“Critter Gitters” Celebrate Earth Day
April 22, 2010 will mark 40 years we have celebrated Earth Day. This year join the “Critter Gitter” team who’s found some unique ways to increase their impact on the community. With just a few small changes, you can have a big impact on the environment and Peninsular Pest Control is leading the effort. You can join the “Critter Gitters”!
- Making sure you are using botanical pesticides derived from plant oils to protect your family from pests in your home. The Critter Gitter offers a more natural product which is safe for children and pets.
- Becoming a “Litter Gitter”. Join the Fl. Dept. of Transportation Adopt-a-Highway. Peninsular has been active in this program for nearly 10 years.
- Ensuring your lawn care fertilizer is river friendly, easier on the environment and promotes a healthy lawn. Peninsular Pest Control uses a product which doesn’t just increase the health of plants, it reduces the amount of water needed by nearly 50 percent and helps reduce fertilizer runoff which is better for the health of the St. John River.
- Making sure you take advantage of E-billing. Peninsular has a new website and offers this service to customers. By using this type of service the average household can save 6.6 pounds of paper a year according to Pay It Green Alliance.
- Collecting your junk mail, envelopes or any paper product and make sure it’s recycled. Peninsular Pest Control participates in the Paper Retriever program which recycles paper and provides the proceeds to HabiJax on behalf of the “Critter Gitters”.
- Planning your travel to prevent wasted trips and gas emissions. The “Critter Gitters” have a new software system with GPS mapping to calculate the most efficient routing of its vehicles.
- Donating old cell phones to a charity in the area. Peninsular Pest Control customers are already doing this by leaving their old cell phones for service technicians to collect. Those phones are donated to Hubbard House to be repurposed for emergency use. The “Critter Gitters” have donated more than 400 phones to this local organization for women and children in abusive relationships.
- Support a non-profit in the area by volunteering a few hours a week. The “Critter Gitters” support a number of local non-profits and knows the importance of making a difference in the lives of those in our community.
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Whether Residential or Commercial, We will just keep on trying and trying to get In! But not if the Critter Gitter is there… that guy is scary.
Reticulitermes hageni
Due to their wood-eating habits, termites can do great damage to homes and other wooden structures. Their habit of remaining concealed often results in their presence being undetected until severe damaged is done. Once termites have entered a building, they do not limit themselves to wood; they also damage paper, cloth, carpets and more.
Musca domestica
The house fly is the most common of all domestic flies, accounting for about 90% of all flies in human habitations, and indeed one of the most widely distributed insects, found all over the world; it is considered a pest that can carry serious diseases. Each female fly can lay approximately 500 eggs in several batches of about 75 to 150.
Hymenoptera
The term wasp is typically defined as any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor ant. Almost every pest insect species has at least one wasp species that preys upon it or parasitizes it, making wasps critically important in natural control of their numbers, or natural biocontrol.
Siphonaptera/Ixodoidea
Fleas are small (1/16”), dark, reddish-brown, wingless, blood-sucking insects. Their bodies are laterally compressed, (i.e., flattened side to side) permitting easy movement through the hairs on the host’s body. Their legs are long and well adapted for jumping. Ticks are blood-feeding parasites that are often found in tall grass and shrubs where they will wait to attach to a passing host. A tick will attach itself to its host by inserting its chelicerae (cutting mandibles) and hypostome (feeding tube) into the skin. The hypostome is covered with recurved teeth and serves as an anchor. Young ticks have six legs, and mature ticks have eight legs. They vary in size and appearance depending on the species.
Formicidae
Ants are pests around the home because they feed on and contaminate human foods, infest structures, and build unsightly mounds in lawns. In some cases, ants are able to inflict painful bites or stings. Ants do not attack or eat fabrics, leather or wood in houses; however, some species can establish nests in decaying wood in structures.
Mus musculus
The mouse usually lives in proximity to humans, in or around houses or fields. Originally native to Asia they have since been spread throughout the world. House mice can transmit diseases, and can damage food and food packaging. It is thought that house mice were the primary reason for the taming of the domestic cat.
Achaearanea tepidariorum
Arachnophobia is a fear of spiders or anything reminiscent of spiders, such as webs or spider-like shapes. It is one of the most common specific phobias, and some statistics show that 50 percent of women and 10 percent of men show symptoms. It may be an exaggerated form of an instinctive response that helped early humans to survive.
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