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Spiky Rat Has Deadly Hair
The crested rat is the only animal on earth that coats itself with a deadly poison to ward off predators.…
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Pest Prevention Tip Of The Month
Prune vines, shrubs, and trees away from walls and roofs. Plants growing within a foot of a wall keep it…
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Pests Are Starting To Invade
Some people talk about unwelcome 2-legged friends and relatives who come for a long visit. But it can be far…
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Protecting What’s Precious
Did you know that as recently as 1935, before widespread mosquito control, 4,000 Americans died every year from malaria? In fact,…
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Ants Are Mightier than Elephants
Here’s a case where tiny insects change the behavior of animals about a billion times more massive then they. Researchers have discovered that…
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World’s Largest Bee Rediscovered
Wallace’s giant bee, first discovered in 1859 on three remote islands in Indonesia, has been a particularly elusive bee. Long thought extinct,…
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Formosan Termites Discovered in California
Everyone believed that the invasive Formosan subterranean termite had been eliminated in California. Discovered near San Diego in 1992, due to aggressive control…
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Home Has One Million Africanized “Killer” Bees
Two colonies of Africanized “Killer” honey bees were removed from the walls of a Houston home, totaling over one million bees. The huge hives had been there…
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Who Is Most Likely To Get Head Lice?
Head lice are equal opportunists—they will attack you regardless of whether your hair is dirty or clean, short or long, or whether you are rich,…
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Watch out for Swarming Termites
WHAT THEY ARE: Swarmers are the winged reproductive members of termite and ant colonies. They are not strong flyers. Most land within a block…
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Pests Are Making A Come Back!
Pests come back every year as the weather warms. That’s predictable. But we are never sure which will be the worst pest problems this year. Many pests are a…
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Are Gray Squirrels Smarter than Red Squirrels?
A recent study in the United Kingdom found that a greater percentage of wild gray squirrels solved more difficult food-finding tests…
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