by admin | Jan 29, 2016 | Company News, Pest Control, Pest Control Industry News
Fun Fact Friday – Zika Virus The Zika Virus is spread through mosquito bites. The illness is mild with symptoms often lasting less than a week. Approximately one in five people infected with the virus show symptoms. Currently, no vaccine or specific treatment exists...
by admin | Jul 31, 2015 | miscellaneous, Pest Control
Mosquito Bites Female mosquitoes need protein to lay their eggs and get it by feeding on warm-blooded creatures. If a mosquito bites an infected animal or a person, then bites you, it can pass the disease to your blood through its saliva. A mosquito uses heat sensors...
by admin | Jul 17, 2015 | miscellaneous, Pest Control
Fun Fact Friday – Mosquitoes II Mosquitoes feed day and night. Mosquito is Spanish for “little fly.” Mosquitoes generally fly below 25 feet. An adult mosquito may live 5-6 months. Sweat helps mosquitoes choose their victims. West Virginia has the fewest species of...
by admin | Jul 10, 2015 | miscellaneous, Pest Control
Fun Fact Friday – Mosquitoes Bats eat mosquitoes. Dark clothing attracts mosquitoes. West Nile virus came to the U.S. in 1999. Bacteria can be used to kill mosquito larvae. The two main mosquito predators are fish and dragonflies. A full moon increased mosquito...
by admin | Jun 12, 2015 | miscellaneous, Pest Control
Fun Facts – Insects and Bugs II Honeybees have hair on their eyes. Ants have the largest brain of any insect. The average housefly lives for one month. Dragonflies can fly up to 50 miles per hour. About 80% of the Earth’s animals are insects. The common garden...
