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Brief biography:
Graeme Stephens has been running the largest owned carpet cleaning company
in new Zealand for 24 years. IICRC qualified "master restoration technician"
Pheromones are semiochemicals that are produced and received by members of the same species. A range of behaviors and biological processes are influenced by pheromones, but pest management programs mo...
Insects use many different semiochemicals, chemicals that convey messages between organisms. (The Greek word "semeio" means sign.) Although semiochemicals may seem analogous to tastes or smells percei...
Although mass trapping programs using chemical attractants have targeted such important pests as bark beetles, codling moth, apple maggot, Japanese beetle, and Indianmeal moth, field-scale successes h...
To disrupt insect mating, a species-specific sex attractant is broadcast throughout an area. In an environment permeated with artificially applied sex pheromone molecules, male insects that rely on ph...
A great number of insect species are attracted to light of various wavelength. Although different species respond uniquely to specific portions of the visible and nonvisible spectrum (as perceived by ...
One study found that while vacuuming does reduce dust and dirt levels it does nothing against dust mite populations, it also can't remove bugs, bacteria, fungi, or chemicals from your carpet.
Overhead or underground pipes, conveyor belts, and augers commonly found in farm buildings and factories are often used as entry points and routes into and between buildings.
Businesses in which food is stored or handled are especially prone to rodent invasion. Good sanitation practices are essential. Keeping food well-sealed is very important and more difficult than might...
To prevent rodent entry, their capabilities must be understood. For example, both rats and mice can: run along or climb electrical wires, pipes, fences, poles, ropes, cables, vines, shrubs, and trees ...
Rats and mice cause serious damage to all kinds of structures if they are allowed access to them. Damage by rodents has been documented in homes, apartments, hotels, office complexes, retail businesse...
Grease stains come in all shapes and sizes and from a variety of sources. Whether your stain is from cooking oil or automotive grease, there are several ways to successfully remove the stain and have ...
Unfortunately, not every water-damaged item can be cleaned then used again. Part of flood damage cleanup actually is removing items that can no longer be salvaged or used again from your home.
Providing a home is flooded because of plumbing problems, it could not be as tragic as a flood created by nature, but it could still warp hardwood floors and other possessions in our residence.
Cockroaches are typically less active during the day. They prefer to move about at night, and they shy away from both natural and artificial light.
Various herbs have been used for centuries to help keep mosquitoes from landing on skin and biting. However, over the last century with the emergence of new products containing synthetic chemicals suc...
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