Archive for January, 2010
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Subterranean Termites
Termites are social insects that live in large colonies. There are three castes; reproductives, workers, and soldiers. Termite antennae have bead like segments. The winged reproductives (AKA Swarmers) have a pair of equally sized wings that are attached to the last two thoracic segments. The wings will break off after swarming. The abdomen is broadly [...]
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Scorpion venom proves useful
Researchers are working on developing a pesticide from scorpion venom that doesn’t harm people, the environment, or beneficial animals. Venom toxins have great potential for pesticides, however the delivery system of this venom is a whole different issue. Some researchers are experimenting with viruses and fungi as delivery systems to effectively use scorpion venom to [...]
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Monday, January 18th, 2010
Martin Luther King, Jr. I Have a Dream
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Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Weekly Accounts
See your account number listed below? Simply contact us at roachman@azpest.com or our offices at 886-PEST and let us know you saw your account number featured on our blog. If you do this within the week, before next Sundays accounts are posted then you will receive your next pest control service FREE! 25652 52083 8748 [...]
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Friday, January 15th, 2010
Good causes
One thing we don’t do enough on our blog is talk about causes for the greater good. Did you know that since the Haiti disaster the Red Cross has raised over $5 million dollars. If you want to help the cause you can text “Haiti” to 90999 to send a $10 donation to the Red [...]
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Living silos play vital role in ant survival
Our friend Michelle from Truly Nolen was kind enough to share this fascinating article with us. According to the piece from ABC Science ant colonies can survive up to eight months of starvation via living silos. In case you were wondering; yes it’s true…the ants are extremely resilient and better than ever. Researchers discovered these [...]
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Rat Attack!
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Monday, January 11th, 2010
Termite Facts
Termites are insects. They have hard, saw-toothed jaws that help them to eat lumber, wallpaper, plastics, and fabric made of plant fibers. There are four different groups of termites: dampwood, drywood, subterranean and mound builders. Dampwood termites like to live and feed in very moist wood. Drywood termites can survive in very dry conditions and [...]
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Sunday, January 10th, 2010
Weekly Account Winners!
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