A contributor article published via Boston 25 News outlines how biting insect activity, specifically flies, mosquitoes and midges, affects horse behavior, with documented responses including tail swishing, stomping, agitation and reduced feeding or focus. The piece also links environmental conditions such as manure buildup, damp bedding, standing water and poor ventilation to increased pest presence. […]
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A possible silver bullet for no-see-ums
While the virus hasn’t taken root yet in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are warning...
When midges appear, customers seek control
Judy Black, BCE, responds to a pest management professional who is getting customer complaints about midges on lakeside houses.
Web extra: Midge hatches are a sight to behold
Judy Black, BCE, recounts a gigantic midge hatch happening when she finally had the opportunity to fish the Animas River...
Midges and crane flies and kissing bugs, oh my!
We haven’t seen the plague of locusts whiz by just yet, but we have been collecting some interesting pest sighting...
Explain GPC to clients
Pest management professionals (PMPs) sometimes refer to general pest control (GPC) as a way to lump all of the “other...
Mosquitoes, midges pester players during a World Cup match
Players and fans during a world cup match had to battle with clouds of insects at a Russian arena.
Q&A: Pseudoscorpions, small flies and bees
Email your questions about insect identification and pest management technologies and techniques to Dr. Doug Mampe at dentomol@aol.com. Your questions...
Central Life Sciences: New Strike Website
Central Life Sciences has relaunched StrikeProducts.com. Strike products are used primarily in wastewater treatment facilities, but they can be applied...
Millions of goldfish put on midge patrol
Millions of goldfish (Carassius auratus) were added to Arizona’s Tempe Town Lake in an effort to decrease the midge population,...
Control Solutions Inc.: Mosquito Mist Ultra
CSI has launched its synergized permethrin formulation as Mosquito Mist Ultra, which contains 20.6 percent permethrin with 20.6 percent piperonyl...
Control Solutions Inc.: Stryker 5-25
CSI introduces a new insecticide concentrate for adult mosquito control, including those that transmit West Nile, chikungunya and Zika viruses....
Bug Off’s 2015 New York Pest Expo honored women in pest management
The 2015 New York Pest expo was held on Wednesday, November 11, at the George Washington Bridge Doubletree Hotel in...
Giant Web Attracts Attention, Lunch for Spiders
Yep, everything really is bigger in Texas. For proof, check out the communal web spiders have spun in the trees at Lakeside...
Expect Midges to Make their Way onto Windshields Soon
Canada’s The Weather Network reports that Midges are on the scene yet again. The small flies that travel in large...
Bayer CropScience LP, Environmental Science Division: Spiders
By Joe Barile, Technical Services Support Probably no pest group creates more anxiety amongst the public than spiders. Pest management...