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Groundhog Day

February 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

 
                It’s February 2nd, 2009 and Punxsutawney Phil just saw his shadow. He proclaimed to us that there will be six more weeks of winter.  Now not that I have any doubt in Phil’s prediction, but just in case, I’d like to mention what a difference a longer winter or sooner spring can make around […]

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Tags: Termite · Pest Control · Ants · Mice · Bees · Stinging Insects

Murder in the hive!

July 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Welcome to my world as a (very, very, very) novice beekeeper in Montgomery County and an employee of American Pest Management.  I call this Murder in the Hive, in three parts.
Act I: Beginning beekeeping 101
My interest began in the form of a 6-week course instruction on the basics of beekeeping, presented by the Montgomery County Beekeeper’s […]

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Tags: Pest Control · Bees · Stinging Insects

Interesting link to CBS News re: honey bees

May 4th, 2007 · No Comments

You may have seen or heard information about this honey bee mystery, and this link to CBS News provides a nice summary.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/02/tech/main2756454.shtml

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Bees and Wasps

April 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment

We have been receiving a lot of bees and wasps calls lately and I wanted to touch on what is happening right now in stinging insect world. In the fall of last year, the wasps mated and the pregnant future queens abandoned their nests and found a nice warm spot to stay for the […]

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Tags: Pest Control · Bees · Stinging Insects