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A national study by HomeTeam Pest Defense, the third largest residential pest control company in the U.S., finds that 84 percent of America’s homeowners experienced a pest problem in the past 12 months. The top pest issues for homeowners in the last year were ants (49 percent), spiders (43 percent), flies (37 percent), mosquitoes (34 percent), mice (30 percent) and wasps (29 percent). Dallas, TX (PRWEB) April 26, 2012 A national study by HomeTeam Pest Defense, the third largest...
DALLAS, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A national survey by HomeTeam Pest Defense, the third largest residential pest control company in the U.S., finds that 84 percent of America's homeowners experienced a pest problem in the past 12 months. The top pest issues for homeowners in the last year were ants (49 percent), spiders (43 percent), flies (37 percent), mosquitoes (34 percent), mice (30 percent) and wasps (29 percent). (Photo:...
NEPTUNE CITY, N.J., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowleys Termite & Pest Services, which has been proudly serving the pest control needs of central New Jersey for two decades, is now a certified installer of TAP Pest Control Insulation. The latest in multi-purpose insulating technology for homes and businesses, TAP is a cellulose fiber insulation that is treated to produce insulation that is fire-retardant, environmentally friendly (87% recycled newsprint), and that provides an...
DALLAS and MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Terminix, one of the nation's largest pest-control providers, announced the extension of its highly successful "Seeing Is Believing" integrated ad campaign, with new TV, DM, radio and digital elements. The campaign launches this week with a new 30-second TV commercial entitled "Egg" created by Publicis Dallas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5ispCE9oUM The TV spot brings to bold, cinematic life both the havoc and...
ATLANTA, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Atlanta-based pest control leader Orkin, the above-average temperatures much of the U.S. has seen recently could mean earlier termite activity. Subterranean termite swarms have already been seen in south-central Florida and will move west into the Gulf states, north into the Carolinas and then spread throughout the country. When the temperature rises above 60 degrees, termites often swarm inside homes before moving outdoors to...
NEPTUNE CITY, N.J., Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- There is no general consensus on the economic outlook for small businesses in New Jersey. There are as many opinions as there are economists. But no matter what the economists say, most every small business owner agrees that we have a long way to go. With low consumer confidence, tight credit, and stubbornly high unemployment, small businesses are still facing unprecedented challenges. But small businesses can't use that as an excuse....
TEL-AVIV, Israel, January 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Makhteshim Agan Group (MAI) is pleased to announce that on January 9, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina ruled in favor of the Company regarding litigation initiated by BASF Agro BV and Bayer SAS in April 2010. The Court granted a motion for summary judgment, and found that Makhteshim Agan North America's (MANA) and Control Solution Inc.'s (CSI) fipronil insecticide product, would not...
Cowleys Termite & Pest Services is now proudly offering the BedBug Chasers ™ Heating System to homeowners and businesses to quickly resolve the toughest of bedbug infestations. Heat treatment is a green, non-toxic treatment, 100% chemical free. The BedBug Chaser™ heating system kills all stages of bed bugs: egg, nymph and adult. So, gone means gone. There are no hidden eggs waiting to hatch. Neptune City, NJ (PRWEB) December 28, 2011 Blood-sucking parasitic bedbugs are an...
Worker ants from a particular species of African ants have potent venom that can paralyze and kill termites from a distance, according to a study published Dec. 14 in the online journal PLoS ONE. The research, conducted using a species called Crematogaster striatula, showed that chemicals the worker ants emit from their stinger have three functions: they attract nearby nestmates; repel alien ants; and paralyze and kill termites. While the first two effects require the ants to come into...
VISTA, Calif., Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Building(TM) Products, Inc., (OTCBB: ECOB) announced today the company has delivered the first 5 homes of dimensional lumber coated with Eco Blue Shield(TM) protection to a sub division involved in the Katrina rebuilding located in the 9th ward district of New Orleans. The developer of this 85 home sub division, looking to employ green building technologies contacted ECOB to provide lumber protection for Mold, Wood Rot and Wood Ingesting...
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The Aardvark, Orycteropus afer, sometimes called the "˜antbear', is a medium-sized mammal native to Africa. It lives south of the Sahara desert where there is suitable habitat for them to live. It prefers savannas, grasslands, woodlands and bush. They are not found in deserts but are found in areas where there is a good supply of ants and termites. The most distinctive characteristic of the Aardvark is their teeth. Instead of having a pulp cavity, they have a number of thin tubes of...
The aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) is a small insectivorous hyena, native to Eastern and Southern Africa. The name means "earth wolf" in Afrikaans. Unlike other hyenas, the aardwolf is a defenseless animal whose diet almost completely consists of termites. The natural enemies are deterred by the superficial resemblance to the more aggressive hyena species. The aardwolf is the only surviving species of the subfamily Protelinae. Physical characteristics The aardwolf looks most like the...
Southern Tamandua or Lesser Anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla, is a species of anteater from South America. It is a solitary animal, found in many habitats from mature to highly disturbed secondary forests and arid savannas. It feeds on ants, termites and bees. It has very strong fore claws that can be used to break insect nests or to defend. Geographic Range Tamandua tetradactyla is found in South America from Venezuela and Trinidad to northern Argentina, southern Brazil, and Uruguay...
The Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is a small marsupial endemic to western and central Australia. The Numbat is the sole member of the genus Myrmecobius and the family Myrmecobiidae. It is one of the three families that make up the order Dasyuromorphia, the generalized marsupial carnivores. Taxonomy and distribution The old common name for the Numbat, "Banded Anteater", has fallen into disuse. The Numbat does have a series of 5 to 11 white bands crossing its lower back and rump. It...
