Listen to the recording of Steven Graff (Quality Assurance Manager, Abell Pest Control) and Talk 820 radio host, Mike Nabuurs as they discuss bed bugs, their come back, bed bug behaviour and tips on inspection, bed bug prevention, control and elimination.
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On July 23rd, 2008 I had the pleasure to present to the Kindergarten class at Esther Exton Child Care Centre. Our topic of conversation was Bee’s and Wasps. Let me tell you; I didn’t show these children too much that they didn’t already know!
Health officials in Hamilton, Ont., are urging residents to be vigilant about keeping raccoons out of their yards as they investigate a rare case of a human contracting raccoon roundworm infection.
Experiments with dead swine help forensic entomologists crack Canada's biggest cases. Sherah VanLaerhoven looks like she's ladling punch at a party as she straddles the rotting carcass of a pig, scooping up mittfuls of maggots for a group of police officers.
Honey for a sore throat, sure. But honey for sinusitis? Ordinary honey kills bacteria that cause sinus infections, in many cases better than antibiotics, says a new study from the University of Ottawa.
This includes the "superbug" MRSA. And honey is effective when the bacteria form "biofilms," or layers of living material that coat a surface (such as sinus cavities) and fight off normal drugs the way a raincoat sheds water.
Ontario's honey harvest is in. Yes, mother nature's unadorned sweetener does have a season: Think of it as a cycle that rushes in with the honeybee's starter source of food – spring blooms and blossoms – then ploughs through summer's heat and finally dwindles with a long, last supper as flowers begin to fade.
He has a dog. She has a gecko. They have a cat. He is in financial services. She is a graphic artist. They are a young couple. They live in an apartment building near Yonge and York Mills. This is their first place together. They have bedbugs.
DERTU, Kenya — After three months of unusually heavy rainfall in late 2006, an outbreak of Rift Valley fever in Kenya left 118 people and hundreds of cattle dead. Kenya’s Meteorological Department predicted the outbreak, but health officials failed to act on the warning until it was too late.
A ferocious little European invader has established a beach-head in eastern Canada and shows signs of spreading across the country. The European fire ant is only five millimetres long, but is aggressive and can deliver a painful sting that leaves welts that last for days.
Wind turbines designed as an environmentally friendly power source have turned out to be not so friendly to some parts of the environment, according to a new study, specifically bats. The University of Calgary study found that sudden air pressure changes around the giant spinning propellers is likely the cause of the large numbers of migratory bats found dead in southern Alberta.
