NYC Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Banned Pesticides A Chinese citizen living in New York City has pleaded guilty to selling at least 2,000 packets of a banned pesticide used for cockroach control, the New York Times reported… ..read more
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Ticks and Pesticides
SURVEY REVEALS ‘RATTIEST’ NEIGHBORHOODS IN FIVE MAJOR U.S. CITIES 10/14/2011 A new nationwide survey revealed which neighborhoods in Houston, Detroit, Nashville, Baltimore and Charlotte residents believe to be the “rattiest.”…read more
Insect Repellency Awareness Graphic
The EPA recently announced the development of new graphic which outlines the “repellency awareness on product labels of skin-applied insect repellents.” Current labeling practices does not readily allow for easy identification the insects repelled by a product. This graphic produced by the EPA aims to fill that gap. To read the full article, read more here
Fall Pest Invaders – Are you ready?
During the hot summer months it’s hard to envision that Fall is just around the corner. And with the cooling of weather, a lot of pests will start looking for a place to over-winter. Did you know that a lot of pests look for shelter inside your home to stay the winter? Common ways to […]
Pesticides, Ticks, Horses
TICK RESPONSIBLE FOR EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS OUTBREAK IDENTIFIED The cayenne tick has been identified as one of the vectors of equine piroplasmosis in horses in a 2009 Texas outbreak, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists read more
Mosquitoes – Pesticides for Mosquito Control
There are three main areas in mosquitos life cycle that are targeted as a means to control mosquitos. The main areas are: Larvicides Adulticides Misting Systems Larvicides target the mosquitoes during it’s Larval Stage. Adulticides focus on controlling the adult mosquito. The final area is outdoor misting systems that are designed to dispense insecticide in […]
Pesticides in Food
“Regulation” has become a word packed with a punch these days. In political debates, candidates either tout the need to increase regulations, or recommend doing away with or reducing the number of regulations read more…
TDA Issues Statement on Amarillo Pesticide response
Austin – Four children died after being poisoned by pesticides in Amarillo. Commissioner Sid Miller of the Texas Agriculture Commission issued a statement reminding Texans to be extremely careful of pesticide use and to always hire a state-licensed structural professional to met their pest control needs. The poisoning occurred when pesticide not intended for residential […]
Several states join lawsuit on EPA pesticide ban
The lawsuit centers on the EPA decision not to ban chlorpyrifos, which is a pesticide linked to health problems in humans using it kill insects and pests on crops. Some manufacturer have asked the EPA not to ban the product. Read the full article here.
Latest news on Zika Virus
Pesticides used to kill Zika virus Aerial spraying is one common way to rapidly prevent the spread of mosquitoes carrying Zika. The insecticides used is determined by the local governments based on resistance levels in the local target area. The most common insecticide used is Nadel which has been used since the 1950’s. The CDC […]