjug Bizjournals.comGoing Green - Community ConversationBizjournals.com, NC - 7 hours agoSeth Garber: Vice president-sales/marketing, Nvirotect Services, green pest control services in Lutz. One of the first in his industry in Florida to ... Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.prweb.com/releases/Atrium_Innovation/Spray_Technology/prweb1411884.htm&cid=1253702693&ei=RAjmSK-DK5qO9QTDlv0_&usg=AFQjCNFBNEOI4ogrrHqd16i3Io-d0uHnNg New Innovation Set to Revolutionise Spray Technology - Used to ...PR Web (press release), WA - 4 hours agoOther products for pest control of mosquitoes and sanitisation for MRSA are already in Atrium's development pipeline. Atrium's CEO Alan EJ Jones commented ... Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/444527 If you have noticed yourself swatting away an unusually high number of little flying pests lately, you are not alone. The black swarms of bugs seen hovering over the past few weeks are large congregations of midges, a type of insect common throughout the country. Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://sl.farmonline.com.au/news/state/agribusiness-and-general/general/grants-for-councils-to-fight-weeds/1324911.aspx&cid=0&ei=QwjmSL64LaDM8ATRi-GfDw&usg=AFQjCNEvFOmBNsinO_QKat-w9--eRiw3xA Grants for councils to fight weedsStock and Land, Australia - 5 hours ago"This new program will deliver immediate grants to councils to ensure they can continue to effectively manage invasive pests," Mr Helper said. ... Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/al_heavens/20081003_Cheat_Sheet__Protecting_the_home_from_winter_invaders.html&cid=0&ei=QwjmSL64LaDM8ATRi-GfDw&usg=AFQjCNGcc5K5-xQcmsWHi870W47albhxRQ Cheat Sheet: Protecting the home from winter invadersPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA - 4 hours agoModus operandi: With cooler temperatures, these pests beat a path to your door, seeking warmth and shelter till spring. They head to the walls of your house ... Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-10/tcob-bsf092908.php ( The Company of Biologists ) How does a swarm of bees find its way to a new nest site when less then 5 percent of the community knows the way? This is the question that puzzled scientists from Cornell University and the Ohio State University. Filming bee swarms as they relocated to new nest site and analyzing the insects' apparently chaotic course, the team found that "streaker" bees fly ... Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080922122423.htm With brains less than a millionth the size of humans', paper wasps hardly seem like mental giants. But new research shows that these insects can remember individuals for at least a week, even after meeting and interacting with many other wasps in the meantime. Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.havasunews.com/articles/2008/10/03/ara/real_estate/7790.txt (ARA) - That vacant, foreclosed home next door isn't just bringing down your neighborhood's property values. It may also be a haven for a myriad of pests that can threaten the health and safety of neighbors, children and pets. Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.newschannel5.tv/2008/10/2/999061/ Two others waiting for sentencing Thu, 2 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.wlwt.com/health/17610231/detail.html?rss=cin&psp=news Itchy pests are invading some Middletown homes, but a new detection method is helping to root out the problem. Thu, 2 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://agnews.tamu.edu/showstory.php%3Fid%3D765&cid=1253605257&ei=QwjmSL64LaDM8ATRi-GfDw&usg=AFQjCNHPGiuRt7dj0g4kSOKBxNfiLLeOow Program in McKinney to focus on emerging pests, fire ant-controlAgNews, TX - 19 hours agoMCKINNEY -- The Texas AgriLife Extension Service will co-host the program, "Fire Ant Control and Insect Management," from 8 am to noon on Oct. 10 in McKinney ... Thu, 2 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.yumasun.com/news/desert_44752___article.html/flock_grasshoppers.html Sometimes they cling to walls. Sometimes they're hopping up to doorways or across store parking lots. But it's only that time of the year when grasshoppers come out as they migrate to the Yuma area's agricultural fields, said Willie Negroni, pest control adviser with Soilserv Inc. Thu, 2 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news/14792/buginfested-takeaway-shut-down-by-court AN Oldham man has been forced to shut down his cockroach-infested takeaway. Juned Choudhry of Widdop Street, Busk, closed the Balti House in Blackrod, near Bolton, after an environmental health officer applied for an emergency court order following the discovery of hundreds of the insects. Thu, 2 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/topic/bodyandhealth/story.html%3Fid%3D555288bf-3a2c-4fbf-a15d-9f2a11a14f7f&cid=1253304124&ei=xbbkSImvEZLgyQTOufk6&usg=AFQjCNGE56LfFk6_IrfdjLvGe216oDp0lw Canada.comEDMONTON'S NITPICKERSCanada.com, Canada - 23 hours agoShe managed to avoid lice herself, but still sometimes feels phantom itches when she thinks about the tiny insects. To date, Howell's customers have come ... Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/10/01/bedbugs.ART_ART_10-01-08_B1_C6BFPL0.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 The red splotches and scabs along his arms make Colton Oser look like he's suffered a nasty case of chicken pox, but the itchy 3-year-old in Whitehall actually has been attacked by an infamous nighttime monster. Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_10606884?source=rss SAN JOSE -- The scrappy little mosquitofish has been a savior in the fight against the insect-borne West Nile virus. But for California amphibians already struggling to survive, it is something else entirely. Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/features/How-the-city-keeps-on.4544960.jp&cid=1252921814&ei=R2XjSMPMCIfM8ATJsYmLBw&usg=AFQjCNFsIduy3q0RXFQcNjmUFAY7drQFnw How the city keeps on top of bed bugs, mice, rats, and squirrelsEdinburgh Evening News, UK - 47 minutes agoHis other main opponents are rats, mice, insects, pigeons and seagulls. It is work that takes him to all quarters of the city, to the homes of Lords and ...REDBRIDGE: Pest controllers needed 11 times every day Epping Forest Guardianall 2 news articles Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:00:00 PST http://bombala.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/bendoc-and-bonang-win/1322165.aspx $247,000 will be spent across East Gippsland through the Good Neighbour Program in a major attack against weeds and pest animals. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://icwestlothian.icnetwork.co.uk/news/nationalnews/nationalnews//tm_headline=government-unveils-bee-strategy&method=full&objectid=21934140&siteid=92284-name_page.html A strategy to monitor and improve the health of honey bees has been unveiled by the Scottish Government. Bee populations are facing a growing number of threats from pests and diseases, such as the varroa mite. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/wfaa080930_wz_headlice.c9a13f76.html SOUTHLAKE -- A Southlake salon geared to children is reporting a big increase in head lice. Stylists at Sweet & Sassy in the Southlake Town Square say they have noticed one case or more every day of children with the parasitic insects in their hair. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://pantagraph.com/articles/2008/09/30/news/doc48e12d53bb67c780467960.txt BLOOMINGTON -- No-see-ums are aptly named, but they aren't no-bite-ems. Out of nowhere, your pleasant picnic can deteriorate into an itching frenzy and attempts to work in the yard may make you wish you hadn't. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/content/havering/recorder/news/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=newsRomford&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsromford&itemid=WeED30%20Sep%202008%2010%3A22%3A44%3A350 THE SERVICES of the Pied Piper may be required after a part of Romford found itself under siege by a plague of rats. Residents and shopkeepers near the North Street roundabout have been blighted by the furry pests which have increased in the area recently. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.wten.com/Global/story.asp%3FS%3D9094583&cid=1252446580&ei=1hPiSND0NJjI9AS5g9WCBw&usg=AFQjCNFYx4p9PSbSdz1-TXF3ZovH-IkO6g Officials expand Worcester's beetle regulated areaWTEN, NY - 11 hours agoInvestigators have so far identified 1265 trees infested by the black & white insects native to China. Worcester is just the fourth area in the country ... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20080929/news/809280265 Have you noticed large webs clinging to the tips of branches on trees throughout the county' If so, you are not alone. These webs are not created by spiders or any other ghoulish Halloween creatures; they are in fact caused by an unsightly native pest known as the fall webworm. This pest is common as far north as Canada and south to... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/keep-your-home-safe-putting/story.aspx%3Fguid%3D%257BF35536E9-8E2A-4588-9AE5-0E0F0863E22C%257D%26dist%3Dhppr&cid=1252324280&ei=R2XjSMj6NYu8yASIpvCRBw&usg=AFQjCNEugWHVqQu6aoZdAEl4hjT3PuiFbg Keep Your Home Safe by Putting Pests in Their PlaceMarketWatch - Sep 29, 2008WILMINGTON, DE, Sep 29, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Pests are a yearly battle for many homes and no matter what the species, they all have one thing in ... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.seedquest.com/News/releases/2008/september/23879.htm A new book, co-edited by Anthony Shelton, Cornell University professor of entomology, follows the legacy of Rachel Carson's groundbreaking "Silent Spring" -- the book credited with starting the environmental movement. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.wspa.com/spa/news/problem_solver/article/problem_solver_bats_invade_gaffney_rental_home/9125/ Gone batty. An Upstate neighbor worries for the health and safety of her family when bats invade her rental home. She says she's spent months trying to get the property managers to get rid of the pests but says Gaffney Realty Rentals just won't come through. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080929/0438361.html Pests are a yearly battle for many homes and no matter what the species, they all have one thing in common -- persistence. And with fall right around the corner, there's no better time to take the necessary steps to identify, rid and safeguard your home from the potential damage and harm of these insects. But, not only are homeowners concerned about their own health, they are also concerned ... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.chadrad.com/newsstory.cfm%3Fstory%3D11654&cid=0&ei=1hPiSND0NJjI9AS5g9WCBw&usg=AFQjCNHDV1uL-GRV9oSic-b7Xc9jXUovqw (Neb.)-Panhandle Sees More Insects (Part One)KCSR, NE - 17 hours agoIf you're wondering why there seems to be so many insects this year in the Panhandle, the new Chadron State College Organismal Zoologist, Dr. Mathew Brust, ... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/09/29/exclusive-edinburgh-hit-by-plague-of-rats-86908-20759309/ SCOTLAND'S capital is in the grip of a rat epidemic - with pest controllers reporting a seven-fold rise in callouts. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080929/BUSINESS/809290330 California's $1.3 billion citrus industry is focusing its attention on the border with Mexico. In Tijuana, just four city blocks south of the border a devastating crop pest is thriving. It's too close for comfort. The pest is the Asian citrus psyllid ... