Pest Management Professional, April 2013
SPIDERS Want to avoid bat eating spiders Head to Antarctica As if spiders didnt have enough of a PR problem a study published March 13 in PLoS ONE shows incidents of the eight legged pests eating bats arent as rare as previously thought according to Wired com The majority of spiders were found to catch bats in their webs and then dine on them but some such as huntsman and tarantulas forage for prey without a web and have been spotted snacking on bats on forest floors the study states About 90 percent of known bat catching spiders live in the warmer areas of the world in the third of the Earth surrounding the equator according to LiveScience com About 40 percent live in the neotropics the whole of South America and the tropical regions of North America while almost a third live in Asia and more than a sixth live in Australia and Papua New Guinea In fact the only place to escape bat eating spiders is Antarctica Sources www wiredcom and www livescience com NEW ictor Moleworms Best Value Best Price Quickly and effectively kills moles Compare to the Competition 25 Worms 10 Active Tunnel Locator Flags 3 Protective Gloves Uniquely formulated most palatable lifelike worms Victor Kill s Moles 25 Worms Active ingredient Bromethalin For more information call your distributor or 855 5 VICTOR Madein the USA Model Number M6009PCO 60 April2013 Pest Management Professional www mypmp net
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