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A study shows commonly used household pesticide with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and young teens. This is why the government is trying to stop the sale of pesticides to the public. Pesticide exposure and ADHD, particularly in terms of hyperactivity and impulsivity, rather than inattentiveness is associated in boys more than girls.

Animal studies suggest a heightened vulnerability to the effects of pesticide exposure on hyperactivity, impulsivity and abnormalities in the dopamine system in male mice. Dopamine is a neurochemical in the brain thought to be involved in many activities, including those that govern ADHD. Go Green Pest Control     Ladner Pest Control     Tsawwassen Pest Control    Delta Pest Control   Randy Bilesky  

Misconceptions, along with the burden of head lice itself, can lead to great discomfort, anxiety and embarrassment for those affected.

Often, individuals feel embarrassed just talking about the condition, not realizing that having head lice is not an indicator of poor hygiene. The need for education and awareness regarding the condition and treatment options is paramount.

The survey results indicated:

•  low-income families are more likely to contract head lice.
•  poor hygiene is a factor in the spread of an infestation.
• men are significantly more likely to believe poor hygiene is a contributing factor
•  head lice can be contracted by lice “jumping” from person to person.

Head lice are the most prevalent parasitic infection in Canada, which most frequently affect children between three and 12 years old; however it doesn’t discriminate with age. Fortunately, head lice can be treated easily and don’t need to be a source of social embarrassment or panic. Delta Pes

Chickens and their coops are very attractive to rats for
food, water, and a warm home. Keeping rats and other rodents
out is important to prevent disease spread and
potential infestation to other nearby areas,
especially in denser urban neighbourhoods.
To reduce the appeal of your chicken coop
to rodents:
1- Build the chicken run with strong gauge
hardware cloth material, with mesh openings
less than 1 cm (1/2 inch)
2- Elevate 45 cm off the ground or, if elevation
is not an option, lay a concrete foundation for
easier cleaning and to prevent rodents from
burrowing under it
3- Hammer sheet metal flashing into the ground
around the perimeter to create a barrier
4- Remove potential attractants like feed, water,
eggs, and chicken droppings, especially
overnight. Sweep up after feeding and clean
up droppings before nightfall
5- Keep grass and vegetation cut low around
the coop
6- Regularly inspect and repair holes and rodent
entry points

If you are going old school, like we always do, buying a real Christmas tree is tradition. But, before you bring the softwood tree indoors give it a shake. Check for ticks, beetles, flies and spiders around the base of the tree. And when using bug spray, never apply it on the tree because it could be flammable. Did you know moths and silverfish are attracted to and eat the gift wrap and cardboard that Christmas presents come in, so take the paper and boxes out to recycling as soon as possible. Cockroaches and ants

enjoy turkey, ham and roast beast with all the trimming as much as you do – so keep your kitchen clean and all food tucked away in the fridge. If you have a fireplace, lucky you, remember before you bring in wood from the wood pile outside, check it for mice, rats, termites, spiders and ants. Merry Pest Free Christmas and a Happy normal New Year.

Want to do your own rodent control, you you have a choice between trapping and baiting methods. Baiting is quicker, especially for pest control novices, but there is also a chance that a dead smelly rodent will die behind your walls waiting until the carcass decomposes. If there is potential that the rodent will get stuck in the walls near a common area in your house, you might want to use traps to catch the rodent instead.

Best Of South Delta – Go Green Pest Control – Annual Readers’ Choice Awards

A 25-year Tsawwassen resident, Randy Bilesky at Go Green Pest Control.  

After many years in the forest industry, long-time South Delta resident Randy Bilesky decided to start a new venture – and Go Green Pest Control was born.

Over his 25 years in Tsawwassen, Bilesky had noticed there was little consistency with how other companies dealt with pests. After taking the B.C. government training and certification program, starting Delta’s only locally owned and operated pest control company seemed like a natural next step.

“I’ve always had my own business,” he said. “I’m an entrepreneur.”

Bilesky said living in South Delta for close to two decades has given him first-hand knowledge about the pest problems local home and business owners encounter, adding he can provide environmentally friendly and humane removal techniques that control pests without impacting surroundings.

Bilesky said one thing he’s on the lookout for is the impressive fire ant, which is currently spreading across the Lower Mainland and has been seen in Richmond.

“Once it comes to Delta, it’s going to stay,” he said, adding they are hard to control.

Bilesky said he’s also noted a lot of rats in Ladner.

