http://www.pestweb.com/ Find out what pests are making today's headlines! en-us http://www.pestweb.com/rss/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:42:51 PST 1440 http://www.pestweb.com/images/pwlogo.jpg http://www.pestweb.com/rss/pestsinthenews.cfm http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-46900.html Ludhiana, Feb 8 : Spread of technology of eliminating fruit flies, major pest damaging the Guava crop, by using pheromone traps have proved to be a great success in Ferozepur district of Punjab and other surrounding areas. Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-46900.html?row=1 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307995,insects-devastate-thailands-rice-crop-institute-says.html Bangkok - Excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides and other poor farming practices have led to an insect plague in Thailand's rice fields that was predicted to reduce yields by 30 per cent in vast areas, the International Rice Research Institute ... Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/307995,insects-devastate-thailands-rice-crop-institute-says.html?row=2 http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=11943168 Some Middle Tennessee exterminators said calls for mouse removal are 50 percent higher than last winter. Pest control experts said cold temperatures are the reason. Sat, 6 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=11943168?row=3 http://www.rgj.com/article/20100206/LIV/2060313/1089 JoAnne Skelly Sat, 6 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.rgj.com/article/20100206/LIV/2060313/1089?row=4 http://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/x655689948/Storing-firewood-outside-helps-prevent-problems-with-insects A variety of insects live in the dead and dying trees that we use for firewood. "To avoid problems in the house with these insects, store firewood outside," says David Robson, University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator. Sat, 6 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/x655689948/Storing-firewood-outside-helps-prevent-problems-with-insects?row=5 http://www.colusa-sun-herald.com/news/tassie-4280-county-packages.html This pooch can pick out packages of potential pests like a dog on a bone. Trained to key in on produce, plants, dirt, insects and animal-related products, Tassie, a certified detection dog with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, made her monthly... Sat, 6 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.colusa-sun-herald.com/news/tassie-4280-county-packages.html?row=6 http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-toads-conquered-the-world Cane toads are seemingly innocuous enough. First imported to Australia to control a beetle pest of sugarcane fields, they are now frog-marching their way across the island continent , wreaking havoc on in situ flora and fauna. The key to their domination has been protection from would-be predators and an ability to breed fast. But how were cane toads gifted with those traits in the first place ... Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-toads-conquered-the-world?row=7 http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_14340662?source=rss Minnesota is offering another round of workshops to teach tree care workers and others the basics of how to tell destructive tree pests such as the emerald ash border from harmless lookalikes. Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_14340662?source=rss?row=8 http://www.volunteertv.com/news/headlines/83679362.html If you're tired of dealing with the cold and snow, here's another reason to wish for spring: four-legged pests. Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.volunteertv.com/news/headlines/83679362.html?row=9 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/sc_afp/scienceusbritaininsects_20100205001038 Migrating insects seek out the fastest winds to help them cover vast distances much quicker than birds, reaching warm winter climes in just a few days, a British study revealed Thursday. Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100205/sc_afp/scienceusbritaininsects_20100205001038?row=10 http://www.fayobserver.com/Articles/2010/02/05/973760 The Salvation Army's homeless shelter is battling a tiny pest that is causing big problems: bedbugs. The Alexander Street shelter has been dealing with the bugs for "a good year now," said Jackie Godbold, director of public relations for the Salvation Army in Fayetteville. Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.fayobserver.com/Articles/2010/02/05/973760?row=11 http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/doggie-sniffs-out-bed-bugs Bed bugs are found everywhere from movie theaters to mattresses. Now a local pest control company has a dog to help sniff them out. Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/doggie-sniffs-out-bed-bugs?row=12 http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/gardening/lousy-pests-eat-all-my-garden-goods-31117.aspx A woodlouse. LIKE a squirrel and his nuts -- or a builder with jobs -- I tend to hoard, until, through a mixture of chance and timing, the most pertinent, or urgent subject, works its way to the top of my mental list. Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/gardening/lousy-pests-eat-all-my-garden-goods-31117.aspx?row=13 http://wcco.com/local/first.detector.training.2.1472219.html Minnesota is offering another round of workshops to teach tree care workers and others the basics of how to tell destructive tree pests such as the emerald ash borer from harmless lookalikes. Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://wcco.com/local/first.detector.training.2.1472219.html?row=14 http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/TechandScience/Story/STIStory_486815.html WASHINGTON - MIGRATING insects seek out the fastest winds to help them cover vast distances much quicker than birds, reaching warm winter climes in just a few days, a British study revealed on Thursday. Scientists have long been fascinated by how insects can fly far distances south to avoid the British winter and then travel back again in the spring. Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/TechandScience/Story/STIStory_486815.html?row=15 http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/south_east/8498729.stm Concern over pest control was one of the issues about cleanliness raised by inspectors at a hospital mortuary. Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/south_east/8498729.stm?row=16 http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Health/Story/A1Story20100204-196550.html WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Researchers have identified some of the tools that mosquitoes use to smell their human prey and said on Wednesday their findings might help find better repellents or ways to trap and kill the pests. Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Health/Story/A1Story20100204-196550.html?row=17 http://www.officialwire.com/main.php?action=posted_news&rid=91302&catid=385 Imidacloprid is quite a new neonicotinoid insecticide. It is currently used in agriculture to control insects like rice hoppers, aphids thrips and white flies. It can also be used to kill soil insects like termites and some biting insects such as rice water weevil and Colorado beetle. Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.officialwire.com/main.php?action=posted_news&rid=91302&catid=385?row=18 http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/561077/?sc=rssn A phenomenon dubbed "Beetle Mania" is playing out in northern Arizona. As can be expected, it involves rock music, but instead of screaming fans there are cheering scientists who have found a way to drive bark beetles crazy with sound. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/561077/?sc=rssn?row=19 http://www.barrowjournal.com/archives/2299-COLUMN-Are-Insects-Taking-over-Your-Home.html Wintertime is a common time of year when we see insects in the home, especially the kitchen or pantry. The usual insect we find in these places is called stored product pests. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.barrowjournal.com/archives/2299-COLUMN-Are-Insects-Taking-over-Your-Home.html?row=20 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/sc_afp/healthfoodcostaricabenin_20100203173749 The day when restaurants will serve garlic grasshoppers or beetle larva skewers is getting closer in Costa Rica, where scientists are "growing" insects for human consumption. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/sc_afp/healthfoodcostaricabenin_20100203173749?row=21 http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/8493781.stm Zebra mussel threatens Fermanagh lough Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/foyle_and_west/8493781.stm?row=22 http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2010/02/03/news/4_grape_day_100203.txt Invasive pests and weed-control techniques were topics of discussion at the 58th Annual Grape Day that took place at Hutchins Street Square on Tuesday. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2010/02/03/news/4_grape_day_100203.txt?row=23 http://www.lexch.com/ara/health_and_wellness/9826.txt (ARA) - As the weather warms up, life begins to pop up around the home. Spring is when flowers start blooming, grass turns green, birds return to the feeders - and insects and pests crawl out of the woodwork. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.lexch.com/ara/health_and_wellness/9826.txt?row=24 http://mnt.to/f/3x79 A common plant virus lures aphids to infected plants by making the plants more attractive, but when the insects taste the plant, they quickly leave for tastier, healthier ones. In the process, the insects rapidly transmit the disease, according to Penn State entomologists. "The virus improves the cues that insects use to identify food by elevating some aspect of a trait that is already in the ... Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://mnt.to/f/3x79?row=25 http://www.turnto23.com/slideshow/health/22415638/detail.html Scientists in Costa Rica study the reproduction of native edible insects that could be used as microstock. