How To Get Rid of Bed Bugs My page on how to get rid of bed bugs will walk you through the extermination process step-by-step, but in general, you’ll do a lot of cleaning and then apply the mixtures I provide on that page and apply it everywhere bugs might hide. Wash all your linens and place them in a hot dryer for 20 minutes (or you can freeze them at -5 C or below for five days); you’ll do a lot of bagging of items that can’t be washed. Next, you locate the bugs hiding places which include your alarm clock, your picture frames, inside your mattress (their most coveted breeding ground), electrical outlets, under baseboards and inside any wall cracks, to name a few. You’ll vacuum all these areas, treat them with heat (I explain that in the page mentioned above as well), spray it all down and then apply the dust. You can vacuum to capture bed bugs and their eggs, but because the eggs are embedded into the fabric, you may have to scrape the surface with a fine tooth comb – we cover all this. Use food grade diatomaceous earth, an all natural pesticide and one of the best kept secrets in the war against bed bugs! This really works, but only when used in properly. Take your time, follow all the steps we show on this site and do it right the first time and chances are you won’t have to do it again – that is, unless you bring them back into your home. This is why it’s so important to recognize bugs and understand the precautions you need to take in order to prevent future infestations. After applying the natural pesticide, it’s time to seal everything up, from the cracks in the walls to tears in the box spring to adding covers that completely seal the mattress. Remember, a nymph can live for two months without feeding, an adult can survive more than 12 months! You can place glue boards or sticky tape around your bed and in the room to catch the bed bugs as they move around; this gives you a way to monitor the effectiveness of your efforts. Uninterrupted, a bed bug can fill up in little as 5 minutes and do this about once every 6 days.

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Obesity may be tougher on male immune systems than females. Male mice may have the tendency to produce higher levels of white blood cells that encourage inflammation, which contributes to the negative health consequences of obesity. Male mice are most often studied because their risk for developing these diseases.

Obesity does not trigger inflammation in female mice the way it did in males. While it has long been known that male and female immune systems are different. Young reproductive-age female mice that became obese, produce only a mild inflammatory white blood cell response. In male mice, however, obesity made more active inflammatory white blood cells and enhanced their progenitors. This in turn made the male mice more prone to higher blood glucose and insulin levels, measures of diabetes. G

Last summer, several planes hit birds feeding on the fire ants at YVR, forcing a series of short runway closures.

And the pest problem is no longer confined to the common European fire ant.

“We’re talking of two different types of fire ants,” noting both fire ants appear to be on the move. “We’ve got them in virtually every municipality.”

We’ve got them in virtually every municipality

Higgins has been conducting surveys of known fire ant infestations and doing random sampling throughout southwestern B.C. to assess the extent of these tiny aggressive insects, which possess a painful sting and swarm very quickly when disturbed.

The investigation initially focused on the European fire ants, which spread naturally over short distances by budding off new colonies in which a queen and a group of worker ants leave a nest to form a new colony.

But it wasn’t until later that fall — after a call from Vancouver International Airport’s wildlife program — that Higgins started researching the impressive fire ant.

Airport officials were worried about a spate of collisions between small birds, mostly barn sparrows, and planes on the runway during July and August, which forced them to close the runway for five to eight minutes each time to clear away the mess.

“They wanted to know what they’d been eating,” Higgins said. “I looked at their gut contents and they were full of impressive fire ants. They’d been eating a lot of them, especially the winged queens.”.

Fire ants are difficult to control or eradicate, even with pesticides.

Higgins acknowledged the impressive fire ant is “just emerging as an invasive species here” and while he and Bradbeer are looking at running an experiment at YVR to control the ants, he expects it could take a year to get the permits.

Darryl Dyck CP has been fighting a scorched-earth campaign against the fire ants along the Arbutus Corridor rail line that runs from False Creek to the Fraser River in Vancouver.

Meanwhile, the Canadian Pacific Railway, which is tearing up its tracks along the Arbutus corridor on Vancouver’s westside, has been incinerating the soil along the tracks and said it will now also burn the rail ties to ensure the ants aren’t transported to another location.

“I just got confirmation we will incinerate the ties in that whole area,” said CP spokesman Jeremy Berry, noting the move will likely happen next week.

Although Higgins has yet to tally the numbers he has collected through his research, in the past four years, the ants have been introduced to at least 25 locations on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland through the movement of landscaping materials, soil and potted plants.

