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Beware of Ticks! They Carry A Lot More Than Lyme Disease
It’s never too late or too frequent to publish great advice. Watch out for ticks and all their dangers. The Wall Street Journal published a very thorough article about the dangers of ticks and how...
View ArticleInsect Music Friday: “Deer Tick”
When the 1990s band Garbage was asked about the source of it’s name, members jokingly claimed; “You have to send away and the music company gives you a choice of names. There were only two names left...
View ArticleBonus Post: Because It’s August 23rd…….
Three years ago today, bed bug paranoia was at its highest levels in New York City. David Letterman, who always has the pulse of New York, opinined on the bed bug problem and other NYC pest issues in...
View ArticleAnother Reason Ticks Are Scary!
We’re writing about the dangers of ticks again. We’re not being alarmist- ticks carry harmful and sometimes deadly diseases that cause major problems for people. A few days ago, a tick carrying the...
View ArticleFirst 2013 West Nile Cases Reported in NJ and PA
We’re surprised we didn’t see this headline earlier in the year: the first 2013 cases of humans with West Nile Virus were discovered in NJ and Pennsylvania in early August. A Burlington County man is...
View ArticleOpossums, Rats, and Pigeons – What Else Is Riding The Subway?
Last week an opossum caused a frenzy when he left his home in New York City’s Bryant Park possum and entered a subway station. Maybe he was on his way to Coney Island before summer ends? Or couldn’t...
View ArticleInsect Music Friday: Iron Butterfly
For Insect Music Friday we turn to an unusual classic rock song, “IN A GADDA DA VIDA,” which you will rarely hear on Q-104.3. If you have 17 minutes, enjoy Iron Butterfly’s complete song. Tune in,...
View ArticleBecause Your Landlord Doesn’t Live In Your Home
We recently received this email from a bed bug victim: I moved into my apartment almost 3 years ago this winter. When the first summer rolled around, one bedroom had a bed bug infestation. We spoke...
View ArticleSometimes You Need A Little Pest Control Humor
We always look for appropriate ways to introduce a little levity and some humor into this blog, especially after a summer warning of insect and pest control dangers, so here’s something much lighter...
View ArticleInsect Music Friday: The Rolling Stones’ The Spider and the Fly
We’re more or less staying with our classic rock band groove with our recent Insect Music videos. Here are the Rolling Stones, who have been around only slightly longer than our company has in...
View ArticleInsects Penetrate Electronics – See Ghost Ants “Haunt” A Truck
We think this news segment is very interesting and worth a quick viewing. It shows how Ghost Ants have invaded a victim’s new pickup truck and how much trouble they’re causing for his vehicle and...
View ArticleIf the Parks Are Strewn With Garbage…. There Must Also Be Pests
The New York Times had an interesting article on the mess that’s left in parks on Monday mornings after the public enjoys them during weekends. There are those who are not at all upset by the mess....
View ArticleInsect Music Friday: The “Abbey Road” Medley
We admit it! We’re huge Beatles fans, and not just because we’re a pest control company…. We’ve found three great versions of the medley at the end of the Beatles’ Abbey Road. One by Paul McCartney at...
View ArticleRodents Have More Power Than You Realize
There was a very interesting article in the NY Times about how squirrels very frequently disrupt power lines and cause outages in many communities. We encourage you to read the full article. It’s an...
View ArticleThe White House Has Cockoaches! Bring Bell In – We’ll Solve Any Pest Control...
It’s been an interesting week for US and international politics – two topics we don’t cover in this blog. Amidst all the reporting, we saw a really interesting article about a different kind of battle...
View ArticleTwo-For-One Special – It’s Insect & Rodent Music Friday
We’re pleased to bring you the single “Bedbugs” by the Squirrel Nut Zippers. Remember them? As Wikipedia reminds us: While the band’s eclectic fusion of Delta blues, gypsy jazz, 1930s-era swing,...
View ArticleEvery Office or Workplace Can Get Bed Bugs! (Even The Health Department)
The Daily News recently reported that NYC Department of Health employees bitten by bed bug problem at Long Island City office Freaked out employees were notified of the problem late Tuesday night and...
View ArticleTicks Are Dangerous: Should We Invest In A New Lyme Vaccine?
We’re very concerned about ticks and the diseases that they carry. We hope that you and your family take precautions against tick bites to avoid Lyme and other unwanted diseases. We know too many...
View ArticleInsect Music Friday: The Bumble Boogie
We heard this week’s Friday Insect Video at the end of an interesting news segment reported by the BBC. It’s the Bumble Boogie, a take on the classical music piece “Flight of the Bumble Bee” by B....
View ArticleNew Efforts To Understand The Genesis (and Exodus) of Bed Bugs
There’s a new effort to understand the genesis of bed bugs, perhaps even going back to the time of the Bible’s Book of Genesis. The Wall Street Journal reported on how there is a new study “to map the...
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