Latest Termite Stories
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Homeowners can help reduce landfill space and protect against pests while saving up to 20 percent on heating and cooling costs with Terminix R-Plus Insulation. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090327/CL89887LOGO-e) Eco-conscious R-Plus Insulation is made from 85 percent recycled newsprint and is bonded, in a patented process, with boric acid that helps eliminate pests. R-Plus is an Energy Star-rated pest control insulation and is proven...
CARLSBAD, CA, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - EcoBlu Products, Inc. (OTCBB:ECOB) announced today that it is preparing to submit its product line for approval by the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) has provided significant funding to support HUD construction projects throughout the U.S.. Recovery Act funds are earmarked to renovate, repair, upgrade, and build affordable and low income housing. The 2010...
Evolution of sterility potentially explained among social insectsStaying at home may have given the very first termite youngsters the best opportunity to rule the colony when their parents were killed by their neighbors. This is according to new research supported by the National Science Foundation and published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Researchers say the incentive to remain home with siblings and inherit the parents' estate could be the missing link to a...
GRIFFIN, Ga., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 29, Judge Jack T. Camp of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Newnan Division, granted a motion for preliminary injunction brought by Osmose, Inc. - the manufacturer of MicroPro® micronized copper preservatives - enjoining their competitor, Viance LLC, from continuing their negative marketing campaign against the MicroPro technology and micronized copper wood preservatives. This order follows the earlier...
CARLSBAD, CA, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - EcoBlu Products, Inc., (OTCBB: ECOB) announced today that EcoBlu Products protected with BLUWOOD(TM) technology were used in the construction of a home on the hit ABC television show Extreme Makeover Home Edition. The episode featured BLUWOOD(TM) coated lumber that was used to frame the entire home. EcoBlu wood components protected by BLUWOOD(TM) technology resist mold, rot and termites. The episode featuring EcoBlu's BLUWOOD(TM) treated lumber...
Residents of northwestern Arkansas say they are being plagued by ants looking for somewhere to get out of the rain. I'm getting disgusted with them, Vi McCullen of Rogers told KHBS/KHOG-TV, Fayetteville, Ft. Smith. Spray them and everything but they always come back. Cory Ward of West Termite and Pest Management said that ants come into houses looking for food. But he told the television station that the problem is far worse this year because of recent heavy rain. The ground is so saturated,...
87 Percent of Adults Polled About Pests and the Economy Agree "There Is Still No Room for Bugs in My Home" ATLANTA, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- While many Americans have slashed home maintenance budgets in this economy, a recent independent survey by Atlanta-based pest control leader Orkin, Inc. reports nearly nine in ten adults (87 percent) still refuse to tolerate pests in their homes. More than half of respondents (57 percent) also agreed that, unlike services like house cleaning, pest...
Asexual reproduction results in more babies, less inbreedingScientists at North Carolina State University and three universities in Japan have shown for the first time that it is possible for certain female termite "primary queens" to reproduce both sexually and asexually during their lifetimes.The asexually produced babies mostly grow to be queen successors "“ so-called "secondary queens" "“ that remain in the termite colony and mate with the king. This produces large...
U.S. scientists have discovered a fumigant pumped into tented houses to kill pests remains in the atmosphere six to 10 times longer than previously thought. Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers at the University of California-San Diego said the greenhouse gas most often used to rid buildings of termites, rodents and other pests -- sulfuryl fluoride -- remains in the atmosphere about 36 years. A Scripps team led by Jens Muhle found the concentration of the gas rose at a rate of 4...
GRIFFIN, Ga., March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 3, Osmose, Inc. filed a complaint in the United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, to stop Charlotte-based Viance, LLP from continuing its negative public relations campaign intended to scare users of treated wood. According to Osmose, the Viance media campaign falsely attacks the effectiveness and safety of wood treated with micronized copper wood preservatives. Osmose is the leading worldwide supplier of wood...
Latest Termite Reference Libraries
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...
