http://www.pestweb.com/rss/pestsinthenews.cfm Find out what pests are making today's headlines! en-us http://www.pestweb.com/rss/ Sun, 11 May 2008 20:30:13 PST 1440 http://www.pestweb.com/images/pestweblogo.jpg http://www.pestweb.com/ http://www.mywesttexas.com/articles/2008/05/11/news/top_stories/bee_brief.txt From Staff Reports Officials will work this morning to clear a swarm of bees out of a Midland family's chimney after the insects killed a neighbor's dog and stung several residents near the home on Cimarron Street. Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://bombala.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/european-wasps-our-unwanted-easter-visitors/306042.aspx An increased number of these nasty insects have been spotted around the Bombala township and surrounding region, with a number of locals not only coming across more of the wasps daily, but finding their nests in various locations as well. Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://mexicoledger.com/articles/2008/05/09/news/news16.txt Predicated by each year's unique weather conditions, the impact of vector-borne diseases varies annually, according to Kevin Lowrance, administrator of the Audrain City-County Health Unit. But regardless of severity of mosquito and tick prevalence, the local health official recommends that area citizens establish proper vigilance to ward against potential disease-carrying pests, especially as ... Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/05/09/this_day/doc4823ab8d567a0617131469.txt&cid=0&ei=0TskSKrvN5_w8ATniOz1Bg&usg=AFrqEzfc0QCBly48mqtichdmUzQ8_jiXQw The Bug Guy: Portland insect pro puts creepy crawlies in a ...Longview Daily News, WA - 1 hour agoLast week, in a talk co-sponsored by Lower Columbia College and the Willapa Hills Audubon Society, Black stressed "how important insects are for everything ... Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/09/wildlife.endangeredspecies1 Dr Ivor Davis, master beekeeper and past president of the British Beekeepers' Association, suggests ten things everyone can do to help protect our honeybees In areas of the country where there are few agricultural crops, honeybees rely upon garden ... Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.sciencecentric.com/news/08050927.htm Since ancient times, locust plagues have been viewed as one of the most spectacular events in nature. In seemingly spontaneous fashion, as many as 10 billion critters can suddenly swarm the air and carpet the ground, blazing destructive paths that ... Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.patriotledger.com/news/x349985839/Hanover-lecture-to-demonstrate-how-to-reduce-pesticides-in-gardening A free lecture, "Growing Green -- Using Fewer Pesticides by Knowledgeable Plant Selection," will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the South Shore Vocational Technical School auditorium, at 476 Webster St. in Hanover. The program, sponsored by ... Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://winnipegsun.com/News/Winnipeg/2008/05/09/5515151-sun.html Multiplying mosquitoes may be at bay for now, but cankerworms are anchored here for the summer. The first round of larviciding over Winnipeg and the surrounding areas will be finished by the end of this week, and insect officials say the cool, dry weather is helping in the skeeter war. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20080509/NEWS/805090325/-1/COMMUNITIES&cid=0&ei=0jskSIO7GpTw8ASqwbjwBg&usg=AFrqEzefNjvXEOU2Djwlsj8PkqnwuvFRdA Warm days bring pests to ShoalsTimes Daily (subscription), AL - 3 hours agoTimesDaily Staff Writer Dennis Sherer talked to Tim Reed, Franklin County coordinator for the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, about some pests and how ... Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4816581&page=1 The New York City Transit Authority is defending itself against a report that its subways may be whisking a host of unwanted travelers -- the non-paying, six-legged, blood-sucking variety -- throughout the city. One New York City official has ... Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 PST