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.turnto23.com/slideshow/health/22415638/detail.html?row=26 http://www.malaysianmirror.com/life-a-style/30-life-a-style/21946-rats-overtake-rat-race The caption says, "Millions of hungry looking rats invade government buildings at Putrajaya being despite under heavy gun fire from the armed authorities." Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.malaysianmirror.com/life-a-style/30-life-a-style/21946-rats-overtake-rat-race?row=27 http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_14316723?source=rss State environmental officials want your thoughts on their plans to battle gypsy moths at Devil's Lake this spring. Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_14316723?source=rss?row=28 http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/02/02/Viruses-lure-insects-to-infected-plants/UPI-54811265125049/ STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. entomologists say they've discovered a common plant virus lures aphids to infected plants and then uses the aphids as transportation to other plants. Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/02/02/Viruses-lure-insects-to-infected-plants/UPI-54811265125049/?row=29 http://www.waxahachiedailylight.com/articles/2010/02/02/news/doc4b652ad556912550890233.txt AUSTIN -- Entomologists are being bugged again by erroneous pest control advice that's been popping up all over cyberspace like ants at a picnic, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service entomologist in Austin. Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.waxahachiedailylight.com/articles/2010/02/02/news/doc4b652ad556912550890233.txt?row=30 http://www.news-mail.com.au/story/2010/02/02/gun-battle-to-control-spreading-lantana/ BUNDABERG Regional Council is leading the charge to eradicate lantana from the region. Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.news-mail.com.au/story/2010/02/02/gun-battle-to-control-spreading-lantana/?row=31 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/2/1/nation/5588280&sec=nation ALOR SETAR: Kampung Bukit Raya padi farmers in Pendang are claiming losses due to infestation of the brown plant hopper ( bena perang ) since December last year. Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/2/1/nation/5588280&sec=nation?row=32 http://www.sonomanews.com/articles/2010/02/01/news/doc4b54e5218f392246944544.txt As of Monday morning, there was still no sign of Bryan Scobey, a Sonoma County pest exterminator and part-time disc jockey who mysteriously disappeared, apparently near Schellville, last Wednesday. Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.sonomanews.com/articles/2010/02/01/news/doc4b54e5218f392246944544.txt?row=33 http://www.grainnet.com/articles/One_Week_Left_to_Register_for_GEAPS___KSU_Distance_Learning_Courses-89045.html These winter term courses are all about maximizing the quality of stored grain, making them a great way to grow your grain quality management knowledge during the post-harvest season. Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.grainnet.com/articles/One_Week_Left_to_Register_for_GEAPS___KSU_Distance_Learning_Courses-89045.html?row=34 http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1685423645/New-measures-protect-drinking-water-supply-from-zebra-mussels As the state moves to protect the drinking water supply for many area towns from the invasive zebra mussel, local conservation groups and officials are also watching to be sure the pest does not spread to this region. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1685423645/New-measures-protect-drinking-water-supply-from-zebra-mussels?row=35 http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer/the_intelligencer_news_details/article/27/2010/january/31/bob-barker-donates-1m-to-help-fight-pigeon-shoots.html An animal rights group said it will use the money from the former "Price is Right" host for a media campaign against Philadelphia Gun Club. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer/the_intelligencer_news_details/article/27/2010/january/31/bob-barker-donates-1m-to-help-fight-pigeon-shoots.html?row=36 http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/bugs_raise_big_stink_in_klyn_FptL1MKTb5sv500UEPRRpM Even Lady Liberty would turn her nose up at these foreign visitors. Pentatomoidae -- insects called stinkbugs because they emit an odor like rotten cheese -- have landed in Brooklyn, and they're spreading. The fingernail-sized flying beetles are native to China, Korea and Japan, but made landfall in the... Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/bugs_raise_big_stink_in_klyn_FptL1MKTb5sv500UEPRRpM?row=37 http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=0204c6dd296f7b78 Area gardeners want to know how the recent cold weather will affect insect pests and weeds in the landscape. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=0204c6dd296f7b78?row=38 http://www.app.com/article/20100129/NEWS03/100129016/1007/news03&source=rss TRENTON -- New Jersey's gypsy moth population has dropped so dramatically that state officials plan aerial spraying for the pests in just one small area this year. