HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Researchers at Purdue University say a common species of cockroaches is becoming more difficult to kill as they become cross-resistance to many types of insecticides. “Cockroaches developing resistance to multiple classes of insecticides at once will…
Green iguanas all over South Florida
Green iguanas a nuisance in South Florida https://www.instagram.com/p/BR9Taj8A90G/ SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Perched in trees and scampering down sidewalks, green iguanas have become so common across South Florida that many see them not as exotic invaders, but as…
Pigeons photobomb mayor giving an interview about pest control
Popular Florida Italian Restaurant closed for roaches
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Action News Jax visited Benito’s Italian Café & Pizzeria on Philips Highway after roaches were reported by the health inspector. During the most recent inspection, a health inspector reported seeing a number of issues including roaches. In…
Rat population on rise in the Berkshires
Pest control outfits working in the Berkshires say business is booming lately — with rats. Chris Quinn, operations director of Catseye Pest Control out of Castleton-on-Hudson, N.Y., said he’s responded to 12 homes and eight businesses with rat issues this…
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Pest Control Problem Closes Wendy’s Restaurant
A Fort Worth Wendy’s had to close due to a pest control problem. The store issued a statement ”We have temporarily closed the restaurant at 6440 North Freeway, due to pest control concerns, which may have been caused by recent…
Broward County Fair drops Swap Shop plans
Broward Country Fair organizers have dropped plans to hold this year’s event in a Swap Shop parking lot after running into resistance from Lauderhill officials who thought it might overwhelm city services. With less than a month to go, fair…
Beetles used as ‘pest’ control
The tamarisk trees that line Lake Havasu on the shores of area beaches have been introduced to their enemy, and one Arizona Farm Bureau official is happy about it. The trees, also referred to as salt cedars, are not native…
Cockroach climbs City Council chambers as pest control commissioner testifies
Cockroaches are not an unfamiliar sight in Chicago’s aging City Hall, but one of substantial size had the nerve Thursday to scale the wall of the City Council chambers — just as the official ultimately in charge of pest extermination…