Covid-19 Update: The Effect On GGA Pest Management Services A Covid-19 update from our owner, Fred Huffman. "The Corona Virus is affecting each of us. Cities and counties in our service area have placed "Shelter In Place" orders in effect. We expect more will be doing the same soon. Pest control services are considered an essential service. With Spring coming it is very important to continue services. Mosquitos will soon become more of an issue due to the recent rains. Fleas, ticks, ants, roaches, and many other pests also carry various diseases. While most usually are a nuisance, the diseases they carry may reduce your immune system and make you more susceptible to this horrible virus.

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Armyworms Are A Threat To All Of The World's Crops When it comes to invasive insects we usually hear about the United States falling victim to devastating insect pests that are native to more exotic regions of the world. However, some insect pests that are native to North America have found their way onto other continents only to cause serious damage to various crops. For example, the crop-eating insect pests known as fall armyworms have been causing damage to corn crops in Africa for several years now. These fall armyworms are native to the Americas. A British non-profit group named the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) has claimed that these fall armyworms are causing more and more damage to Africa's crops

A Termite Infested School May Be Putting The Safety Of Its Students In Jeopardy Although parents are not around to supervise their children during school, most parents assume that their children are safe while attending school. This is not an unreasonable assumption since schools are filled with responsible adults who are tasked with maintaining the well being of students. However, one particular schoolhouse in Phoenix, Arizona has received widespread attention due to the school's dangerous termite infestation. This termite infestation is extensive

An Insect Thought To Be Extinct Has Recently Been Rediscovered Back in 2003 an insect that nobody had ever seen before was discovered on an island. The island is named Ball's Pyramid, and it is located three hundred and seventy five miles off of the Australian coast. The strange looking insect was classified as a stick insect after it was found by scientists who were climbing a tall mountain located on the island. At the time, researchers believed that the stick insect could have been related to the Lord Howe Island stick insect. However, the Lord Howe Island stick insect was considered extinct. The new insect closely resembled the Lord Howe Island stick insect, but researchers were not sure if what they had found was, in fact, the same insect. Luckily, before the Lord Howe Island stick insect became extinct in 1918, researchers had managed to catch and preserve some specimens over a century ago. Unfortunately, these old specimens were too decayed for proper DNA analysis. However, technology has recently advanced to the point where the DNA of the decayed stick insects can be analyzed. It turns out that the insect discovered on Ball's Pyramid in 2003 is the very same species

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Americans have been falling victim to termite infestations ever since the colonial era. Nobody wants to see their property succumb to termite damage, so it is important to have your home regularly inspected by pest control professionals. Termites will continue to cost homeowners large sums of money in damage. Much of this damage could be prevented, but most homeowners fail to have their homes and surrounding property inspected for termites as often as experts recommend. The existence of termites has been reluctantly accepted as an unfortunate fact of life for American homeowners. Most homeowners believe that there is only a small chance that their homes will become infested with termites, so many homeowners feel safe skimping on termite inspections. Of course, any pest control professional will tell you that failing to have your home properly inspected for termites at the recommended frequency is a bad idea. Not to mention those homeowners who have experienced termite infestations. These homeowners most certainly regret not having their homes inspected regularly. Of course, termite damage in America varies greatly by region. If you live in colder climates, for example, the recommended number of annual home termite inspections will not be as high as they are in warmer climates that are more hospitable to termites. So which regions of America see the greatest amount of termite damage? Do you live in a high-risk region? People who reside in the southeastern region of the US are at the highest risk

Researchers Have Found A Unique Method Of Mosquito Control Mosquitoes are well known for their ability to spread a variety of life-threatening diseases. One has only to watch the news or surf the internet in order to find vast amounts of information relating to past, present and/or future mosquito control issues. Many experts believe that the recent Zika outbreaks are only the beginning of a more substantial threat

The US Is Home To More Invasive Termites Than You Think Invasive insects cause a variety of different problems that affect just about everybody. For example, invasive insects can be damaging to small decorative gardens, which must be annoying for avid gardeners. And, invasive insects can damage or destroy large-scale crops. This makes invasive insects a significant threat to the continuing stability of the world economy. However, the loss of crops is not the only concern, as wood-eating invasive termites cause staggering amounts of economic damage each year. The southeast United States is particularly affected by termite-induced property damage, as many port cities along the Gulf Coast harbor ships that sometimes carry exotic termites from other countries. But large shipping vessels are not always to blame for the transport of invasive termites to America. Although it may be hard to believe, exotic termites have reached foreign environments by infesting yachts, and other boats that are made of, or contain, wood. A recent study has confirmed that six different invasive termite species arrived in Florida