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.app.com/article/20100129/NEWS03/100129016/1007/news03&source=rss?row=39 http://agnews.tamu.edu/showstory.php?id=1723 AUSTIN - Entomologists are being bugged again by erroneous pest control advice that's been popping up all over cyberspace like ants at a picnic, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service entomologist in Austin. "I've gotten several emails recently asking about club soda as a fire ant mound treatment," said Wizzie Brown, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management program specialist in Travis ... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://agnews.tamu.edu/showstory.php?id=1723?row=40 http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/nj_suspends_annual_gypsy_moths.html Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerA pilot using an biplane suited for agricultural spraying; releases his payload commonly known as 'BT', a natural fungal agent used to combat the Gypsy Moth. He is seen flying over northern Passaic County in 2001. For just... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/nj_suspends_annual_gypsy_moths.html?row=41 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100129/review_nm/us_film_canetoads_2 Rarely has an ecological menace appeared as entertaining as portrayed in "Cane Toads: The Conquest," Mark Lewis' follow-up documentary to his 1988 film "Cane Toads: An Unnatural History." Twenty-two years later, Lewis returns to the critters' northern Australia habitat for a 3D production with remarkable results. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100129/review_nm/us_film_canetoads_2?row=42 http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1001/S00328.htm Public submissions on three strategies designed to provide a more streamlined, flexible regime for managing Northland's plant and animal pests will be considered in Whangarei shortly. (subs: February 18) Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1001/S00328.htm?row=43 http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100129/NEWS/1290323 While walking along the railroad tracks about a half-mile north of the infamous railroad tunnel near Callahan's and the Siskiyou summit on I-5, I saw swarms of tiny insects all along the rail and on the snow (about 2 inches deep) next to the rails. They were tinier than gnats and they seemed to be jumping around. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100129/NEWS/1290323?row=44 http://www.malaysianews.net/story/594815 Sydney, Jan 29 (IANS) Going about their day-to-day business, bees have no need to be able to recognise human faces. Yet when Adrian Dyer from Monash University trained the fascinating insects to associate pictures of human faces with tasty sugar snacks, they seemed to be able to do just that. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.malaysianews.net/story/594815?row=45 http://www.ktsm.com/news/pests-seized-border El Paso - - U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working at El Paso area ports of entry have found live weevil larvae in wild field potatoes and several living fruit fly larvae in a sweet lime. "The seizures are significant because these hitchhiking pests have the potential to spread to the domestic agricultural industry and cause substantial damage," said Ana Hinojosa, CBP ... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.ktsm.com/news/pests-seized-border?row=46 http://albany.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/mosquito-problem/1736541.aspx SUMMER is welcomed in Albany but it also brings pest problems such as an increase in mosquito numbers. The City of Albany conducts mosquito control programs in areas where mosquitoes are suspected of breeding and carrying disease. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://albany.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/mosquito-problem/1736541.aspx?row=47 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/testwaiter-theres-a-bug-in-my-soup/article1446261/ And that's exactly what the chefs want in a guerrilla dinner party that features insects in every dish of the 10-course menu Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/testwaiter-theres-a-bug-in-my-soup/article1446261/?row=48 http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Revealed--The-top-ten.6016167.jp THEY are creatures that have the potential to leave gardeners shrieking in horror. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Revealed--The-top-ten.6016167.jp?row=49 http://newsok.com/columnist-traumatized-by-creepy-crawly-bugs/article/3435099 I'll admit to being a bit batty when it comes to bugs. Actually, if you ask my husband, he'll tell you I'm more than a bit batty. I go insane over insects and not in a good way. When any kind of creepy-crawly comes within a reasonable distance (meaning, when I can see it or hear it), I tend to engage in all kinds of undignified actions that amuse strangers and embarrass my family and friends.As ... Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://newsok.com/columnist-traumatized-by-creepy-crawly-bugs/article/3435099?row=50