Pest Management Professional, April 2012

believe it or not Unwanted Affection A pest I need not name has squeezed other bloodsuckers out of the limelight Another the kissing bug aka Triatomine bug has been causing problems too problems beyond the nausea that hits you when considering the implications of that particular nickname Like bed bugs Kissing Bugs come out at night to feed but go one step closer toward vampire territory by consistently biting above the lower neck The trouble A recent finding detailed in the April issue of the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal suggests 11 species of kissing bugs in the southern United States might feed on human blood more often than originally thought Whats worse the pests are known to carry a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi which can transmit Chagas a potentially life threatening disease Chagas is not transmitted directly by the insects bite but rather by its feces which Youre not eating right now are you it drops while feeding The kissing bugs live mostly in poor rural parts of Latin America and now also in the southern two thirds of the United States Pucker up America Source LiveScience com Florida Rats Big As Cats Not all Florida rats are as big as cats thank heavens but theres no denying feline sized rodents have hit Floridas Grassy Keys and are breeding like mad despite efforts by conservation groups to control them with rodenticide laced cantaloupe and peanut butter Fun facts These Gambian rats originated from Africa weigh up to nine pounds and can bear five litters in nine months with an average of four young per litter Not so fun facts Gambian rats were imported as pets but later were banned in the United States after they were found to spread monkey pox Not only are Gambian rats an ecological threat but they also were responsible for the deaths of two infants in Africa last year The rodents are not far from reaching Floridas mainland Source IBTimes com Advertiser Index REFERENCED ALPHABETICALLY BY COMPANY NAME EDITORS NOTE This ad edit index is for reader convenience only Publisher accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions Advertiser Name Page No website ACES Bed Bug K9 38 39 www acesbedbugk9 com Air Scent International 7 www flytrappers com Arrow Exterminators 54 www arrowesterminators com Bayer Environmental Science 13 www BackedbyBayer com Bayer Environmental Science 22 23 www BackedbyBayer com Bell Laboratories Inc 2 www belllabs com Bell Laboratories Inc 14 15 www belllabs com Bell Laboratories Inc 69 www belllabs com Brownyard Group 16 www PCOpro com Central Life Science 46 47 www zoecon com Control Solutions Inc 29 www controlsolutionsinc com Control Solutions Inc 58 59 www controlsolutionsinc com DuPont 17 18 www proproducts dupont com altriset Ensystex Inc CV2 1 www exterra com Ensystex Inc 61 www exterra com Ensystex Inc 69 www exterra com FMC 27 www verifibedbug com J T Eaton CV3 www jteaton com Kness Mfg Co 7 www kness com L G Life Sciences 12 www lgls com LiphaTech 4 www liphatech com LiphaTech 33 www liphatech com LiphaTech 45 www liphatech com LiphaTech 52 53 www liphatech com MGK 9 www MGKpro com Noble Pine Products 57 www sterifab com NWCOA 40 www nwcoa com Oldham Chemicals Co Inc CV4 www oldhamchem com Oldham Chemicals Co Inc 6 www oldhamchem com Orkin Inc 48 P L Systems 41 www synergetic flylights com Pestmaster Services Inc 70 www pestmaster com Protect A Bed 51 www protectabed com Purdue University 19 www distance purdue edu Quest Heat Systems 49 www santa fe products com Reed Joseph Intl Co 34 www reedjoseph com Rockwell Labs Ltd 5 www rockwelllabs com Rockwell Labs Ltd 24 25 www rockwelllabs com Service Pro net 31 www theservicepro net Service Pro net 68 www theservicepro net Susan McKnight inc 57 www insect interceptor com Terminix 43 www terminix com Thomco 44 www thomcoins com Woodstream 60 www woodstreampro com mypmp net Pest Management Professional April 2012 71