Monthly Archives: October 2010

Forensic entomology dubbed scariest job of 2010

People scare local entomologist, not bugs   They live in a world of creepy-crawlies, collecting the flies, maggots and beetles that live off the dead.    Because it’s such a macabre profession, forensic entomology this Halloween season has been dubbed … Continue reading

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Creepy Crawlers Take Contest to Another Dimension

‘Ugly Bug’ contenders boast on ‘Bugbook’ page TEMPE, Ariz., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ — “You’ve just entered another dimension – a dimension of insects, a micro dimension, where milkweed bugs, assassin bugs, crickets and fruit flies crawl, walk or fly side … Continue reading

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Bedbugs hitch at ride to Fresno for a bite

By Barbara Anderson / The Fresno Bee Add Fresno to the list of cities under attack by bedbugs. The bloodsucking pests have been a growing and highly visible problem in New York City for months — and now they’re here … Continue reading

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Tale of the Headless Dragonfly: Ancient Struggle, Preserved in Amber

In a short, violent battle that could have happened somewhere this afternoon, the lizard made a fast lunge at the dragonfly, bit its head off and turned to run away. Lunch was served. Headless dragonfly. This ancient species of dragonfly … Continue reading

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Flesh-eating ants bit elderly heart patient hundreds of times on legs and genitals as he lay in intensive care

An elderly man was bitten hundreds of times on his legs and genitals by a swarm of flesh-eating ants as he lay in his hospital bed. Cornelius Lewis, 76, was in the intensive care unit at Gulf Coast Medical Center … Continue reading

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Bats force closure of Cocoa Beach Aquatic Center’s pavilion

BY BRITT KENNERLY and J.D. GALLOP • FLORIDA TODAY • October 26, 2010 The winged mammals hanging around Cocoa Beach Aquatic Center’s picnic pavilion have nothing to do with Halloween — and it looks like they’ll be visiting long past … Continue reading

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Tiny Brained Bees Solve a Complex Mathematical Problem

 Bumblebees can find the solution to a complex mathematical problem which keeps computers busy for days. New research shows that bumblebees can find the solution to a complex mathematical problem which keeps computers busy for days. (Credit: iStockphoto/Alexey Kryuchkov)   … Continue reading

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All-natural bedbug sprays have little bite

Products such as Rest Easy and Bed Bug Bully claim to be highly effective at controlling the insects, but researchers say there aren’t yet any consumer products proven to keep bedbugs away. Bedbugs can be very hard to get rid … Continue reading

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Simple Friday Observations From A Usually Clouded Mind

I had some time open yesterday (Friday Oct. 22, 2010) and a good friend of mine asked if I wanted to join him on a trip to Parrish Florida. My friend Chris Shankle is also a local pest business owner … Continue reading

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Hospitals face bloodsucking parasites

by Heather Mayer, DOTmed News Reporter On top of reimbursement cuts, shrinking procedure volumes, health care reform, mass layoffs and nurse strikes, hospitals now have to worry about an invasion of bloodsucking parasites. Don’t let the bedbugs bite.   According … Continue reading

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