Pest Management Professional, July 2015
OUR EXPERTS WEIGH IN Which pests are posing significant health threats to humans this summer With vacation season in full swing its the pest youre unfamiliar with that poses the greatest threat Northerners head south Easterners head west and they all encounter pests they dont see at home Fire ants deer ticks scorpions and mosquitoes at a regional level present a threat to people unaware of the local precautions they must take BEDBUGS DISINFECT WE THOUGHT SO KILLS BEDBUGS We tend to overlook backboned critters However the risk to health from exposure is sometimes forgotten because of the cute critter factor Take for example the ground squirrel Spermophilus spp which tested positive for bubonic plague in California and Idaho Bubonic plague is transmitted through the bites of infected feas It can be transmitted by direct contact with infected animals including rodents rabbits and pets Cute can be deadly 14 July 2015 Pest Management Professional mypmp net Photo istock com zilli Question of the Month 800 359 4913 STERIFAB COM PMPs REGUlaR CONTRIbUTORS Stuart Aust stuart@ bugdoctorinc com Dr Jim Fredericks jfredericks@ pestworld org Dr Austin Frishman 561 487 1585 Harvey Goldglantz hgpcminc@ aol com Dan Gordon dan@ pcobookkeepers com Paul Hardy hardyboyz@ msn com Ray Johnson ray@ johnsonpestcontrol com Dr Bennett Jordan bjordan@ pestworld org Dr Doug Mampe dentomol@ aol com Jeff Kate McGovern jeffreymcgovern@ mindspring com Frank Meek fmeek@ rollins com Dr Stuart Mitchell docmitchell@ northcoastmedia net Jerry Mix jnmix@ aol com Eric Scherzinger eric@ stopzbugs com Kurt Scherzinger kurt@ stopzbugs com Pete Schopen pete@ schopenpest com Mark Sheperdigian sheperdigian@ earthlink net Dr Stephen Vantassel stephenvantassel@ hotmail com Ticks and mosquitoes in that order Ticks and Lyme disease With cases in the thousands the ticks that carry the disease are tiny and easy to overlook Recently I sat at a banquet table where two of the eight people at the table had the disease and were working diligently to manage the symptoms
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