Pest Quick Facts.............

Pest Fact: One bed bug had the potential to lay up to 300 eggs per month or 3600 eggs per year, Rabbits have got nothing on this guy!!!!

Pest Fact:  Many people are fond of ladybugs because of their colorful, spotted appearance. But farmers love them for their appetite. Most ladybugs voraciously consume plant-eating insects, such as aphids, and in doing so they help to protect crops. By the end of its three-to-six-week life, a ladybug may eat some 5,000 aphids.

Pest Fact: This is the season for, swallows and starlings to try and make a nest in your home. These birds can peck through the bird blocks under your eaves, so watch for them landing on or under your eaves.

Pest Fact: Since the rain has finally given us a small break and it is warming up. You may start to see all kinds of insects and spiders that you hadn't seen since last year, this can be normal depending on the insects and where you are seeing them

Things to know about Hantavirus 

36% of the reported Hantavirus cases in the United States have resulted in death. Hantavirus is a virus spread by rodents. 

Tips for Pest Proofing Your Home

Almost all pest and rodent infestations begin outside buildings. Pests enter through holes and cracks in the home's exterior. How a home is constructed can greatly affect which pest problems you experience. Here are some tips for "pest-proofing" your house.

• Reduce shelters such as piles of bricks or lumber and leaf litter.
• Keep ground cover at least 18" from the home's foundation.
• Trim trees and shrubs so they do not touch the home.
• Use yellow "bug lights" to attract fewer insects.
• Ventilate the spaces under decks and sheds.
• Don't keep pet food outside on patios or decks.
• Keep pets either in or out. Dogs and cats that run in and out are more likely to carry fleas into the house.
• Keep gutters unclogged and repair any areas that get poor drainage.
• Ventilate the attic and basement crawlspace to minimize excess moisture and humidity.

Did you know?............

Rodents cause more then $1 billion dollars in damage annually in the U.S. alone. Mice may make 20 to 30 visits to different food sites each night, taking as little as 0.15 gram of food at each site

More Did you know?............

Fleas found on cats and dogs lay about 20 eggs per day and as many as 10,000 eggs can fall off an infested cat in 24 hours

FUN FACT:

To survive the cold of winter months, many insects replace the water in their body with a chemical called glycerol, which acts like an anti-freeze

OOPS!…………….

NEW YORK, (Reuters Life!) - A New Jersey man trying to exterminate insects in his apartment blew it up instead, the New York Daily News reported on Monday. Isias Vidal Maceda was unhurt in the incident, but 80 percent of his apartment was destroyed, Eatontown, New Jersey police told the newspaper. The accident occurred as Maceda was spraying for pests in his kitchen. Somehow the bug spray ignited a blast that blew out the apartment's front windows and triggered a fire that quickly spread, the newspaper said. Police told the newspaper that the Saturday blaze also caused smoke damage to the apartment above.

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