Crawling insects leads to elder care lawsuit
by Myers Pest on Jan.27, 2012, under General
Two brothers have reportedly captured video of insects crawling through a trachea tube into their father’s larynx. The pair was visiting their father at Select Specialty Hospital in Houston when this occurred, according to a civil lawsuit filed in Harris County District Court. “The family alleges that workers at the hospital were negligent when they allowed insects to crawl into the tube, among other instances of negligence” to read the full article click HERE.
Don’t forget to declare your…insects?
by Myers Pest on Jan.26, 2012, under General
A man crossing into the United States from Mexico forgot to declare his bugs as food at the port of entry. The unidentified driver told agents he forgot to declare the bags as food items. He was given a $175 fine and the insects were seized. Agents sent the bugs to the U.S. Department of Agriculture where they were identified as a type of stink bug. Pests must be reported when brought into the country because they feed on plants, CBP officials said in a release.
Moral of the story is don’t forget to report pests when crossing the border since they feed on plants!
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by Myers Pest on Jan.25, 2012, under General
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Most Spiders On A Body For 30 Seconds – Guinness World Record
by Myers Pest on Jan.24, 2012, under General
This is one brave little kid! Tom Buchanan of Australia laid in a clear perspex box and had 125 Golden Orb Spiders put onto his body for 55 seconds during the ‘Australia: Guinness World Records’ TV show in Sydney, New South Wales in August 2005. I don’t know about you but I’d say this record will be safe for now. Check out the video here.
Biofuel cells could turn cockroaches into cyborgs
by Myers Pest on Jan.23, 2012, under General
Scientists are reporting that the sugars in a cockroach’s belly have been harnessed by a fuel cell and converted into electricity, which is a big step toward turning insects into potential cyborgs. To see the details of bio fuel cells for living insects be sure to check out http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja210794c?journalCode=jacsat
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America’s Least Wanted
by Myers Pest on Jan.20, 2012, under General
Keep Pests Out!
by Myers Pest on Jan.19, 2012, under General
Here are some tips on how to keep unwanted pests outdoors:
- Install door sweeps on exterior doors and repair damaged screens.
- Screen vents and openings to chimneys.
- Seal cracks and holes on the outside of the home, including areas where utilities and pipes enter the home, using caulk, steel wool or a combination of both.
- Store food in airtight containers and dispose of garbage regularly.
- Keep attics, basements and crawl spaces well ventilated and dry.
- Replace loose mortar and weather stripping around the basement foundation and windows.
- Eliminate all moisture sites, including leaking pipes and clogged drains, that provide the perfect breeding site for pests.
- Inspect items such as boxes, grocery bags and other packages brought into the home.
- Store firewood at least 20 feet away from the house and keep shrubbery trimmed and cut back from the house.
- If you suspect a pest infestation in your home, contact a licensed pest professional to inspect and treat the pest problem.
South Texas final home for boll weevils
by Myers Pest on Jan.18, 2012, under General
South Texas final home for boll weevils via Chron.com
BROWNSVILLE – A federal effort to eradicate cotton’s long-time enemy the boll weevil has had success, and the pest is now confined to the southernmost part of Texas along the border with Mexico.
Even there, near where the boll weevil first entered the country in the 1890s, farmers aren’t finding the destructive bugs in nearly the numbers of years past.
Texas is the country’s largest cotton producer and the last state with boll weevils. An eradication campaign coordinated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is responsible for the dwindling numbers, and the southernmost Lower Rio Grande Valley Zone is the last infected area in the nation.
“Now we’re having a hard time finding boll weevils in cotton and it’s really neat,” Brad Cowan, a Texas AgriLife Extension Service agent, told the Brownsville Herald. “A lot of Texas growers haven’t seen boll weevils for several seasons now.”
The boll weevil is a beetle that lays its eggs in the reproductive part of a cotton plant eliminating the possibility that the fluffy flowers, or bolls, will emerge.
Eradication efforts started in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in 1995. Initial efforts resulted in crop loss that led growers to opt out. The program began again here in 2005. The support of growers is critical to the coordinated effort, Cowan said.
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