SPRINGTAILS + Why do I have them in my house? First, this insect is teeny. It moves by walking or “pinging.” It jumps using a hinge-thingy on its tail. (Do you really need to know the exact name of the thingy? OK, then, its called a “furcula.” Now go win a game show and send a few dollars my …
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GUEST POST from Don – Sickness and Pests
SICKNESS and PESTS Following are random thoughts I’ve had about pests and their dangers to life and limb. As Maxwell Smart was fond of saying, “Sorry about that, Chief!” When I was active in pest control I came across several instances where pests were causing health problems either to pets, or humans, or both. In fact, …
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GUEST POST from Don: Earwigs & Silverfish
EARWIGS AND SILVERFISH They are not closely related.Some reporters will tell you that neither are a big problem, but both can be. Let’s start in alphabetical order. EARWIGS They don’t wear wigs and I’ve never heard of one getting into someone’s ear. These are those funny insects with pincers for tails. You may have already noticed that some …
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GUEST POST from Don: Helpful Pests
HELPFUL PESTS [Note: This is NOT the usual Guest Post. Unlike my other works, this is mostly a re-telling (like a book report) from the mentioned podcasts (below). I found this fascinating and thought one or two others would, too. However, I have included a few thoughts of my own at the end.] Rob Dunn, PhD. is Senior …
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GUEST POST from Don – Insect Oddities*
*Warning: Some of this is gross! As I have previously mentioned, I have some experience in pest control. You learn a ton of useless facts doing that (like the Latin names for various critters…which almost ZERO customers care to know I know). However, some things are really neat, like the following scraps of info, some of which …
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