Yearly Archive December 31, 2019

Ants use several ways to find their path and recognize familiar scenery even when they’re walking behind, not necessarily seeing something from the front to know a familiar location. When walking forward, ants use a technique called trail or path integration. The ants remember the sensation of the rotations and turns they took and how many steps they’re from the nest, which they use to calculate the quickest course back home. Ants also use the angle of the sun to track their bearings and they remember the scenery and landmarks that are used on their return trip. Ants have eyes that view a full 360 degrees, whereas we only see about one-third. Sometimes the ants drop their food and turn around to determine the trail ahead, a behavior called peeking, before picking up the food and trekking along on their backward way.

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Mayflies (shadflies and lake flies) are aquatic insects that have two pair of wings, they are not related to house flies or other true flies. They are attracted to light and become a pain when they collect at night near doorways in large numbers. Make the house less attractive to mayflies by changing from white bulbs to yellow l.e.d. bulbs or moving the light away from entrance. Also. consider reducing the light that shines from windows to avoid attracting mayflies to them at night. Insect light traps that use UV light with sticky pads is useful in attracting mayflies away from the building.

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Randy Bilesky / Delta Optimist
DECEMBER 23, 2019 12:05 PM
Photograph By WALTER ANTONIO BOEGER FROM PIXABAY
Delta BC
Head lice out breaks can be rather random but often transfer between children at schools or daycare facilities and spread to others at home. Lice can cause severe itching that can lead to scratching and sores and secondary bacterial infections on the skin. The effect of these parasites on humans depends on the species as head and body parasite bites can lead to infections. These insects can cause a psychological problem, as their bites cause a tickling sensation and may result in anxiety, secondary infection and sleeplessness. Body lice can spread epidemic typhus, louse-borne relapsing fever, trench fever and Vagabond’s disease. Getting rid of head lice can be as easy as combing with a nit comb and thorough body washing. All clothing and bed linens should be washed in hot cycles.
Go Green Pest Control owner Randy Bilesky is a long-time South Delta resident. Trained and certified, Bilesky has first-hand knowledge of the pest problems that local homeowners and business owners encounter.

Rats have been found to sense danger and navigate around it by the empathy they show each other. Empathy, found in the anterior cingulate cortex of the brain, is used to read the fears of other rats in order to avoid encountering danger. If a rat looks scared, it helps as a cautionary sign to the onlooking rat and cheerfulness indications the environment is safe. An observing rat shares the emotions of others because it enables it to prepare for danger or avoiding becoming a victim themselves. With rats, the more experiences match those of the rats they observe, the more they can empathize with what they feel, hence it takes one to know one. Empathy may drive rats to help each other.

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Head lice out breaks can be rather random but often transfer between children at schools or daycare facilities and spread to others at home. Lice can cause severe itching that can lead to scratching and sores and secondary bacterial infections on the skin. The effect of these parasites on humans depends on the species as head and body parasite bites can lead to infections. These insects can cause a psychological problem, as their bites cause a tickling sensation and may result in anxiety, secondary infection and sleeplessness. Body lice can spread epidemic typhus, louse-borne relapsing fever, trench fever and Vagabond’s disease. Getting rid of head lice can be as easy as combing with a nit comb and thorough body washing. All clothing and bed linens should be washed in hot cycles.

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Blog: Feral cats have rat-killing prowess
Randy Bilesky / Delta Optimist
DECEMBER 16, 2019 03:35 PM
Photograph By DIMITRIS VETSIKAS FROM PIXABAY
Delta BC

Feral cats are the offspring of house cats, often confused with stray cats, a feral cat has never actually belonged to a person or had any socialization with people. They prefer to live in colonies, ranging from a few individuals to several dozen feral cats. Multiple generations of the same family will live together if there is a food source nearby. Feral cats then become an aggressive apex predator. They typically eat rodents, birds, fish, insects, garbage, unattended pet food, and even roadkill. Once a cat colony finds an easy source of food, the animals will keep coming back. Feral cats are just one kind of animal that have rat-killing prowess, a natural predator or exterminator.
Go Green Pest Control owner Randy Bilesky is a long-time South Delta resident. Trained and certified, Bilesky has first-hand knowledge of the pest problems that local homeowners and business owners encounter.

