Archive for December, 2008
Monday, December 22nd, 2008
Police blame pigeon poop for awning collapse
A thick layer of pigeon waste that mixed with recent rains is being blamed as the likely cause behind the partial collapse of a gas station’s awning Friday. The accident happened around 10:30 a.m. at the Shell station and convenience store on Fortuna Road, according to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office, which confirmed that no [...]
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Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Termites in Arizona
Arizona Termite Information Arid Land Subterranean Termite The Arid Land subterranean termite is commonly found from the Pacific Ocean coastline to the central Untied States. It is also found from Montana and Washington into southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Mississippi. This termite does cause structural damage in cities of higher elevation such as [...]
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Monday, December 8th, 2008
Do Ultrasonic Boxes Really Work?
Ultrasonic Pest Control Devices You almost cannot open a retail catalog, whether it’s one that comes in the mail or ones you glance through to pass the time on an airplane, without coming across ads for “ultrasonic” pest control devices. These magic boxes promise to “Eliminate Pests Safely!” and “The Safe Way to Rid your [...]
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Monday, December 1st, 2008
Ants don’t have to be specialists to benefit colony, UA study finds
By Evan Pellegrino Arizona Daily Star Tucson, Arizona | Published: 12.01.2008 Do you ever feel as if you could do your bosses’ jobs better than they can? Or do you ever think about marching into a whole new career? If so, new research from the University of Arizona suggests that you might fit in nicely [...]