Mice can be a trigger for asthma:

By Chris Williams on September 5, 2017

I’ve always been interested in the public health aspects of pest management and also in educating the public about why they should not tolerate ‘pests’ in their personal dwellings or their place of business. Now it is very well known that insects can cause allergic/asthmatic triggers in sensitized individuals, but another household pest that can…

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Rats did well in 2016

By Chris Williams on August 29, 2017

2016 couldn’t depart fast enough for many Americans.  We said goodbye to many entertainers and the election didn’t quite turn out the way a lot of folks though it would.  One thing is for certain though and that is that rats had a very good year.  In fact, I would say that I probably had…

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FALL’S INSECT INVADERS ARE COMING SOON!

By Chris Williams on August 25, 2017

As we approach the end of August, it’s time to start thinking about how you are going to keep all those late season insects out of your house. Some insects such as yellowjacket workers die off in the fall, but those insects with overlapping generations often look for places to spend the winter instead. That…

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INTERVIEW WITH AN ORB-WEAVING SPIDER

By Chris Williams on August 23, 2017

Interviewer: Excuse me, Mr. Spider, I’ve been admiring your web. Do you have time for a few words? Spider: That’s Ms. Spider to you, you don’t think that a male had anything to do with this spectacular web, do you? That’s him over there, that little guy. He’s lucky I haven’t eaten him yet. Interviewer:…

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NEW “DWARF” DEER TICK DISCOVERED

By Chris Williams on August 21, 2017

Deer ticks (correctly called blacklegged ticks) are our smallest disease-carrying ticks. And that’s part of the problem. All stages of this tick can carry and transmit Lyme disease: larval stage, nymph, and adult tick. One of the reasons they can so easily attach and feed is that they are so hard to see. The adult…

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