Since the days when people lived in caves, a battle has been going on between pests invading the home and
humankind! It is a war that continues today, as we fight to free ourselves from the annoying
and sometimes dangerous presense of rats and mice, spiders and cockroaches and all the other
critters that want to live in our homes.
Despite how cute these pests act in cartoon shows and movies, in real life, ants,
rats, spiders and so on, are not cute at all.
Rats and mice destroy property and carry diseases. Ants and other insects get into our
food, at times, even spoiling today's meal. Fleas infest our pets, making their lives miserable.
And is no fun to get a flea bite on ourselves, either. Spiders can be poisonous and certainly
along with cockroaches are frightening and just plain icky.
What can you do to get rid of these pests and keep them out of your house? Pestbattles.com
is here to help you with safe and efficient solutions to these pest problems. There are things
you can do before you have to call an exterminator, that are safe and effective.
Education is the key to getting rid of those nasty pests that make your life difficult.
So what pest is bothering you? To improve the quality of life in your home,
click on the article for that critter and find out what you
can do...
Mortuary's 'pest control' concern (BBC News)4 Feb 2010 at 10:09am
Concern over pest control was one of the issues about cleanliness raised by inspectors at a hospital mortuary.
Better technology proving boon to farmers to control pests (New Kerala)8 Feb 2010 at 12:35am
Ludhiana, Feb 8 : Spread of technology for eliminating fruit flies, major pest damaging guava crop, by using pheromone traps has proved to be a boon to the farmers in Ferozepur district and other surrounding areas in Punjab.
Possum Control Operations On Banks Peninsula (Scoop.co.nz)7 Feb 2010 at 10:08pm
Possum control operations resume on Banks Peninsula in mid February; the latest phase in Environment Canterbury?s organised ground control programme focusing on 11,000 hectares in the Akaroa Harbour basin.
Bid to rid cemetery of rabbits (The Border Mail)8 Feb 2010 at 1:11pm
A RABBIT eradication program got under way at Waugh Road cemetery in North Albury yesterday. Hume Livestock Health and Pest Authority ranger Jim Abell said the control process took place in two s
Restaurant inspections (The Springfield News-Leader)8 Feb 2010 at 3:07am
Alli's Family Restaurant, 4525 W. Chestnut Expy. Jan. 28 reinspection. Pest control documents received during reinspection. Found no evidence of mice. Critical violations found: 0. Noncritical violations found: 0.
Real Estate Pros to meet Friday (Muskogee Phoenix)6 Feb 2010 at 11:11pm
The Muskogee Real Estate Professionals will hold its February meeting at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Armstrong Bank, 1111 West Broadway Street. Grover Bernard with Admiral Pest Control will the the guest speaker.
Idaho Food Processors Invited to Food Safety and HACCP Workshop (AG Weekly)8 Feb 2010 at 10:07am
CALDWELL, Idaho - Idaho food processors are invited to a comprehensive three-day workshop on Practical Food Safety and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) March 29-31 at the University of Idaho?s Food Technology Center in Caldwell.
Eliminating male fruit flies from crops through traps (New Kerala)7 Feb 2010 at 11:23pm
Ludhiana, Feb 8 : Spread of technology of eliminating fruit flies, major pest damaging the Guava crop, by using pheromone traps have proved to be a great success in Ferozepur district of Punjab and other surrounding areas.
Missing Pest Exterminator Arrested In Reno (FOX 11 Reno)4 Feb 2010 at 7:10pm
SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- A pest exterminator who disappeared last month with his employer's truck was arrested Wednesday in Reno, Nev. Bryan Scobey, 36, who was arrested for being a fugitive from justice, is being held under $25,000 bail in the Washoe County Detention Facility.
India awaits go-ahead on first GM crop despite scientists? warnings (Times On...8 Feb 2010 at 5:10pm
India will decide tomorrow whether to approve its first genetically modified (GM) food crop. It is a move that supporters argue will help to avert a global food crisis but which critics say is being rushed through recklessly.
