In a California study conducted from June 7th to October 20th in 1958 it was found that a single garbage can produced 1,131 fly larvae every week. That's a lot of flies! This statistic is particularly interesting in the light of the fact that the garbage cans studied were in a neighborhood of well-kept homes...
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COMMON SENSE FLY CONTROL – Wheeler’s Pest Control
VENOMOUS BROWN WIDOW SPIDER IN ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA
By David B Wheeler
This new widow type spider is originally from South Africa, has made its way into Orange County California. Daniel Wheeler, owner of a pest control company in that area, said he has seen a big increase in sightings of this invader in Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Norco and...
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INSECTICIDAL SOAPS – A LITTLE HISTORY – A LITTLE INFO
By David B Wheeler
Insecticidal soaps have been used as insecticides since the late 1700s and perhaps even earlier. These soaps were made with fish-oil combined with sodium or potassium. Some were made with whale oil until recently, when public awareness that whales were endangered curtailed their use. Vegetable oil-based soaps, which did not have...
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GREEN, ORGANIC, NATURAL – MISLEADING WORDS
By David B Wheeler
Consumer demand for safer products to use around their homes and businesses to control pests was jumped upon by various companies. Green, organic and natural are the catch words being used to sell all kinds of products now. But in many cases these words are being used to mislead the consumer...
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