by John Bozarjian | Feb 7, 2018 | Blog, Pest Control
Buffalo treehoppers are one of the many insects native to America that are considered pests to crops and various forms of vegetation. The buffalo treehopper is officially referred to as Stictocephala bisonia, and it gets its name from the buffalo-like hump that...
by John Bozarjian | Feb 7, 2018 | Blog, Pest Control
Yellow fever is a virus that is transmitted by the aedes aegypti mosquito. Yellow fever originated in Africa and it was brought to the new world in the 1500s during the slave trade. Symptoms of yellow fever normally appear a week after contracting the virus from a...
by John Bozarjian | Jan 30, 2018 | Blog, Pest Control
For years people have been convinced that the smallest fly in existence had already been found and exploited. Or maybe most people had no idea that an extremely tiny fly species actually exists. An entomologist who is employed by the Natural History Museum at Los...
by John Bozarjian | Jan 30, 2018 | Blog, Pest Control
It would be nice if we could put the Zika virus behind us, but unfortunately the mosquito-borne disease is still relevant. New research is showing that women gave birth to a higher amount of babies with birth defects in areas of the US where the Zika virus hit the...
by John Bozarjian | Jan 25, 2018 | Blog, Pest Control
Finding a proper Valentines Day gift for that special person in your life can be difficult. A box of chocolates is always a safe bet, but how many times have you made a Valentine’s Day gift of chocolates? These days buying confectionery treats is considered...
