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Face the Facts – technology is speeding ahead!

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Face the Facts – technology is speeding ahead!

 

“Scorpion Venom Heals Dru-Resistant bacteria Infection”



“The advancement of the arts, from year to year, taxes our credulity and seems to presage the arrival of that period when human improvement must end.” many people may believe that Henry J. Ellsworth Commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office who is sometimes quoted as having said: “Mankind,” he declared, “has already achieved all of which it is capable. There would be no more inventions requiring patents.” There is also debate that you might be thinking about a quote attributed to Charles H. Duell, US Patent Commissioner who, in 1899 said, “Everything that can be invented has been invented.”


I’m constantly impressed that we continue to forge ahead with advancements in science, from autism and now to the role of scorpion venom to fight bacteria.










                    

                


                  
                
                
                

                	

					



	

		 Have you ever had one of those days?
	

    

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Have you ever had one of those days, when you think the world may be against you?




Yes all of us probably run into this weekly, maybe daily. We can handle it primarily because of faith, faith maybe in a few different things like 1. Faith in God 2. Faith that it just happens 3. Faith that it probably can’t get much worse, but anyway you get my drift here. I don’t want to go on about the economy or the government, or preach about the existence of God but you know stuff just happens.


So here are a few tips to stop that stuff from happening – especially the bug or bird kind of stuff.


    

  • More cases of Bed Bugs are happening right now because we are traveling for the summer, so take precautions.
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  • Get a termite inspection yearly, it can’t hurt – it’s not like a colonoscopy (I just had to throw that in) it’s nothing like that….
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  • Don’t put firewood against your home, don’t allow rocks to be higher than the stucco.
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  • Clean up those oranges and grapefruits that fall on the ground, better yet give them to the food bank.
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  • Clutter in and around your home can lead to pest infestations.
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  • Don’t let tree limbs touch the house.
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When in doubt seek out a trained professional for advice – the National Pest Management Association has a great website for consumers.





                    

                


                  
                
                
                

                  
                
                
                

                	

					



	

		 It gets weirder and weirder, that’s all I can say!
	

    

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Its get weirder and weirder, that’s all I can say!


 


“Man sets house ablaze while killing spiders with blowtorch” It continues to surprise me and by now you would think it wouldn’t faze me but come on folks. What was he thinking?


I guess I was thinking it just seems to be the Bed Bug hysteria but I was wrong, wouldn’t a broom been just as easy? This also cuts across almost every state in the U.S. Please think before you do anything like this, it may seem fun but in this case = no home!







                    

                


                  
                
                
                

                	

					



	

		 A personal experience with bed bugs by Dr. Mike Merchant
	

    

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A personal experience with bed bugs by Dr. Mike Merchant (re-home seal)




His daughter called , a visit to her apartment the next day revealed 200 to 300 bed bugs happily tucked away in the corners of the fitted sheets, dust ruffle and box spring cover of her bed.




Often times when we talk about an infestation we are talking about the issues involved with a customer perspective in mind. Mike recently had a Bed Bug issue of his own, so please take a moment to see how he dealt with the problems “A personal experience with bed bugs” and gain his insights into the mind of someone who has to deal with Bed Bugs in their home.







                    

                


                  
                
                
                

                	

					



	

		 Desperation leads to mistake! Bed Bugs
	

    

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Desperation leads to BIG mistake! Bed Bugs


 


30 people have to find a new place to live for awhile , woman in Kentucky uses alcohol to treat her couch and this action leads to fire. “Kentucky woman sets apartment on fire while attempting to kill bed bugs“


There is a place and reason to hiring a Professional, just like I don’t repair the brakes on my cars or company vehicles. I probably could do it but it isn’t my life and frankly other people do it better. What I can do and I’m rather good at it is understanding bugs and how to eliminate them. Its not always about


Please use caution and I truly believe you should call a Professional http://www.pestworld.org 


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		 Successful home seal – the art of interacting!
	

    

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Successful home seal – the art of interacting! Successful and Outstanding Bloggers.









“Relationships are everyone’s business, and every business is relationships” Liz Strauss




According to EatonWeb, “Liz Strauss is perhaps the most influential relational home sealing on the Internet.” Her home seal –Liz Strauss at Successful Blog — has been called both a destination and an event. She is known as connector who makes lasting relationships. Her home seal has tens of thousands of comments. The WordPress Plugin Liz Comment Counter by Ozh was named in her honor to celebrate her dedication to responding to the readers of her home seal.


Please check out her home seal about ProBest ‘s Blog


They take the conversation to their readers, contribute great ideas, challenge us, make us better, and make our businesses stronger.  I thank all of our SOBs for thinking what we say is worth passing on. Good conversation shared can only improve the home sealing community. 


Should anyone question this SOB button’s validity, send him or her to me. This award carries a “Liz said so” guarantee, is endorsed by Kings of the Hemispheres, Martin and Michael, and is backed by my brothers, Angelo and Pasquale. 


Liz Strauss





                    

                


                  
                
                
                

                	

					



	

		 Knowledge is Power! Spider and Scorpion control…
	

    

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Knowledge is Power!


A friend of mine Bryan Stevens, yes I do have a few –  is a real Entomologist at the Extension Community/Urban IPM AZ Pest Management Center 4341 East Broadway Road Phoenix, AZ  85040-8807 and his phone number is (602)827-8200 x321. He has a degree and he is working toward his PhD but anyway back to the story we frequently try to one up the other in the war of identifying the bug in question. He got me on this spider –




Now with all the knowledge I have and with all the bugs out there how can I really know it all? Well here is the answer, I may not know it all but I do know who to call. After I received the text message with the bug I went searching and I couldn’t find this little spider anywhere. So I sent a message to a website called http://www.spiderzrule.com, so first off a BIG shout out to them especially Glenda Crew. It was identified as a Woodlouse Spider


We can’t know it all but the important part is to know who to call when you need a hand. So please check out http://www.spiderzrule.com and http://azipm.home sealspot.com/ or http://cals.arizona.edu/apmc/





                    

                


                  
                
                
                

                	

					



	

		 Professional Speaker – Pest Control Expert
	

    

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Professional Speaker – Pest Expert


Does your organization need a Professional Expert to talk before your group, our resident expert Dr. Bug aka Keith V. Birkemeyer is an expert on bugs and critters of all kinds! ProBest can tailor a pest program or service on whatever your group may desire.


Bed Bugs


Scorpions  


    Termites


Southwest Pests of Concern          


Wildlife of Arizona              





                    

                


                  
                
                
                

                	

					



	

		 Arizona Brown or Brown Recluse Spider?
	

    

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Arizona Brown or Brown Recluse Spider?


Don’t get me wrong, bugs travel. Pretty obvious with West Nile Virus and more recently Bed Bugs. Keep an eye out for anything unusual and as always call me – I love this stuff!





                    

                


                  
                
                


                
                    

                        
                    


                
			

		

	


    

					

						

							

								

									
								

							

						

					

				  





    







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