Ticks, also known as the small bloodsucking arthropods, are the leading carriers of diseases in humans throughout the United States, and are second worldwide to mosquitoes. There are two families of ticks, Ixodidae-“hard ticks” and...
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Mosquitoes are on the rise after the rains we experienced last week in Dallas and Fort Worth. Hopefully West Nile counts stay low this year for all areas. Although mosquitoes have tested positive for the West Nile virus in a handful of suburbs...
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As a well-known problem throughout Texas and Dallas Fort Worth, mosquitoes are one of the most annoying pests during the warmer months. Mosquitoes are nematocerid flies under the Culicidae family of scientific classification. There have been over...
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Included in the genus Solenopsis, the fire ant gets its name for more reasons than just its fire red color. Fire ants, like most ants and insects, have a body that is divided into three sections: the head, thorax, and abdomen, they also have a...
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The carpenter bee is a large bee that typically resembles the bumble bee. Unlike the bumble bee, they have a shiny abdomen with yellow hair only on the first segment of the abdomen area. An adult carpenter bee is large in size; they are...
Read moreMany homeowners over the past few years in Fort Worth and Dallas have started looking for effective mosquito control. Between the nuisance of mosquitoes and the concern of West Nile Virus people want to take an additional steps in eliminating...
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