Saturday, March 20, 2010 |

West Nile virus back in Los Angeles (People's Daily)

Mar 19, 2010 - Two dead birds have tested positive recently for West Nile virus in Los Angeles, indicating that the virus is back in the area, authorities said on Thursday. "These two West Nile virus positive dead birds are evidence that West Nile virus continues to persist in Los Angeles," said Susanne Kluh of the Vector Control District, which tracks the movements of pests. The cases are the first two ...

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Over the counter pet meds evaluated (FOX 59 Indianapolis)

Mar 19, 2010 - Over-the-counter flea and tick medicines are hugely popular, and do the job of keeping pests away from pets. However, some products may also have unintended side effects that may make pets sick. Over-the-counter flea and tick medicines are hugely popular, and do the job of keeping pests away from pets. However, some products may also have unintended side effects that may make pets sick.

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From international harbor to native habitat: Detecting exotic pests before forest and agricultural invasion (Science Daily)

Mar 19, 2010 - In the 1930s, soil used as ballast to weigh down cargo ships from South America to Mobile, Alabama introduced the red imported fire ant to the southern United States. Since then, the ants have been found as far north as Maryland and as far west as California, shorting out streetlights and eating through crops and native plants in the process. Since pests like the fire ant primarily enter the U.S ...

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Window Screens (San Diego Reader)

Mar 18, 2010 - This time of year, hordes of flies visit our 1930s-built home. One would think we were in farm country the way the flying pests invade. The real culprit for the invasion is our lack of screens. The last homeowner seemed to deem them unnecessary, but the Kelly family is beginning to think otherwise.

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New method uses "super-sexed" but sterile male insects for sustainable pest control (Sify News)

Mar 18, 2010 - Agricultural researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are developing an improved method for sustainable pest control using "super-sexed" but sterile male insects to copulate with

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Termites Bugging South Florida (NBC Miami)

Mar 18, 2010 - Pests could literally eat you out of house and home.

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County is trapping destructive insects (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)

Mar 18, 2010 - County agricultural technicians are in for a busy spring. This week, they started deploying 2,300 in

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Health Canada Reminds Consumers to Follow Label Directions on Flea and Tick Pest Control Products (Marketwire)

Mar 17, 2010 - OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 17, 2010) - Health Canada is reminding consumers to follow label directions on flea and tick pest control products for use on cats and dogs.

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An organic approach to pest control -- releasing super-sexed (but sterile) male insects (EurekAlert!)

Mar 17, 2010 - ( The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ) An improved method for sustainable pest control using "super-sexed" but sterile male insects to copulate with female ones is being developed by agricultural researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The scientists thus hope to offer yet another efficient and promising avenue for supplying produce to the market by eliminating pests without damage to ...

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Need for wood highlights US insect problems (Provo Daily Herald)

Mar 17, 2010 - Months of heavy rains throughout the South are forcing International Paper Co. to look beyond its usual suppliers for wood for its central South Carolina mill and turn to places that are known to have tree-destroying gypsy moths. The extensive steps federal regulators are requiring the company to take to make sure the pests don't get a foothold in the region highlight just how worrisome the ...

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Health board votes to open New York City to honeybees (USA Today)

Mar 17, 2010 - New York City's health board voted to overturn a longtime ban on beekeeping within city limits.

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Fruit flies could unlock mystery of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's (Moldova.org)

Mar 17, 2010 - By Mary Saner Scientists look to insects for answers on how human brain forms and retains memories At Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Florida, scientists are working to find clues about how the human brain processes memories. Their laboratory test animal is not a chimp or a dog or a rat — animals that we know can remember things — it is the common fruit fly. "They're relatively simple ...

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Grain down the drain (Punjab: 2007-2010) (NDTV)

Mar 17, 2010 - Millions of metric tons of wheat grain, lying in the open, being eaten by insects. This quantity of wheat is worth Rs 15 crores. A whopping 90 per cent of it is not fit for human consumption now.

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Ag seminar on grape menaces held (The St. Helena Star)

Mar 17, 2010 - Saturday update Non-native pests are invading the valley, according to local grapegrowers who gathered to discuss their shared challenges this week. Because land is dominated by vineyards, it makes it easier for pests to spread quickly from American Canyon to the Upvalley, growers said.

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Red Bank school's video creeps into first place (Asbury Park Press)

Mar 16, 2010 - RED BANK — A first-place video written and produced by Red Bank Middle School students who won a national contest about pest control could be coming to television near you.

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Light Brown Apple Moth still a pest, agency says (The Salinas Californian)

Mar 16, 2010 - WASHINGTON, March 15, 2010--The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service today published its draft response to two petitions requesting that the agency reclassify the light brown apple moth as a nonactionable pest.

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Warmer Air Bringing Pests Out Of Hiding (CBS4 Miami)

Mar 16, 2010 - As winter begins to wane and spring is in the air, the warmer temperatures mean that most of us will be out and about but we won't be alone. When the weather's warm pests like mosquitoes, fleas, and termites thrive when the weather is warm.

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Woman horror-stricken to find rats' nests (Hamilton Spectator)

Mar 16, 2010 - (Mar 16, 2010) - A Hamilton pest control expert says rat populations are growing, especially in growth areas on the Mountain.

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Pest Control: Invasion of the Cactus Moth (The Cornell Daily Sun)

Mar 16, 2010 - Across the southern United States, a predator hides among the cacti.

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Tenn. Ag Dept. Urges Pest Control Caution (The Memphis Daily News)

Mar 16, 2010 - The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is urging homeowners, school officials and companies to check the credentials of pest control businesses and i....

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