Here comes summer! Bring on the BBQ, the fun in the sun, and the…bees? These pesky pests are especially beneficial to us here in Florida. In fact, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says, “Florida’s honey industry is consistently ranked among the top five in the nation with an annual worth of $13 million. Seventeen million pounds of honey are produced in Florida each year and enjoyed around the world In addition; the Florida honey bee industry benefits our state’s fruit and vegetable industry by providing an estimated $20 million in increased production numbers created by managed pollination services that are available in no other way. There are over 100 varieties of popular fruits and vegetables that use pollination to ensure fruitful crops.”
However, just because bees play a significant role doesn’t mean we want them invading our picnics and cookouts. It’s important to hire a trustworthy pest control company to relocate the bees, not exterminate them. In the past bees have been handled by removing the entire beehive and killing all the bees inside. Here at Ant-Ser we have a different approach. We will use a vacuum to safely remove all the bees on your property and then remove the hives. The bees are then relocated to a secure place far away from your home. So leave it to us to safely remove and relocate those pests around your home.
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It Bee Summer
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Some Do It Yourselfers Just Cannot Do It Themselves
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009I Found this interesting. If you are still confident in your ability visit our Online Pest Product Store to purchase your supplies.
California’s Top Pesticide Blunders
In Butte County, Calif., a man used a salt shaker to apply insecticidal dust on his dog for flea control. Later, he thought the salt shaker contained garlic salt and sprinkled the insecticidal dust on a bowl of chili.
The man realized his mistake because the chili tasted strange and the beans were a gray color. He experienced some stomach discomfort and went to a hospital for treatment.
This incident is one of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s (DPR) “Top Pesticide Blunders,” which reminds the public to avoid illness and injury by following label instructions and using household cleaning and gardening products that pose the least risk to their health and the environment.
What follows are two Butte County incidents and blunders that were drawn from 2007 illnesses and injuries reported to DPR. State privacy law protects the individuals’ identities.
• In Sacramento County, a teenage girl saw a mouse in her home and used gopher bait to control the problem because she had seen her parents use it effectively against gophers in the yard. She read the label, but did not understand it. She poured a handful of pellets into a corner of two bedrooms and waited in another room. Within two hours, she experienced a sharp pain behind her eyes, and tightness in her chest when she breathed in. She was taken to an emergency room for evaluation.
• In Los Angeles County, an elderly woman spilled insecticidal powder on herself as she tried to open the container to use for roach control in her house. She apparently held the container over her head. She experienced “burning” and was taken to her doctor.
Thanks for reading,
Jeff The ANT-SER Man
Spiders Know How To Kill The Bees.
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Check out this cool spider video. Just follow this link.
After you are done come to my Ants-R-Pests Depot Do It Yourself Pest Store to keep the spiders from jumping on you.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/yt-Xwmgg7GDWJ4/bee_vs_jumping_spider/
Spiders Are Moving Into Your Home With Cooler Weather
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Look at the beutiful world of spiders with me and enjoy. And at any time click here to find wonderful products to treat them with.
Remember spiders need live insects to feed on to live. They catch the spiders by using webs. They inject their prey with venom through fangs.
When you are moving things indoor look to make sure they are not harboring any spiders or insect prey that will feed the spiders.
Typically spiders will not go on offense to attack a person. They will bite when pressed between shoes, clothes or hats and your skin.
Some great products to use are: CB80-Extra, Demon WP,or Delta Dust . Click on them to purchase and/or view the product items.
Getting Down And Dirty With The Brown Recluse
Monday, October 19th, 2009Ok I know this is a little dull but there is some really good info here. Bear with me and enjoy. And at any time click here to find wonderful products to treat them with.
Where are they?
Weems and Whitcomb (1975) noted that, “on many occasions specimens have been inadvertently brought into Florida in trucks and automobiles, hidden in luggage, boxes, and various commercial cargoes, but to date it appears to have been unsuccessful in establishing breeding populations in Florida.”
Gertsch and Ennik (1983) reported a few records from Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Wyoming and Tamaulipas (Mexico).
