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Fruit Fly Imposters

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Are you struggling with fruit flies in your home or business, but you’ve found the advice I gave in a previous blog entry just doesn’t seem to help?  If so, there’s a good chance you may be dealing with a fruit fly imposter.  Let’s take a look at each of…
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Fruit Flies, Just Business as Usual?

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Nobody likes seeing fruit flies in their home or property, but aren’t these guys just part of everyday life? Actually, they don’t have to be.

Fruit flies breed in over-ripe fruit and vegetables (especially onions and potatoes that have reached the end of their shelf life)…
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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s an Ant??

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Reproductive Winged Carpenter AntAn ant that can fly? Who ever heard of such a thing? Well, actually, we have.

In the spring, carpenter ants send out large swarms of…
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Bioremediation: A Manager's Nightmare

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I recently was on vacation in Florida, and had taken a liking to the outdoor beverage center our hotel had. Unfortunately, the center had drainage problems. Instead of being able to get drinks five feet from the pool, I had to run up four flights of stairs each time I wanted a glass of water! Many…
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Introduction To Bed Bug Secrets

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What is it about bed bugs that make people squirm and uncomfortable? Is it that they are so tiny that most people can't even see them? Or that these bugs can live in furniture for months lying dormant before they "attack" and make their presence known? Either way, they are an unwanted invader…
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Going Green

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Within the past two to three years this big craze of “Going Green” has swept the nation. To be honest at first I did not understand the trend to “go green” like the rest of the world. After a little bit of research about making smart choices with the…
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Rodents: Signs of a Mouse Infestation

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House Mouse Droppings-© Batzner Pest Management, Inc.Droppings, fresh gnaw marks, and tracks are some indications that there may be a mouse…
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