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/buffaloerie/story/450781.html A public symposium about a pest that harms ash trees, which make up about one-fourth of upstate New York's tree canopy, will be held at 2 p. m. Oct. 18 in Kleinhans Music Hall. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-09/esoa-eso092608.php ( Entomological Society of America ) ESA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2008 awards, which will be presented at the 2008 ESA Annual Meeting in Reno, Nev., Nov. 16-19, 2008. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/sep/29/endangeredspecies.wildlife The Soil Association has urged the government to ban pesticides linked to honeybee deaths around the world. The chemicals are widely used in UK agriculture but have been banned as a precaution in four other European countries. Last week the Italian ... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/29866374.html&cid=0&ei=WMLgSPuGCo6SygTP19CSAQ&usg=AFQjCNHveCpMYFEqHIxhSIilIFbILZT_bA Wasps serve useful role in controlling of pestsSan Antonio Express, TX - 7 hours agoA potter wasp built her nest on this cypress leaf. Wasps of all kinds struggle for food and building materials in times of drought. ... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20080929/OPINION04/809290306/1032/OPINION&cid=0&ei=WMLgSPuGCo6SygTP19CSAQ&usg=AFQjCNEcq2cYTUGud6mTj-E3uV-DPA5G8A Feeding gulls turns them into pestsAsbury Park Press, NJ - 3 hours agoAt what point do these innocent animals become pests? You wouldn't let your neighbor steal your food, but it is acceptable from a sea gull? ... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.carteretnewstimes.com/articles/2008/09/29/ara/seasonal/7507.txt (ARA) - Few words strike more fear in outdoor enthusiasts than West Nile virus, Lyme disease or encephalitis. The insects that cause these nasty diseases are having a great year, due in part to major flooding throughout the country. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/story.csp?cid=131286&sid=105&fid=35 PORTLAND -- For centuries the evening couplet "Sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite" settled like an itchy benediction on kids headed for dreamland. The word "bedbug" was not then mentioned in polite society. But the apple-seed-sized ... Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.woodtv.com/global/story.asp?s=9085262 BAKER CITY, Ore. -- One way to protect Oregon from invasive species is to buy firewood cut locally. The Oregon Department of Agriculture says insect pests and plant diseases can... Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.pe.com/localnews/rivcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_S_fireants29.6ed14e.html?npc A recent infestation of fire ants in Rialto is the latest in a decade-long battle against the aggressive stinging pests that have stymied vector control officials throughout Southern California. Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi%3Ff%3D/n/a/2008/09/27/state/n194541D30.DTL%26tsp%3D1&cid=1251666436&ei=WMLgSPuGCo6SygTP19CSAQ&usg=AFQjCNHJLSsgi8ol4Z4NWUSriPtmYpGNQA Invasive snail found in North Coast waterwaySan Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Sep 27, 2008... prevent the snail's spread and says boaters and fisherman will have to take better care to thoroughly wash their waders and boats of the invasive pests. ... Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/09/28/news/wyoming/32-jackets.txt GILLETTE - They're so bad that not only are they ruining outside activities, they're also preventing some people from getting their mail. Because of yellow jacket attacks that have left two Gillette mail carriers hospitalized, the post office has ... Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.nj.com/bridgeton/index.ssf?/base/news-16/1222488621303081.xml&coll=10 PITTSGROVE TWP. - After a panic-filled day on Thursday, 69 residents at Rainbow Nursing Home returned home Friday with no reports of injuries. On Thursday, the nursing home on Big Oak Road had Western Pest Control on the premises to spray for insects. Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=90855 Caribbean crazy ants may be marching your way. Pest control operators say you can kill the ants, but they just keep coming back. Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.kvoa.com/global/story.asp?s=9083564 Termites may one day play a role in gassing up your car. The pests are so good at breaking down wood, scientists for the government's Joint Genome Institute want to mimic that process to produce liquid Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://news.balita.ph/2008/09/28/households-lack-pest-control-awareness/&cid=0&ei=23DfSJuDBILM8ATp3ZWMAQ&usg=AFQjCNFyfRpWnoAOzNwtKMjIi5oTxOSw-g Households lack pest control awarenessBalita.org, UK - 18 hours ago27 -- Residential homeowners have little awareness on pest control, according to Bernardo P. Benedicto, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Berben ... Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=d52860b7-fa77-4618-a042-995190871430 Homeowners could soon find they can no longer buy pesticides or use them to control weeds and insects in their gardens. City council will consider a recommendation to ban do-it-yourself home pesticides at its next regular meeting. Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080927/LIFESTYLE/809270301/1024 During the past three weeks, ornamental pines, especially Scotch and ponderosa, have shown indications of attack in Fort Collins, Loveland, Berthoud and Windsor. Mountain pine beetle is the most damaging tree pest in Colorado. The beetles emerge from ... Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PST