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Fall Invaders Are Coming!
As the weather gradually cools during the fall months, many kinds of pests begin invading homes and businesses, looking for a place to stay for the winter. The need for professional pest management services actually increases to prevent these fall and winter invaders from coming indoors
You may be surprised at the huge number and variety of fall invading pests. Some of these, like ants and spiders, are pests year round; others, like rats, mice, crickets, and earwigs are year-round pests that become worse problems in the fall. Still others are almost exclusively fall invaders. They include box eider bugs, elm leaf beetles, root weevils, cluster flies, and Asian lady beetles.
Normally fall invaders would spend the winter in an old hollowed out stump or log, in space  under bark, a rock, or leaf litter, or in an old rodent burrow. However, homes are highly attractive because they offer the warmth and shelter these pests seek, and may even provide them with food.
For some of these fall and winter invaders, homes turn out to be a good place to spend the winter. Many of the invaders eventually die because its too dry indoors, or because they cant find their way back outside in the spring. Those that don't die wander about and can be quiet a nuisance, stinking up the house, staining curtains, spoiling food, and causing other problem. Our regular treatments are needed to help keep out these fall invaders. 
New Findings - Alcohol Increases permeability of Skin
 
Recent studies suggest that a person should avoid drinking alcohol for at least 24 hours before coming into contact with DEET, the most common mosquito repellent that people apply to there skin, and other pesticides. Researchers at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Evanston, IL, found that rats giving a dose of alcohol had skin that was two to three times more permeable to DEET, as well as to the weed killers tested. In general, the greater the alcohol intake, the leakier and more permeable the skin became.
The study concludes that until more is know, "extra care needs to be taken when handling chemicals if you've been drinking, even if it was a day earlier." Its possible that after drinking, even common substances like household cleansers on a person's hands would be more readily absorbed by the skin.
Your Questions Answered
 

Q. How big is the world's largest cockroach?

A. We've received calls from some people who swear they've seen roaches the size of a Volkswagen Beetle! But many people would guess the largest cockroach alive is the giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. These are the most common cockroaches seen in horror movies, and they can reach an incredible 2-3 inches at maturity. But the Australian Giant Burrowing Cockroaches are actually larger. These grow to more than 3-1/2 inches long, and weigh about the same as a parakeet. Not to be outdone, the Giant Cave Cockroach grows 3 to 4 inches long at maturity, and very respectable 1-1/2 inches wide.
Now a new cockroach has been discovered that is even larger! It hasn't been named yet, but it measures a full 4 inches in length! Discovered deep inside caves in Borneo, this is now the largest cockroach, and all cockroach trivia web pages that name other cockroaches are outdated.

 

 

 

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