http://www.pestweb.com/ Find out what pests are making today's headlines! en-us http://www.pestweb.com/rss/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:01:53 PST 1440 http://www.pestweb.com/images/pwlogo.jpg http://www.pestweb.com/rss/pestsinthenews.cfm http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_on_bi_ge/us_grape_moth_quarantine_3 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. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_on_bi_ge/us_grape_moth_quarantine_3?row=1 http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/100311/20100311006077.html?.v=1 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. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/100311/20100311006077.html?.v=1?row=2 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161606578 PESTS OUT!: A pupil of Harmony Hall Presbyterian Primary displays a placard during yesterday's protest outside the Gasparillo school. -Photo: Dave Persad Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161606578?row=3 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_on_re_us/us_kauai_endangered_species_4 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. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_on_re_us/us_kauai_endangered_species_4?row=4 http://www.maderatribune.com/news/newsview.asp?c=253168 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. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.maderatribune.com/news/newsview.asp?c=253168?row=5 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/7398527/Insects-to-be-brought-in-to-control-Japanese-Knotweed.html 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. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/7398527/Insects-to-be-brought-in-to-control-Japanese-Knotweed.html?row=6 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Bethesda-school-dealing-with-rats-86998372.html 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. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Bethesda-school-dealing-with-rats-86998372.html?row=7 http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/03/09/5000-pest-control-requests-in-county/ 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. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.shropshirestar.com/2010/03/09/5000-pest-control-requests-in-county/?row=8 http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/100309/20100309006612.html?.v=1 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. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/100309/20100309006612.html?.v=1?row=9 http://orange.mync.com/site/orange/news/story/49081/cause-of-rise-in-allergies-tough-to-pinpoint 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 ... Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://orange.mync.com/site/orange/news/story/49081/cause-of-rise-in-allergies-tough-to-pinpoint?row=10 http://allafrica.com/stories/201003080185.html 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. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://allafrica.com/stories/201003080185.html?row=11 http://www.physorg.com/news187269370.html (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 ... Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.physorg.com/news187269370.html?row=12 http://business.rediff.com/report/2010/mar/08/new-pests-hit-bt-cotton-govt-lab.htm 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. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://business.rediff.com/report/2010/mar/08/new-pests-hit-bt-cotton-govt-lab.htm?row=13 http://wbz.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5701152 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. Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://wbz.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5701152?row=14 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningadvice/7391174/Protecting-tulips-from-pests-and-diseases.html Sarah Raven's tips on protecting your tulips from grey squirrels and tulip fire. in good repair. Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardeningadvice/7391174/Protecting-tulips-from-pests-and-diseases.html?row=15 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/06/AR2010030603327.html From the outset, the National Zoo said, it knew it was risky to work with the Virginia big-eared bat, the odd-looking winged creature that happens to be Virginia's state bat. Sun, 7 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/06/AR2010030603327.html?row=16 http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/86703302.html Resistant varieties need less chemical defense Invasive pests, diseases present serious threats Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/86703302.html?row=17 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10065/1040614-47.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Q. I live in Indiana Township and have hemlocks on my property. I understand that hemlock woolly adelgid has been found at Hartwood Acres. Should I have my trees treated? A. Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10065/1040614-47.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml?row=18 http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-65127.html Ludhiana, Mar 6 : The dominance of insects in the world fauna has made them the humanity's greatest rival in the world's food resources, both directly by eating the food plants and indirectly by acting as vectors of certain diseases. Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-65127.html?row=19 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/86695922.html A veterinarian has confirmed that a dog that died earlier this week in Spokane's South Hill neighborhood was killed by a fast-acting poison used in pest control. Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.komonews.com/news/local/86695922.html?row=20 http://pestweb.com/ Providing online tools and resources to help PMPs succeed in their business. Online Order, Product Documents, Online CEU Training, Pest Identification and more! Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://pestweb.com/?row=21 http://www.wickedlocal.com/allston/news/x1526282333/Bedbugs-continue-to-be-big-pests-in-Allston-and-Brighton Neighborhoods in Boston, including Allston and Brighton, have reported a surge in bedbug complaints, especially as the parasites have become more prevalent in large cities across the U.S. in recent years. Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.wickedlocal.com/allston/news/x1526282333/Bedbugs-continue-to-be-big-pests-in-Allston-and-Brighton?row=22 http://www.redding.com/news/2010/mar/04/shasta-vector-control-district-conducting-tick/?partner=yahoo_feeds Bloodsucking creatures are lurking around Shasta County, hanging on a grass blade or twig near some of the most popular trails.Ticks. Their name alone can make a person cringe, thinking of the unsavory chore of plucking one off his or her body or off a pet. And the little insects also can harbor disease.While the county is known tick country, there haven't been many surveys over the years to see ... Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.redding.com/news/2010/mar/04/shasta-vector-control-district-conducting-tick/?partner=yahoo_feeds?row=23 http://www.krem.com/news/local/Warm-weather-brings-mice-into-homes-86297587.html SPOKANE-- Our mild weather is creating a pesky problem. It is good news for rodents and pest control companies but not necessarily for the rest. Exterminators are seeing more business these days which critters are causing the problems.  Normally when winter hits the Inland Northwest, the weather freezes household pests and the ground they live in. That hasn't happened this season, so the pets ... Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.krem.com/news/local/Warm-weather-brings-mice-into-homes-86297587.html?row=24 http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Lifestyle/Story/STIStory_498030.html LONDON - PERFORMERS in London's West End are having to cope with a different kind of stage fright in the form of mice, rat and flea infestations in theatres, according to a new survey by actors' union Equity. 'The findings have shocked even hardened West Enders,' the union said in its report, which found that three quarters of actors and stage managers reported regular infestations including ... Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Lifestyle/Story/STIStory_498030.html?row=25 http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/03/04/New-way-found-to-control-mosquitoes/UPI-39241267716064/ ITHACA, N.Y., March 4 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered a protein that might lead to the development of insecticides that can disrupt a mosquito's renal system. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/03/04/New-way-found-to-control-mosquitoes/UPI-39241267716064/?row=26 http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/86281572.html Almost everyone is looking forward to the warmer weather. But March also brings "Swarm Season" when termites show up. Termites cause about $5 billion dollars of damage each year in the U.S., and the insects hit the southeast region the hardest. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/86281572.html?row=27 http://news.therecord.com/article/679440 The varroa mite is emerging as the leading culprit in the death of honey-producing insects in Ontario, say researchers who were as busy as bees for three seasons gathering data from more than 400 colonies. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://news.therecord.com/article/679440?row=28 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124269686&ft=1&f=1001 To conserve energy and beat the cold, female mosquitoes gain up to 10 times their warm-weather weight. Other insects, like the flightless midge in Antarctica, have found ways to adapt to severe dehydration and can even survive being frozen solid. Thu, 4 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124269686&ft=1&f=1001?row=29 http://www.scidev.net/en/news/farmers-blamed-in-thai-rice-pest-invasion.html [BANGKOK] Thai farmers keen to exploit high rice prices have made an outbreak of a devastating pest worse by overplanting and using too much pesticide, according to ecologists. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.scidev.net/en/news/farmers-blamed-in-thai-rice-pest-invasion.html?row=30 http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100303/lf_afp/healthspaintourismenvironmentbedbugs_20100303191157 Authorities in Madrid have declared war on a growing and formidable enemy -- bed bugs that are infesting hotel rooms throughout the country at an alarming rate. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100303/lf_afp/healthspaintourismenvironmentbedbugs_20100303191157?row=31 http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/100303/us_grasshopper_outbreak.html?.v=1 Wyoming faces the likelihood of a grasshopper outbreak this summer, which would strain the ability of landowners, county districts and governments to pay for combating the destructive insects, pest control officials said Tuesday. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/100303/us_grasshopper_outbreak.html?.v=1?row=32 http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/956fd9e/l/0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn1860A10Epest0Econtrol0Ethats0Etoo0Ehot0Efor0Ebugs0Eto0Ehandle0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fonline0Enews/story01.htm A new heat treatment system turns bug-infested buildings into temporary ovens, hot enough to desiccate the pests but leaving the property unharmed Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/956fd9e/l/0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn1860A10Epest0Econtrol0Ethats0Etoo0Ehot0Efor0Ebugs0Eto0Ehandle0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fonline0Enews/story01.htm?row=33 http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_c401cef6-cb22-5d56-b1ef-17831922aef0.html CHEYENNE -- Wyoming faces the likelihood of a grasshopper outbreak this summer, which would strain the ability of landowners, county districts and governments to pay for combating the destructive insects, pest control officials said Tuesday. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_c401cef6-cb22-5d56-b1ef-17831922aef0.html?row=34 http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/kfkfmhojeysn/rss2/ FOOD contaminated with insects, hair, pieces of skin, glass and rodent droppings were the most common type of complaints received last year by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. Wed, 3 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/kfkfmhojeysn/rss2/?row=35 http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/8545029.stm Farmers are asked to use noisy pest controls carefully after a rise in complaints to a council in Lincolnshire. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/8545029.stm?row=36 http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/03/01/you-read-hundreds-mice-feast-mcbain Critters--mice, rats, cockroaches, pigeons, bedbugs--happen to have easy access to our dorm rooms. Proud as I may be of the ability of a mouse to sneak into my building, I am never glad to find one scurrying over my foot in the middle of the night in McBain. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2010/03/01/you-read-hundreds-mice-feast-mcbain?row=37 http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2010/03/02/springfield_press/news/doc4b852f53676c4915677035.txt Environmental issues are in the national news almost daily, but these issues are addressed locally, as well. In Springfield, the Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 pm. in the Springfield Township Building, primarily to address environmental protection, conservation, and management and use of the municipality's natural resources. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2010/03/02/springfield_press/news/doc4b852f53676c4915677035.txt?row=38 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/100301-atrazine-frogs-female-chemical/ One of the most common weed killers in the United States can transform male frogs into fully functional females, a new study says. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/02/100301-atrazine-frogs-female-chemical/?row=39 http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/uoc--bpf022510.php ( University of California - San Diego ) Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a protein from a soil bacterium used to kill insects naturally on organic crops is a highly effective treatment for intestinal parasitic roundworms. Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/uoc--bpf022510.php?row=40 http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8542670.stm Freezing winter temperatures should mean a few less Scottish midges, an expert on the biting insects says. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8542670.stm?row=41 http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/8542698.stm Urban beekeeping could be vital to help reverse declines in honeybees, the Co-operative Group claims. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/8542698.stm?row=42 http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100228/FEAT06/302289952/-1/feat11 When the first flowers of Monarda didyma bloomed, I rediscovered the wonder of bees. Sure, I shared the grade-school fears of stings, yet there were bees I had never seen before on this prairie perennial also known as "bee balm." The insects ranged from tiny ones the size of a mosquito to wasp-like-banded beauties. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100228/FEAT06/302289952/-1/feat11?row=43 http://www.times-age.co.nz/local/news/schools-help-put-bite-on-rats/3910527/ The fight to control rats in the forests of Pukaha-Mt Bruce was brought home yesterday to pupils at Masterton Intermediate School, one of 50 schools pitching in to help with the wildlife centre's pest eradication programme. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.times-age.co.nz/local/news/schools-help-put-bite-on-rats/3910527/?row=44 http://www.qt.com.au/story/2010/03/01/fire-ants-still-hot-problem/ ANY fire ant that crosses Ipswich resident Evan Cordingley's path is one step closer to extinction. As one of the city's only volunteer Red Fire Ant park rangers, the Flinders View resident works hard to ensure the imported pests don't grow in number. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.qt.com.au/story/2010/03/01/fire-ants-still-hot-problem/?row=45 http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100228/LIVING09/100226025/Campaign-targets-lawn-weedkillers-pesticides Although snow blanketed Vermont last week, a working group of the Burlington Board of Health is about to issue this call: Wanted -- two Burlington property owners willing this spring to swear off the stew of manmade chemicals many people feed their lawns to keep them as weed- and pest-free as AstroTurf. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100228/LIVING09/100226025/Campaign-targets-lawn-weedkillers-pesticides?row=46 http://news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,26788091-5006009,00.html?from=public_rss A PENCHANT for peanut butter is giving researchers the upper hand in the fight against black rats. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,26788091-5006009,00.html?from=public_rss?row=47 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201002270566 To fully appreciate the damage invasive species can do to West Virginias natural resources, look back to the years that began the current decade:From 2000 to 2003, gypsy moth caterpillars stripped the leaves from more than 1 million acres of West Virginia ... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/201002270566?row=48 http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20100227/NEWS01/2270305/1002/rss California has no plans to spray chemicals in the air to eradicate the light brown apple moth, the state's top pest control official said Friday. The California Department of Food and Agriculture's acting director of pest prevention, Robert Leavitt, said the department is looking at other means to rid the state of the invasive insect. His comments came during a call with reporters to announce ... Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20100227/NEWS01/2270305/1002/rss?row=49 http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Pest-control-called-after-snake.6109846.jp PEST control staff were called out to deal with a snake that was found at a primary school. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Pest-control-called-after-snake.6109846.jp?row=50