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Farmers have always been concerned with the insect life that is active within their crops. Some insect pests are native to America, and others are not. Insect pests that originate from other countries are particularly devastating to many forms of plant life here in America. This is because foreign insects do not have any natural predators in America, which allows foreign insects to build enormous populations. These large insect pest populations can become difficult to control. Now, with the current reality of climate change, some regions of the US could experience an influx of certain insect pests. For example, insects that commonly thrive in the south could move northward as the climate gradually warms. According to a recent report issued by various academics, the economic impact that invasives have on the American economy equals about 27.3 billion dollars.

What makes homes attractive to pests?

Screen attic vents and openings to chimneys.

Signs of Termite Damage

Landscape your yard.

Block off access points.

Have you ever found scorpions or centipedes within the confines of your home? If you have, then you probably became a little creeped out to say the least. Then again, it must be remembered that these ugly creatures consume

We often hear about researchers discovering new spider species, but how do researchers know if the spider they found is unknown to science or not? Many people assume that spider experts discern spiders, and identify new ones by focusing solely on the color and markings that are present on the bodies of spiders. However, the job of identifying spiders is far more complicated a process than just looking at them. Actually, spiders are categorized

We all know spider silk is sticky, and if it were not for the adhesive qualities in spider silk, spider webs would never successfully trap insects. So how do spiders avoid getting stuck within their own webs? This question has been asked many times over the years, and there is probably not an entomologist in existence that has not been asked this question at least once. As it turns out, there is a common answer to this question, but the common answer is not so accurate. Many people claim that in addition to excreting silk, spiders also excrete an oil that prevents them from getting stuck to their own silk. This explanation sounds plausible enough, but the fact is, no known spider possesses these oil-secreting glands. The explanation that says spiders excrete an oil to avoid sticking to their webs is so old and widespread that even some spider experts are not clear on the matter. In any case, this explanation may have been a reasonable hypothesis at one time, but science has known for decades that spiders do not possess oil-secreting glands. Actually spiders simply step around