Fierce
flies are deployed to fight Florida fire ants.
By MARK
ZALOUDEK, New York Times
November
17, 2002 |
| Deer
Flies A Biting Problem? Oddly, "Trolling" May Be
Just The Ticket. 08/13/02
By: Aaron Hoover & Russ Mizell |
|
UF
Termite Expert Says New Electronic Bug Detects Pest.
Aug.
20, 2002 By: Chuck
Woods
|
Tick,
Tick, Tick: The Bloodsuckers Return in Force
By Emily Wax
Washington Post Staff Writer
June 23, 2002 |
Rethinking
DDT
www.foxnews.com
June 20, 2002 By
Steven Milloy |
Spiny
Spiders Use Colors to Lure Lunch
A
researcher finds that some spiders use their colorful bodies
to help lurch prey to their webs.
www.abcnews.com
June 20 2002 |
'Killer'
bees make killer coffee
If you're grateful each morning for the tasty, eye-opening
buzz you get from your coffee, then you might have a
"killer" bee to thank.
www.cnn.com14-Jun-02 |
Lovebugs
fly through air, then onto cars
May
and September are the months for these insects to swarm.
www.msnbc.com 05/05/2002 James Kirley staff writer |
New
building code will limit termite damage
A new statewide building
code will help stop termites, according to University of
Florida researchers.
The Business Journal February
19, 2002 |
Everyone
Fighting Invasive Species
Thousands
of alien plant and animal species have invaded the United
States, and now even environmentalists are fighting this
incursion, even if it means killing.
ABCNEWS.com 05 Febuary 2001 |
EPA
to Phase Out Pesticide Diazinon
The Environmental Protection
Agency has reached agreement for the phase out of a widely
used pesticide, diazinon, because of its potential health
risks to children.
ABCNEWS.com 05 December 2000 |
Bug
Wars
Aphids
Are a Tough Bug to Fight Since Many Come With Bodyguards.
Source:
ABCNEWS.com, 28 Aug 2000 |
New
York City's Battle with Rats.
New York City's cry for
help against millions of rats.
Source:CNN, 10
July 2000 |
'Greener'
pest control in schools
Pressed by parents, a
growing number of school districts and localities are
switching from chemical pest control to less toxic methods.
MSNBC 05 July 2000 |
Million
Dollar Roach, Can It Be True?
Pest control companies
join together to give away $1,000,000 for marked roach.
Source: The Bergen
(N.J.), 28 June 2000 |
Formosan
Termites Again Found In Citrus County! Related
Topics
Once again these
voracious termites are found in Crystal River, Fl.
Source: Citrus County Chronicle, 8
June 2000 |
EPA
bans home, garden use of pesticide Dursban
Farm use still allowed, but with
restrictions designed to protect children.
Source: CNN, 8 June 2000 |
Protecting
your home from pests
Your
best bet is to prevent the problem before it happen.
MSNBC 18 May 2000 |
Beware
termites and fraud
In a classic crime of
opportunity, home buyers are left vulnerable.
Published: Sunday, May 14, 2000
Section: LOCAL Page: 1A
By MITCH LIPKA and NEIL SANTANIELLO Staff Writers |
CNN
- Nations negotiate treaty on 'dirty dozen' chemicals
Delegates
from more than 100 countries gathered Monday to begin
negotiating the first global treaty to ban 12 toxic
chemicals known as "the dirty dozen."
CNN 25 January 1999 |
CNN
- Killer bees hit L.A.
Killer
bees have come to Los Angeles, the first major metropolitan
area in the United States to be officially declared
colonized by the potentially deadly insects. Southern
California now ...
CNN 14 January 1999 |