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VISTA, Calif., Oct. 18th, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Building Products, Inc. (OTCBB: ECOB) announced today the company has been awarded another production release on our contract to supply Red Shield(TM) coated lumber and trusses for the next phase of houses at Brookfield Homes project in Ontario California. E Build & Truss, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Eco Building Products, was awarded the framing contract with the inclusion of Red Shield lumber and truss package for the entire...
VISTA, Calif., Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Building(TM) Products, Inc., (OTCBB: ECOB) announced today it has received an order to supply lumber and engineered wood products package for a 10,000 Sq Ft custom home project totaling in excess of 134,000 in gross sales. A custom home builder in Southern California offered Red Shield(TM) protection to their client and they both agreed it was a worthwhile investment. The owner of the construction company was looking for innovative products...
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Terminix, America's largest pest control provider, has entered into a joint venture with Security and Intelligence Services (India) Ltd. (SIS Group) to perform pest and termite control services in India. The joint venture will serve both residential and commercial customers. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110824/CL56999LOGO ) This is the company's first, non-franchise expansion outside of North America, a significant milestone for...
VISTA, Calif., Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Building(TM) Products, Inc., (OTCBB: ECOB) announced today the company has commenced unloading of containers with Red Shield coated lumber in our Port Au Prince wholesale lumber distribution facility. The entire lumber package previously sold to local Haitian building supply companies will be distributed this coming week. ECOB now has additional containers en-route to ECO NO-BOIS ("Eco Wood") wholesale lumber facility to increase our wholesale...
New study demonstrates trade-off between development of defensive organs and regression of mouth parts during termite evolutionResearchers demonstrate for the first time that programmed cell death - a process by which cells deliberately destroy themselves - is involved in mandibular regression in termites. And it appears this regression may be the price to pay for the formation of termites' defensive organs, according to Kouhei Toga and Kiyoto Maekawa from the University of Toyama, and...
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Progressive pest exterminators are abandoning the practice of filling homes with toxic chemicals and, instead, are using a handheld instrument straight out of a CSI television episode. The new Termatrac® T3i tracks termites through walls, enabling pest control experts to attack the bugs directly. The device, now being introduced progressively into the United States, looks like a futuristic spaceship. It communicates using Bluetooth wireless...
One of the peskiest household pests, while disastrous to homes, could prove to be a boon for cars, according to a Purdue University study.Mike Scharf, the O. Wayne Rollins/Orkin Chair in Molecular Physiology and Urban Entomology, said his laboratory has discovered a cocktail of enzymes from the guts of termites that may be better at getting around the barriers that inhibit fuel production from woody biomass. The Scharf Laboratory found that enzymes in termite guts are instrumental in the...
VISTA, Calif., July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EcoBlu Products, Inc., (OTCBB: ECOB) announced today the company has received an order to supply all framing wood components coated with Red Shield(TM) protection to build a custom home located in Litchfield County, Connecticut. Home being designed and built by Gregory Artura and Patricia D'Alessio, employs many green aspects leveraging todays technically advanced building materials. This advanced project will consist of approximately 15,000...
If It's Summer, It's Time for Carpenter Ants. July is the month of peak activity for carpenter ants. These ants are known to forage up to 100 yards, establishing colonies inside your home. Carpenter ants seek out moist, decaying wood to establish and expand their nest. Homeowners can take proactive steps to remove the likelihood of an infestation. But if there is an infestation,contact contact a pest control professional immediately. Otherwise, the colony will continue to expand and...
VISTA, Calif., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EcoBlu Products, Inc. (OTCBB: ECOB) announced today it has been awarded a contract to supply Red Shield(TM) coated lumber and trusses for 88 home developments being built by a prominent national homebuilder in Ontario, California. Frame Right Construction was awarded the framing contract with the inclusion of Red Shield lumber and truss package for all 88 homes. These two-story homes range from 1828 to 2054 square feet and the contract represents...
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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...
