Many organisms demonstrate extraordinary abilities to navigate our planet. Birds fly south for the winter, dolphins transverse the oceans, and bees forage for food up to 12 km from their…
Parasites come in all shapes and sizes. They can feed on many different plants, animals and insects. Parasites can use other species to find food, shelter, water or…
In the wide world of insects, ants are some of the most prolific. Every kid has played with an ant farm, or tortured a colony on the pavement. And yet…
In the insect kingdom, there are many ways for insects to communicate with one another. These insects you sights, smells, sensations and even vibrations to communicate to one another. Crickets…
Wintertime is here again. It’s this time of year that we see the most calls about rats, mice and other rodents. As with any past, we get a multitude of…
In this country arachnophobia, the fear of spiders, ranks as one of the highest fears in the country. The only other fears that beat it out or fear of public speaking in fear of dying. Why is this? Many people fear spiders because of their looks. Many people fear spiders because of stories they’ve been…
The insects in the animal world feed on many different things. Some are vegetarian eating only plant material. Some are predators eating other insects. Even others are scavengers feeding off dead plant and animal material cleaning up forest floors. But insects such as ticks are blood feeders. These insects attach them selves to animals and…
Humans have many phobias. Bugs and spiders are on the top of that list. It’s for this reason, the many people wonder if different species bite as opposed to others.…
Many people fear bees and wasps with good reason. Stings are painful and often induce allergic reactions that can, in some rare cases, be very dangerous. The act of…
I often have customers that suffer from bed bug bites. And in many of these cases, I will find that some people are bitten often, and some are not. …