Cerabino: Iguanas warming up to milder South Florida winters
This has been a terrific year for iguanas in South Florida. If you don’t believe me, ask Brian Wood. He runs Iguana Catchers, a South Florida business that traps the reptiles when they become nuisances. “It’s an invasion,” Wood said. “We had a big freeze in 2010, and...
Dealing with Iguanas in the South Florida Landscape1
W. H. Kern, Jr.2 Introduction Due to Florida's prominence in the exotic pet trade, iguanas imported as pets have escaped or been released, and are now established in South Florida. This has created unique problems for Florida's homeowners and businesses. South and...
What Are Bed Bugs? How To Get Rid Of Bed Bugs
Bed bugs, known scientifically as Cimex lectularius (Cimicidae) are small wingless insects that feed by hematophagy - exclusively on the blood of warm blooded-animals. As we are warm-blooded animals, we are ideal hosts for them. Over millions of years, bed bugs have...
Chicago Tops List of Top 50 Bed Bug Cities
ATLANTA - Chicago tops Orkin’s list of Top 50 Bed Bug Cities for the fourth year in a row. The list ranks cities by the number of bed bug treatments Orkin serviced from January through December 2015 and after an Orkin inspection verified bed bugs were present. The...
Reports of bed bugs have increased by 44% in New York City
Other than “flight delay” or “LaGuardia Airport,” there might not be a two words that make travelers more uncomfortable than “bed bugs.” So prepare to be creeped out, because reports of bed bugs in New York City’s hotels have increased more than 44% since this time...
Bed Bugs
Bedbugs are small, oval, brownish insects that live on the blood of animals or humans. Adult bedbugs have flat bodies about the size of an apple seed. After feeding, however, their bodies swell and are a reddish color. Bedbugs do not fly, but they can move quickly...