How Wasps Pollinate Figs

Nature has a way of making sure that everything reproduces.  Some species work independently, and some work together.  Animal reproduction is usually independent, but flowers require bees or some other organism to cross pollinate them.  Figs are an interesting one.  If you’ve ever wondered how wasps pollinate figs, The female wasp…

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How Fire Ants Took Over America

Ants come in many shapes, colors and sizes.  There are over 1,000 species of ant in the United States alone.  Ants behaviors are just as diverse as they are.  We have many colors of them, some that sting, some that steal, some that impersonate, some that do acrobatics when hurt.  But…

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How Rat Poison Works

Rodenticides, or pesticides designed specifically for use on rodents, varies greatly.  These poisons will work on any rodent including rats, mice, squirrels, porcupines, beavers and other rodents.  We need rodents in our ecosystem, but sometimes they need control.  So you may be wondering how rat poison works?  Most are anticoagulants.  …

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How Mosquitoes Transmit Malaria

Malaria is a terrible disease.  This disease is second only to tuberculosis on the list of diseases with the highest death count.  I ts estimated that 800,000 people succumb to the disease every year, and ninety percent of them are in subsaharan Africa.  With staggering statistics like these, its important to know how…

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Gopher vs Mole: What’s the difference?

Spring is just around the corner here in Green Country.  With blossoms and rain storms comes two other friends to Oklahoma lawns:  the mole and the pocket gopher.  Brought to fame by movies such as Caddy Shack, these critters are the enemy of every landscaper and golf course.  So if you’ve…

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Where Ticks Go In Winter

Many animals find themselves host to ticks.  Pets, rodents, deer and other wildlife are perfect candidates for a tick to take a snack.  Unfortunately, ticks are also very prone to carrying diseases that they can spread through their bite.  Many people wonder where ticks go in winter?  Ticks can survive winter…

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Where Bed Bugs Come From?

If you’ve ever had to fight off a bed bug infestation, you know how resilient these blood thirsty little pests can be.  A Phoenix man was charged with arson after a run in with these pests in his home, because he drenched his sheets in cologne and lit the bed of fire in an…

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