Question I read something recently about a guy getting plague! I thought that plague and the days of the Black Death were long gone. Can you still get plague from rats? Answer Surprisingly, plague is still around and you could still get it, but not from our usual brown or black rats. Every year in
VIEW MOREConsumer product labels of pesticides and other household chemicals contain valuable use instructions and precautions that can help you keep your family, pets, and community safe. By reading the label first you can prevent accidents from occurring. Reading the product label will tell you: How to use a product safely and effectively How to store
VIEW MOREA Cape Cod man died this past weekend after contracting rabies from an infected brown bat in late December. This was the first confirmed case in the state of Massachusetts in more than 75 years. It is unclear whether he was ever aware of having been bitten. For more information, go to these links: Boston
VIEW MORELovely February day today isn’t it? Temperatures are in the upper 30’s and the sky is crystal clear, and blue. But wait, its really late March. It is the second full day of spring! We just dug ourselves out from another foot plus of snow on Tuesday the nineteenth. What is going on here? Last
VIEW MOREYou’ve contacted a pest control company to take care of your pest problem. Even though you’ve picked a company, there are still some questions you should ask before the work begins. If you are hiring what you know to be a reputable, well-established company, you can probably skip some of the questions that concern licensing,
VIEW MOREBeware all you haters (winter haters that is). You know who you are, and if you think the weird, warm, basically snow less winter is a good thing, then guess what? The pests love it too. Sorry about my angst concerning the winter of 2011/12. I actually like snow and lots of it! So much promise
VIEW MOREWords mean things. Words misused, confuse. Nowhere is this truer than when it comes to a discussion of pesticides. Some may be natural, but not organic, organic, but not natural, and some may be both! First, I’ll look at the ‘organic‘ pesticide from my frame of reference. As part of my entomology training, I learned
VIEW MOREDon’t stockpile pesticides. Buy only the amount that you will need in the near future or for the next growing season. Follow all storage instructions on the pesticide label. Look for the box on the label titled “Storage and Disposal.” Store pesticides high enough that they are out of reach of children and pets. Keep
VIEW MOREAsian Longhorned Beetle (ALB, Anoplophora glabripennis) is an exotic species of wood boring beetle that attacks a wide variety of native hardwood tree species in the US. It is believed to have been accidently introduced into the United States from wooden packing material (crates, pallets etc.) in ships carrying freight from Asia. First detected in
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