“It’s an epidemic. It’s unbelievable.”

For more information about Go Green Pest Control, visit www.gogreenpestcontrol.ca. Call 604-946-9698 in Ladner, 604-948-9838 in Tsawwassen and 778-886-4111 in North Delta.

Let’s Talk About Keeping it Local. We all talk about buying things locally, buying produce that has been grown locally but do we apply this to everything we do? Often when a issue comes up that we can not handle ourselves; we turn to the computer to find a solution. If I’m having problems with my garage door opener, I’ll  “google” it, to look for a solution that I can do myself. Often I find what I think will work and run down to the local hardware store and purchase what I need to fix the problem. Then there are the more complicated problems: the car is idling poorly, the furnace isn’t starting, the roof is leaking and ” I have rats in my attic”  Back to google to find someone to fix the problem right now.  Sure we “Google”  pest control and what pops: all the “google ads” that the big corporate pest control company have paid for. I personally skip these and look for a local company. You type in Delta B.C. and the type of company that can help: in this case “pest control” . Boom, a dozen company pop up. Are they local, don’t know, so we click on the website and it’s a corporate franchise company whose call center is in Toronto and their dispatch comes from the deep heart of corporate Ontario. Back to “google” to find a local company.

Okay, enough said.  So let’s keep jobs and business local. Need pest control and want a local company; then call Go Green Pest Control. Go Green Pest Control is Delta’s only owned and operated pest control company: specializing in local knowledge, prompt friendly service with a noticeable Delta twange. Go Green Pest Control does both commercial and residential service. We can set up a contract to keep the rodents at bay all year long. Go Green Pest Control    Delta Pest Control    Ladner pest Control    Tsawwassen Pest Control

Raccoons and Skunks are turning up the turf again, and its because they are hunger and your lawn is loaded with chafer beetle grubs.  It’s becoming a common sight in Delta—lawns decimated by birds and animals that desperately dig for chafer beetle grubs.
“Overnight they could destroy somebody’s lawn—the whole lawn,” said Richard. “You have a family of five or six raccoons, and they will literally rip up a whole large lawn in one night. It looks like a rototiller has gone through the lawn.”
Lubberts first noticed the beetles in Richmond a few years ago. It’s now such a big problem for homeowners and strata buildings that some people are considering installing artificial turf, he said.
“The degree of severity is huge right now,” he said. “It’s definitely getting worse.”
First found in New Westminster in 2001, the beetle has since spread to Richmond, Burnaby, Vancouver, Coquitlam and North Delta, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Damage is done during the grub, or larvae, stage. The grubs feed on the fibrous roots of grass, which crows, raccoons and skunks quickly rip up each spring and fall in search of the tasty pests.
In a report to Delta council Tuesday, city staff are planning to make it easier for homeowners to fight the yard menace. Proposed is a permitting system, which would allow residents to apply for an exemption to summer lawn watering restrictions.
Water is key to controlling grubs without pesticides.
Microscopic round worms, known as nematodes, are the most effective defense against the chafer beetle, according to Lesley Douglas, the city’s manager of environmental sustainability. Nematodes—available at garden supply stores—are applied to infested lawns at the end of July when the beetle is beginning its grub stage. Effective treatment involves two weeks of regular watering.
Watering exemption permits would be good for 21 days inside July 15 to Aug. 15, and would be available free to homeowners with water meters and proof of nematodes purchase. Homeowners without a meter would pay $33.50 and be required to sign up for water meter installation.
Chafers were first spotted in Delta in 2010, according to Douglas, who noted the invasive pests have since spread across the city, causing “significant damage” over the past 12 months.
Even city boulevards, which homeowners are responsible for maintaining, haven’t been left unscathed. But so far the city’s inventory of parks has faired well due to regular maintenance, according to city spokesperson Kim Decker.

Lawns with moss are more susceptible to damage, she noted, along with turf that’s mowed short.

The serious first step to getting rid of mice and rats is to find their runways and feeding areas for proper placements of rodent  traps and rodent baits. They are active in dusk so using a flashlight would be handy to see into corners and recessed areas. Look for tracks, feces, gnawing damage, urine stains, grease stains and live or dead rodents. If you have a pet their will certainly let you know. To get rid of rodents you need to know if it is a mouse or a rat. Rats are just a lot bigger animal, leaving 3/8” – ½” feces and rat’s head will be comparably larger to its body than a mouse’s , look for the round ears on mice.