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US Pest Alerts
Emerald Ash Borer
Harrison County in Texas
Cass, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, and Washington Counties in Nebraska
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/plant-pest-and-disease-programs/pests-and-diseases/emerald-ash-borer/ct_quarantine
Citrus Canker
St. Bernard Parish and Portions of Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Charles, and Lafourche Parishes in Louisiana
Cameron County, Texas.
Limited movement of citrus plants and plant parts.
http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=669
EU Pest Alerts
The invasive Asian hornet Vespa velutina has been identified for the first time in Alderney, of the Channel Islands, posing a major threat to honey bee health. Alderney is the most Northern of the Channel Islands and due to the locality of this finding the UK is alerted to a potentially increased risk of Vespa velutina reaching shore.
https://www.pestcontrolnews.com/asian-hornet-identified-first-time-alderney-channel-islands/
The places it is most likely to be found are in southern parts of England (it may be able to cross the channel from France)
http://www.nonnativespecies.org/alerts/index.cfm?id=4
Asian Hornet resources:
Alert Poster for Vespa velutina (Asian Hornet)
Risk assessment for Vespa velutina (Asian Hornet)
Identification Sheet for Vespa velutina (Asian Hornet)
Information sheet for Vespa veultina (Asian Hornet)
Response plan for Vespa velutina (Asian Hornet)
News
The City Council offices at 250 Broadway in lower Manhattan are the latest municipal building to be infested with the itch-inducing critters, the Daily News has learned.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/bed-bugs-invade-nyc-council-offices-infiltrating-city-hall-article-1.2710239
Suppression of a Field Population of Aedes aegypti in Brazil by Sustained Release of Transgenic Male Mosquitoes. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4489809/
Using self-limiting genetic technology SIT is one such promising method.
Sustained releases of OX513A Ae. aegypti males led to 80% suppression of a target wild Ae. aegypti population in the Cayman Islands in 2010.
Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil. This study spanned over a year and reduced the local Ae. aegypti population by 95% (95% CI: 92.2%-97.5%)
Brazil was found to have the highest number of cases and economic burden, more recently estimated 16 million total infections annually.
Dengue is widespread in tropical and sub-tropical areas inflicting 50–390 million or more cases per year worldwide.
817 Vectorborne Alerts in one week
Zika virus (223), Dengue (393), West Nile Virus (93), Eastern Equine En cephalitis (27), Japanese Encephalitis (13), Yellow Fever (6), Chikungunya (44), Western Equine Encephalitis (2), Bartonella (1), Plague (6), Malaria (5), Scrub Typhus (1), Chagas (1), Tick-borne disease (1), Lyme Disease (1)
http://www.healthmap.org/en/
As of July 13, 2016 CDC Zika Map Released
US States
Locally acquired mosquito-borne cases reported: 0
Travel-associated cases reported: 1,305
Laboratory acquired cases reported: 1
Total: 1,306
Sexually transmitted: 14
Guillain-Barré syndrome: 5
US Territories
Locally acquired cases reported: 2,905 Mostly PR
Travel-associated cases reported: 11
Total: 2,916*
Guillain-Barré syndrome: 12
http://www.cdc.gov/zika/geo/united-states.html
The National Hispanic Landscape Alliance (NHLA) expanded its seminar offerings for the 2016 Green Industry & Equipment Expo (GIE+EXPO),
October 19, 2016 | All Attendees – October 20-21, 2016 | Louisville Ky. Expo Center
http://landscapemanagement.net/nhla-unveils-seminar-schedule-for-gieexpo/http://masverde.us/
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Richard writes
I would like to thank you for podcast. I started listening very early in the beginning. I come from a mid size company that does a great service for the community but still stuck a little in the past. We still spray baseboards for the majority of our accounts. Since listening to your podcast I’ve instituted more of a bait, education and ipm approach. We keep track of our retreats and reschedules every day and I have one of the lowest averaging 2 maybe a month. It has helped so much that I just got a 2 dollar raise for my efforts. I have since been moving towards going into business for myself. I would like to thank you for helping me learn and open my eyes to our industry. Thanks again
If you got a call from a hospital surgical room could you get control without contaminating it?
If you want to know where the pest control industry is going keep an eye on San Francisco.
Green Pest Control Products and the San Francisco Tier III List
http://www.tier3pest.com/
Information on city efforts to reduce pollution, promote recycling, and improve the environment.
http://sfenvironment.org/
LEEDuser helps you get your building project LEED certified with tips, checklists, sample documentation, forums, and more.
http://www.leeduser.com/
The San Francisco Green Business Program is also a member of the Bay Area Green Business Program and the California Green Business Network.
http://sfgreenbusiness.org/
US Green Building Council LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
http://www.usgbc.org/