He noted the most common areas for fire ants tend to be Vancouver, Delta and Chilliwack, but they were recently spotted in West Vancouver, Burnaby and handful of spots in the District of North Vancouver.

Do to continue Government pressures, north American car companies are “going green” by using biodegradable components to build their cars. Unfortunately for many car owners this has come at a cost: the expensive repair bill resulting from rodents chewing the wire coatings and other electrical parts under the hood!

Randy Bilesky of Go Green Pest Control in Delta talks about rats getting under the hood and what preventative measures car owners can take to stop it.

Randy’s Recommendations:

1) Place a bag of moth balls in the engine compartment and interior of the vehicle.

2) Spray a hot pepper based spray around the vehicle and the engine.

3) Obtain an electronic pest deterrent sonic noise maker like the Ultrasonic Rodent Repeller Commercial Triple Speaker Model Repels Rodents, Rats & Mice. By Innovative Rodent Repeller

4) Live rodent traps

5) Do not place bait stations near the vehicle as the rodent may use your vehicle as a final resting place.

All the wet weather and now the warming season are going to bring the bugs out.

Pesticide applications need to have a target pest. In most situations, that means treating cracks, crevices and voids where the pests live. That is how it should be done. Some labels give the authority to spray baseboards and other areas, but in reality, that is only proper if a house or business is totally infested and spraying baseboards will actually kill some of the target pests, usually ants.

Don’t leave any debris lying around the house. This is a good hiding place for ants, silverfish and moths. If you have firewood, stack it away from the house as it will attract black widows. If you don’t want bugs in your firewood, stack it where there is a lot of sunlight and then drape some black plastic over it. The heat from the sun on the black plastic will discourage anything from hiding in the firewood.

When you have branches touching the house or roof, it will allow pharoah  house ants and carpenter ants access. You should trim them back and keep them from touching your home during the warm months. Also, you should sweep down any spider webs anywhere around the outside of the house. These procedures will help keep pests at a bare minimum and will not endanger your family, your pets or your environment. Go G

The number of wasps and hornets is really down from what we normally see this time of summer. At this point in late June, wasps are typically a common sight and nuisance. This year, however, the wasp and hornet population is hardly noticeable. The cool wet spring weather has not been favorable to their survival, as the emerging hibernating queens need to forage for food and build nests causing a high mortality rate. Wasps are a key predator protecting plants life and crops from millipedes, flies, caterpillars, aphids, and much more.  

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 Mosquitoes can transmit infectious diseases like the West Nile virus and are a health risk. Their hungriest at dawn and dusk, so be warned. Getting rid of mosquitoes means keeping them out your yard and using a mosquito repellent. So what else can you do, well here are a few examples: 1. Eliminate standing water, like water in a wheel barrow or on toys. 2. Light Citronella Candles 3. If you have a patio or deck install bug-proof mesh. 4. Keep your grass short and cut back bushes and trees. 5. Use an oscillating fan and reduce mosquito 70%. 6. Wear long sleeves, pants, socks, and shoes. 

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Eliminating insects takes a lot of time and effort for it to be successfully done. After every application of pesticides, you always want to clean your home, but you should be patient before cleaning. Sometimes you have to wait a week or 3 weeks before you can clean your home so that pesticides will work on the target pests. Some pests take time before they come out of their hiding places when sprayed. Keep the house dry as possible. For cleaning use rubber gloves, face masks, water, dishwashing soap, vacuum cleaner, trash bags, sponges or rags and a steam cleaner. So you will need to find a starting point, clean the floors, wipe walls and windows, steam and vacuum furniture.

What you can do after your house is sprayed for insects.

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These beetles are hard to control because you’ll find the damage from the infestation when its done. They destroy furniture, buildings, and homes. Unless you know the signs, they’ll slowly eat away at wood for months and even years. The two signs of a wood-boring beetle infestation are wood powder, holes, tunnels and stained or blistered wood. Some wood-boring beetles will create an audible clicking sound as they chew through wood. These insects prefer moisture in the wood they attack, so buy kiln-dried wood.

Wood-Boring Beetles

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Wasps and bees are unable to feed their nests if they cannot collect nectar and protein, and if the temperature is 12 degrees Celsius  or less foragers cannot fly. Cool night temperatures prevent them from flying at night and if the they do they usually fly towards lighted windows at night. They can generally fly in a drizzle, mist, or light rain but if drops of water accumulate on their bodies, it weighs them down and affects their flying ability. Water does not soak these stinging beasts due to its surface tension.   

When do wasps and bees fly

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