What do they look like?
The description is taken from Gertsch (1958). Adults of both sexes are similar in appearance and size, ranging from about 7 to 12 mm in body length. Adult females average slightly larger, about 9 mm compared to about 8 mm for adult males. In total, these markings appear in the form of a violin. In addition, three dusky patches may occur along the margin on each side. The sternum is yellowish, with other ventral body parts of the cephalothorax darker reddish brown.
Where do they hang out?
Most are found in buildings and outbuildings, especially in boxes and among papers, in every room from basement to attic. They were found in almost any place which had remained undisturbed for lengthy periods of time, such as behind pictures, beneath or behind furniture, in boxes of toys, in clothing, among stored papers, in the corrugations of cardboard boxes, and in discarded articles, such as tires, inner tubes, and assorted other junk. Most of the specimens found in feral conditions were under rocks, especially in bluff outcrops, with a few under bark or in logs. They definitely seemed to prefer dry conditions.
Bites and Bite Symptoms
Brown recluse spiders usually bite only when they become trapped next to the victim’s skin. Bites occur either when sleeping humans roll onto the spider or put on clothes into which the spider has crawled (Vetter and Visscher 1998). Typically bites occur under clothing, mostly on the thigh, upper arm, or lateral torso, less often on the neck (Anderson 1998).
Description of the symptoms is from Wingo (1960), Gorham (1968, 1970), Anderson (1982, 1998), and Vetter and Visscher (1998). Reactions to a bite vary from no noteworthy symptoms to severe necrosis or systemic effects. Discomfort may be felt immediately after the bite, or several hours may pass before any local reaction to the bite occurs. In one study, only 57% of the patients realized they had been bitten at the time of the bite.
Typical symptoms are as follows: Symptoms start two to six hours after the bite. Blisters frequently appear at the bite site, accompanied by severe pain and pronounced swelling. By 12 to 24 hours, it is usually apparent if a Loxosceles wound is going to become necrotic because it turns purple in color; if necrotic symptoms do not express by 48 to 96 hours, then they will not develop. If the skin turns purple, it will then turn black as cells die. Eventually the necrotic core falls away, leaving a deep pit that gradually fills with scar tissue.
Author: G.B. Edwards, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry.
Originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 406.
Photographs: Jeffrey Lotz and G.B. Edwards, Division of Plant Industry; Jim Kalisch, University of Nebraska – Lincoln; and James L. Castner, University of Florida
Project Coordinator: Thomas R. Fasulo, University of Florida
Publication Number: EENY-299
Publication Date: August 2003. Latest revision: June 2009.
Copyright 2003-2009 University of Florida
How To Kill Spiders Effectively!
Monday, August 31st, 2009Spiders are easy to kill and very tricky to keep out. First let us look at some details about them.
- There are about 1000 species of spiders in the United States. They live everywhere, even inside homes and buildings. The brown recluse and the widow spiders are considered venomous spiders; however, most spiders are not harmful to man.
- Spiders feed entirely on living insects or other animals, they may actively search for their prey, hide and wait for them to pass, or build webs to trap flying insects.
Control:
Non-Chemical Control of Spiders
Outside lights should not be left on at night. Trash, lumber piles, bricks, weeds, and outside structures are good breeding places for spiders and should be cleaned up. Inside the home spider webs should be brushed down. The egg sacs should be destroyed, vacuum cleaner attachments may be used to clean walls, and the collected debris should be destroyed.
Chemical Control of Spiders
Chemical control of spiders is difficult outdoors because web spinning spiders do not tend to contact treated surfaces. Inside the house, space sprays containing pyrethrins or pyrethroids are effective in killing spiders. Space sprays have little residual activity and should be applied when spiders are noticed. Dust formulations can be used in crawl spaces, attics, and utility areas to provide long-term protection. The insecticidal dusts tend to cling to the spider webs for long periods of time. When spiders chew their webs to recycle the silk they consume the toxicant and die.
I hope this helps anyone who reads this.
