Well not really. As many of you may have heard, Florida is experiencing a cold front, which put temperatures into the 40’s. This has made it uncomfortable for many residents because they are used to the high 60’s. The chance of below freezing temperatures worries citrus growers. If the temperatures stay cold, the $6.5 billion dollar orange market could be wiped out for the season.
What else is happening because of the weather? Iguanas appear to be dropping dead out of trees! When the weather gets cold, Iguanas temporarily become paralyzed, and look frozen. The video below shows a 3 ½ year old girl going around her yard picking these Iguanas up and relocating them out of their yard. These reptiles feed off of many plants, especially in gardens. Check out the video below!
We came across this funny prank on Pest Management Professional Magazine editor’s blog “Keeping it Simple” by Pete Grasso. Please keep in mind all of this is a prank, and methods these actors use are not real.
A few nights ago on NBC, a giant cockroach escaped from the set while doing a presentation on “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.” The cockroach was found the next day on the set by a viewer. Watch the video below.
Thanks to Debbie, we have found that the actual count was 400-500 crickets. WISTV.com still reports 7,000 but the salisburypost.com reports the lower number. Read the salisburypost.com article here.
A senior prank went wrong…Pest Management Professionals were called into a Rowan County school district in North Carolina because of the criminal acts of eight students. The students release over 7,000 crickets into the area where 10th graders attend classes. All of the students were charged with breaking and entering by police, and suspended from school.e
Crickets are a summer pest that will enter homes when there is heavy moisture present. When present, they can be a huge nuisance because of the sound they make. Read more about crickets in our pest library.
Arizona Pest Control released a new website and some new contests. If you find the cockroach while browsing thir website and click it, you will get a free t-shirt. Ours came in today!
A very smart man in the United Kingdom set his house on fire while he was attempting to kill a spider with a lighter. The fire quickly spread, however it was controlled promptly by firefighters. I think this man learned his lesson on pest control. Next time he could use a napkin to kill the spider, or call a pest management professional.
We can’t make this stuff up. A woman from Germany thought because she has some one clean her house, they are also responsible if there is a spider in the house. This woman came home one day and spotted a spider in her garage. By reflex, she jumped back, causing her to fall and bruise her hip, and her face. She though because these cleaners were told to clear the house of cobwebs, her house would remain spider-free.
No matter how many cobwebs they remove it would not keep the house spider free, and this is how the court ruled. This woman would have been better off signing up for pest control, rather then her cleaners remove spider webs. No matter how clean any home is, it is still prone to possible pest activity.
Spiders are attracted to moisture; breeding areas include garages, basements, crawl spaces and bathrooms. Summer humidity will also drive these pests inside a home.
A very smart man in the United Kingdom set his house on fire while he was attempting to kill a spider with a lighter. The fire quickly spread, however it was controlled promptly by firefighters. I think this man learned his lesson on pest control. Next time he could use a napkin to kill the spider, or call a pest management professional.
We can’t make this stuff up. A woman from Germany thought because she has some one clean her house, they are also responsible if there is a spider in the house. This woman came home one day and spotted a spider in her garage. By reflex, she jumped back, causing her to fall and bruise her hip, and her face. She though because these cleaners were told to clear the house of cobwebs, her house would remain spider-free.