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Category : Stored Product Pests |
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Article : Flour Beetles (Family Tenebrionidae) |
Posted on: 3/2/2006 3:02:07 PM |
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Of the numerous beetles classified in this family, the Confused Flour Beetle and the Red Flour Beetle are the most encountered. The adults of both of these flour beetles have similar appearances, habits and history. The Red Flour Beetle i..... |
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Category : Stored Product Pests |
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Article : Indian Meal Moth (Family Pyralidae) |
Posted on: 3/3/2006 1:22:54 PM |
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This moth is an important pest of food products in the home, where they may be found infesting; nuts, chocolate, candy, graham crackers, grains, grain products, dried fruits, powdered milk, i.e. nearly any food source! The adult Indian Mea..... |
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Category : Stored Product Pests |
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Article : Granary Weevil – (Family Curculionidae) |
Posted on: 3/3/2006 1:36:52 PM |
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Having a propensity to infest grains of all kinds, this inset prefers cooler climates and so is often not found further than south of North Carolina in the U.S. Although it has wings, it cannot fly, and both the adults and larva are usuall..... |
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Category : Spiders |
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Article : Wolf Spider (Family: Lycosidae) |
Posted on: 5/16/2006 2:05:44 PM |
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This spider is large, hairy and often confused with tarantulas. These spiders construct no webs and are very active hunters. Larger species of these spiders can get up to 1 & 1/2 inches/25-38 mm in body length, with a leg span of up to 4 ..... |
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Category : Spiders |
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Article : Jumping Spiders (Family: Salticidae) |
Posted on: 5/16/2006 2:11:07 PM |
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These spiders are within the largest family, with more than 300 species in the United States. They prefer to hunt during the day and seem to prefer sunlit surfaces, where they may be found on window sills, door frames and the like. Havin..... |
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Category : Spiders |
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Article : Brown Recluse |
Posted on: 5/16/2006 2:34:51 PM |
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Naturally occuring in the outdoors, these spiders are found under bark, logs, stones, wood piles, debris and utility boxes. Unfortunately, they have adapted well to indoor areas where it is commonly found in storage areas like attics, craw..... |
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Category : Ask the Bug Lady |
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Article : Question: Do electronic mosquito repellents work? |
Posted on: 5/23/2006 7:45:10 AM |
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hello,
i found your website on yahoo and wanted to know- do electronic mosquito repellents work? what can i use in my house to create a perimiter?
regards,
john
ANSWER: Hi John,
Happy to see you found our site. Now, for your ques..... |
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