This is free advice from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources. Their Pesticide Program Enforcement Section licenses pesticide applicators. Part of their role is to investigate complaints of alleged pesticide misuse, including complaints of unlicensed applicators. They offer useful advice on how to find a qualified pest control professional to handle your pest problems. Shop
VIEW MOREWest Nile virus has been in the news a lot lately. This disease is spread by mosquitoes to humans. In certain parts of the country, especially Texas, they are experiencing the worst outbreak ever of the virus, attributed to the unusually warm winter and rainy spring which has meant an increase in mosquitoes. Dallas county alone has had more than 200 cases this year with 10 deaths.
VIEW MOREMany of us have old containers of old pesticides sitting on a shelf in our garage or shed. We leave them there because we don’t know what else to do with them. We know we shouldn’t just empty the contents down the drain, but what should we do? Following is advice from the Environmental Protection Agency on the safe disposal of pesticides.
VIEW MOREThey say it’s true, that the incidence of bed bugs in New York City has declined. The city’s agencies that track bed bugs and the pest control companies that destroy them all reported fewer incidences of the blood suckers in 2011. Maybe this trend will continue in the rest of the nation and we can all rest easier in 2012!
VIEW MOREA pesticide poisoning accident could happen to your children or to children visiting your home if you don’t keep pesticides out of their reach, or if you don’t read the label carefully before using a pesticide. Take the following precautions to protect children from unintentional pesticide poisoning or pesticide exposure:
VIEW MOREQ. Our vet said that our dog has cat fleas. We don’t even have a cat and we haven’t had any cats visiting, or any cats in our yard that I know of. How can the dog have cat fleas?
VIEW MOREDon’t assume that every pesticide for sale is a legal product. There are products circulating on the street or sold mostly in neighborhood Asian and Hispanic stores that are imported from other countries. Many of these imported products are illegal. In other words, they do not have labels approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). But to add to the confusion, some of these illegal products are also available to the public in legal, EPA-registered versions.
VIEW MOREQ. We have a raccoon that occasionally visits our property and we’re worried that it might have rabies. Is there any way to tell if an animal is rabid?
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