Okay, roaches are the out-and-out worst, they spread germs, bacteria and their filth every where they live. Four of the 4,600 species of roaches are associated with humans and are considered pests. A cockroach can survive being submerged for half an hour and run five kilometers in an hour. If by bad luck you happen to get roaches in your kitchen or pantry, here are a few solutions to get rid of these nuclear bomb resistant pests. Try adhesive-based roach bait stations, these sticky traps are both a good monitoring tool and will catch several roaches. There are no real chemical-free ways to get rid of these pests so don’t waste your time with citrus, herbs, essential oils or cucumbers (yes cucumbers). If you want to get rid of roaches, poisonous roach baits are the way to go. They comes in three forms: liquid, gel, and solid. After roaches feed on the bait, they return to their nest where they defecate and…wait for it… other hungry cockroaches in the nest consume the feces and become poisoned as well.  

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DECEMBER 17, 2019 02:05 PM
Photograph By CLKER-FREE-VECTOR-IMAGES FROM PIXABAY
Delta BC

The last couple years, Delta has really seen an up spike in the resurgence of sugar ants. Have you ever left behind a crumb on the floor, only to come back a short while later and find a cluster of tiny ants gobbling on it? If you have these pests nesting in your home, it’s because these ants have extraordinary odour-sensing skills and sugar is extremely attractive to many ant species. When it comes to food favourites, these ants are first at the table for sweets (white, brown, and powdered sugars; honey; corn, maple, jams and jellies) and proteins like grease. The term “sugar ants” includes several types of ants that prefer to nest and feed inside a home. Sugar ants will also feed on bread, cake, candy, fruit, nectar, soft drinks, and honeydew (honeydew melon and the sugar-rich liquid secreted by aphids) They infest indoor spaces, including kitchens and pantries, looking for sweet indulgences.
Go Green Pest Control owner Randy Bilesky is a long-time South Delta resident. Trained and certified, Bilesky has first-hand knowledge of the pest problems that local homeowners and business owners encounter.

Kudzu bugs are a true bug because of their piercing sucking mouth parts. People become concerned about kudzu bugs because of their overwintering habits as they congregate in massive numbers on sun-exposed walls to heat themselves. But it’s when they get inside people’s homes through cracks and crevices to survive the winter that the issues begin. Thousands of kudzu crawling throughout a home is a   rather disturbing sight but it’s the strong odour they release that is the worst. This strong odour is their alarm chemical defense. One bug is slightly smelly but it can be quite pungent when large numbers release the chemical. It’s a bittersweet, pungent, unpleasant odor  earning it the nickname globular stink bug. If crushed, the kudzu bug can stain fabrics and other materials and cause skin irritation.

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The last couple years, Delta has really seen an up spike in the resurgence of sugar ants. Have you ever left behind a crumb on the floor, only to come back a short while later and find a cluster of tiny ants gobbling on it? If you have these pests nesting in your home, it’s because these ants have extraordinary odor-sensing skills and sugar is extremely attractive to many ant species. When it comes to food favourites, these ants are first at the table for sweets (white, brown, and powdered sugars; honey; corn, maple, jams and jellies) and proteins like grease. The term “sugar ants” includes several types of ants that prefer to nest and feed inside a home. Sugar ants will also feed on bread, cake, candy, fruit, nectar, soft drinks, and honeydew (honeydew melon and the sugar-rich liquid secreted by  aphids) They infest indoor spaces, including kitchens and pantries, looking for sweet indulgences.  

https://www.delta-optimist.com/opinion/blogs/blog-sugar-ants-like-the-sweet-stuff-1.24036988

 https://gogreenpestcontrol.ca/deltas-sugar-ant-crisis/ ‎

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