Sunday, March 14, 2010 |

Schools plagued by pests (Peeblesshire News)

Mar 12, 2010 - PEST control companies are being run off their feet in a bid to keep plagued Border schools vermin free. Reports of rats, mice and wasps are on the rise in classrooms across the region.

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UC Riverside Hosts 19th Annual Pest Management Conference (UC Riverside)

Mar 12, 2010 - RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Urbanization creates costly pest problems. Insects and rodent pests can contaminate food, destroy wood in homes and can result also in health problems – disease, hospitalizations and even death.

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Three types of termites are common on Coast (The Biloxi Sun Herald)

Mar 12, 2010 - There are more than 1,800 species of termites in the world and the vast majority of them are not pests. They are a vital part of a forest’s ecology, where they help return dead trees to the soil, recycling their nutrients.

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Trapping to determine if invasive grapevine moth and citrus pest arrives in SLO County (Paso Robles Press)

Mar 12, 2010 - The detection of the European Grapevine Moth and Asian Citrus Psyllid in parts of the state has triggered a federally-funded, massive statewide trapping survey by the California Department of Food and Agriculture to determine just how wide spread these insects are.

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What to do with insects on your lawn (The Brantford Expositor)

Mar 12, 2010 - As I sit here, in the middle of winter, my thoughts turn to spring. As I run down the long list of things I hope to do come spring, it's not long before I consider the green lawn hiding under that white blanket of snow and ice outside.[...]

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Grape moth threatens Napa Valley growing method (AP via Yahoo! News)

Mar 11, 2010 - When a voracious pest triggered a quarantine this week across much of Napa Valley — the nation's premier grape-growing region — it threatened more than the grapes themselves.

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Grand Prize Winner Named in Pest Control Public Service Announcement Contest: Red Bank Middle School (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Mar 11, 2010 - FAIRFAX, Va.----Red Bank Middle School, of Red Bank, NJ, is the grand prize winner in a national science and technology competition for students sponsored by the National Pest Management Association through its educational children’s Web site, PestWorldForKids.org.

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Rat problems prompt more school protests (Trinidad Express)

Mar 11, 2010 - PESTS OUT!: A pupil of Harmony Hall Presbyterian Primary displays a placard during yesterday's protest outside the Gasparillo school. -Photo: Dave Persad

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48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing (AP via Yahoo! News)

Mar 11, 2010 - Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the plants and animals to flourish.

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New Pest Found in Napa, Sonoma (KCBS Radio San Francisco)

Mar 10, 2010 - A new, potentially devastating pest has been found in Napa Valley, prompting state officials to issue a quarantine on the movement of fruit, plants and farm equipment.

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Ecological pest management documented in UC report (Madera Tribune)

Mar 10, 2010 - From California's farms to suburban lawns, the UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management program provides the latest research for controlling nuisances and profit-killing invasions of insects, plant diseases, birds, gophers and squirrels.

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Insects to be brought in to control Japanese Knotweed (Daily Telegraph)

Mar 9, 2010 - A superweed that has been the bane of gardeners across the UK for more than a century has finally met its match - a tiny bug from Japan.

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Bethesda school dealing with rats (The Washington DC Examiner)

Mar 9, 2010 - Students in a Bethesda elementary school are getting a hands-on lesson in pest control as their teachers and principals find themselves fighting off a rat infestation.

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5,000 pest control requests in county (Shropshire Star)

Mar 9, 2010 - Residents in Shropshire made nearly 5,000 requests to environmental health chiefs to deal with pest control incidents in the past year, new figures have revealed.

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Wet Winter Weather Will Have an Impact on Pests This Season (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Mar 9, 2010 - FAIRFAX, Va.----As one of the stormiest winters in history ends, the National Pest Management Association reminds homeowners that increased moisture from excessive rain and melting snow can create havens for pests in and around homes.

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Cause Of Rise In Allergies Tough To Pinpoint (NBC 17 Raleigh)

Mar 9, 2010 - The wintery weather may finally have subsided, but for a lot of people in the Triangle, that means a miserable time of year is right around the corner: allergy season. Whether it's pollen, food, pets, mold, mites or insects, the number of people showing allergies seems to be growing. Chapel Hill resident Malena Rousseau had an allergic reaction to trail mix a few years ago during a camping trip ...

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Nigeria : Ruma Tasks NAQS On Protecting The Country Against Exotic Pests And Diseases (AllAfrica.com)

Mar 8, 2010 - Abuja — Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Sayyadi Abba Ruma has tasked the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) to protect Nigeria's agricultural produce against exotic pests and animal diseases, which infiltrate into the nation as a result of their indiscriminate importation or smuggling.

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Effective Imitation: New chitinase inhibitors (PhysOrg)

Mar 8, 2010 - (PhysOrg.com) -- The chitin-degrading enzymes known as chitinases are not just important to insects with chitin shells and to their predators, they also seem to be involved in the establishment of parasites in the human body and in asthmatic diseases. An international team led by Stephen G. Withers has now developed a novel chitinase inhibitor. As the researchers report in the journal Angewandte ...

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New pests hit Bt cotton: Govt lab (rediff.com)

Mar 8, 2010 - The Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR), the cotton research institute of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, has contested Monsanto's claim that the pink bollworm, a pest that feeds on cotton, has developed resistance to its Bollgard cotton.

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Maine bill would ban importation of firewood (WBZ News Radio Boston)

Mar 7, 2010 - Campers headed to Maine from other states wouldn't be allowed to bring their own firewood under a proposed law headed toward passage in the state Legislature. Lawmakers want to protect Maine from destructive bugs that have wiped out huge swaths of trees in other states. The insects can enter the state through infested firewood.

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