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DIY yourself and the many GREEN products, do they work?

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DIY or Do It Yourself products and your ability to attack the unknown enemy – bugs. The article “Essential Oils fail at killing BedBugs” puts the light on those “natural products.

I have said it numerous times, those “GREEN” products might work at the moment they are sprayed but generally they don’t have a residual which is essential to the long-term effect of something like BedBugs. If you can see the bug it may work fine if you spray them directly but there is NO long term effect.

Bedbug nymphs by PPMA

Bee attack in Tucson

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A landscaper lost his life when he was attacked by a honeybee’s. “Swarm of thousands of bees kills man, injures another” Just for the record let me adjust that heading – it wasn’t a swarm of honeybees – it was a colony or hive within the home that was agitated and attacked. Technically the dictionary classifies a swarm as “a large number of animate or inanimate things massed together and usually in motion”. Typcially I consider a swarm a result of the hive dividing and moving on, but hey its just words.

The main portion of this story and the tragic part is the death and injury of the people. I think is is really important to check your property monthly to determine the possibility of infestation of rodents, bees and or termites.

How to conduct that examination of your home?

Check for open holes, either where pipes enter or weep holes which help with your home ventilation. This home-sealing might help with keeping the a/c or heat inside.
Check high and low, for bees or rodents evidence. This could be rub marks, branches or leaves or more obvious things coming and going.
Trees and bushes shouldn’t touch the home, this provides highways for ants and rodents.
Doors should have doorsweeps or thresholds in place.
Home-seals are an excellent way to keep things out.

Tragic story – Brown Recluse blamed

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Billings, Montana

10 year old dies after being bitten by (Brown Recluse Spider), originally thought to be cancer and sent home from emergency room. “10 year-old dies after spider bite”

Now based on only these facts I have a few questions.

Was there any indication of spiders at his home or area? Brown Recluse spiders are known to inhabit areas of the Mid-West of USA.
Spider bite in general or was it really a Brown Recluse?
Bugs do travel and can be transported via storage boxes etc, have there been any reports of Brown Recluse in Billings?

My sympathies go out to the family and friends and I hope we get to the bottom of this story.

Tricky BedBugs

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Damn BedBugs, they are sneaky and will hide in any hole or crevice. Click on the picture and see if you can find the bedbugs in the hole. What should you look for if you think you have an infestation:

Red or black spots on bedding material.
Adult Bedbugs are the size of a apple seed, babies are much smaller and see through.
Smell of iron (result of blood).
Don’t just look at the bed check the cracked paint, wallpaper, any crevices in wood or holes in computer desk.

If you’re not sure, don’t waste time. The longer you wait the faster the problem can get out of hand. Check the following site http://www.pestworld.org for more information.

Checking waterbeds for BedBugs

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Well I have to say you learn a lot here in the field, when checking a waterbed it is important to completely take the bed apart. Every square inch of the bed needs to be taken apart and carefully inspected for bugs.

So lesson learned – you must be diligent in your endeavor and track down those pesky BedBugs. This picture above is the plywood that holds up the mattresses or waterbed. Check out All Things BedBugs

Bed Bugs spreading across the US

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bedbug spreading

Bedbugs are spreading rapidly and continue their march across the US. I don’t always get creeped out with pests but BedBugs do it for me. I think about accidental infestation, maybe a lone bedbug falls into a pocket or shoe and I bring it home.

Take care traveling, check out the room and if you think you see something contact management. Don’t bring in used furniture without looking it over really well. Check out our webpage https://callprobest.com/bedbugs and the Nation Pest Management Association has a site “All Things Bed Bugs”

Other NPMA Bed Bug Info & Facts:

Bed bugs can lay one to five eggs in a day and more than 500 in a lifetime.
Bed bugs can survive for several months without eating.
Bed bugs can withstand a wide range of temperatures, from nearly freezing to 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bed bug draw blood for about five minutes before retreating to digest.
Bed bugs hatchlings are so small they can pass through a stitch-hole in a mattress.
Bed bugs can ingest seven times their own weight in blood, which would be the equivalent of an average-sized male drinking 120 gallons of liquid.
Bed bugs are found in all 50 U.S. states.

mud dauber wasp not termites

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Mud dauber wasp

Mud dauber wasp – Every once in a while we get a call from someone thinking they have termites. The picture is a mud dauber wasp, the female constructs this nest out of dirt. Shen then paralyzes a few spiders and deposits an egg within – providing lunch for her offspring. Mud daubers don’t generally sting or defend their nest but that isn’t a reason to harass them because they can sting if provoked. You might find them collecting water to help build their nest.

Just wait for the baby wasp to hatch out or use a shovel to dislodge the mud nest.

What do you want to know by ProBest Pest Management!

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What do you know about daddy-long-leg spiders?

Remember the story about Daddy-Long-legs being extremely venomous. For true daddy-long-legs, the opilionids, the myth is certainly false, and for the daddy-long-legs spiders it is certainly not based on known facts. I found a site that has all the facts UCR Spider Site.
In fact, the Daddy Longlegs is not technically a spider, although it is an arachnid.
They are among the most widely found spiders in any household.
Most spiders mate by use of pedipalps but this one has a penis, which makes it different from spiders.
Though they prefer to live in damp climates, they can survive in deserts as well.
Commonly known as cellar spiders or harvestman.

Why is sanitation important to controlling pest and rodents?

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You’ve seen those hoarder shows and you know the reason why your home or business shouldn’t be cluttered. But why do people collect or let their homes become a cluttered mess? There are many factors in that equation but let’s just talk about those conducive conditions that let pest occupy or inhabit our homes or lives.

Holes or opening in walls – patch those holes
Picking up fruit from ground or better yet donate it a charity
Eliminate water sources
Don’t allow dog or pet food to set around
Clean trash can or dumpsters
Trim weeds
Don’t allow trees or bushes to touch the home or business
Install or make sure screens are in place

Photo by PPMA

Do you know of any others?

Why is it important to keep out the bugs and rats?

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From almost the dawn of man, rodents and bugs have been trying to stay close to us. Why you ask, I think the main reason is that we tend to want to stay dry and we collect things like food. Animals, bugs and us want the same things:

Food
Water
Shelter

So when we moved into caves, they followed. When we moved into houses, they followed. So as we became smarter so did they. Bed Bugs probably were Bat Bugs to begin with, they moved into caves because we did. When we moved into houses they followed.

With that movement came pest control, OK a version of it somewhat. When early man found Bat Bugs they might have thought of moving or washing the antelope skin they were sleeping on. Da da pest control, we might never really know who was the first to step on a bug but Pest Control it is!

Photo by PPMA