Hulett Blog
08-16-2018
New Mosquito Virus: UF Researchers Closely Monitoring Mayaro VirusIf mosquitoes had read the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) May report, they would have been proud of the dramatic increase in the reporting of vector-borne diseases from 2004 to 2016. Unfortunately for us humans, new mosquito viruses that may...
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07-23-2018
Wasp News: New Species Found in the Amazon Has Very Large StingerMove over Tarantula hawk wasps, you too jewel wasps, your status on the top 10 list of scary insects is being challenged. On July 6, United Press International (UPI) reported that a group of Finnish researchers have discovered several new Amazonian...
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07-17-2018
Florida Ants Making a Grand Entrance This SummerNot exactly the event you might expect, with red carpets, camera, celebrities, and the like - ants are nonetheless making a grand entrance in Florida homes this summer. Parading across your kitchen floor, helping themselves to your sweets and greasy...
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06-26-2018
World Cup vs. BugsIt's summer and as most South Florida residents and vacationers know, the outdoors is teeming with flying insects, including gnats, midges, flies, and mosquitos. Soccer matches were not unscathed, swarms of bugs have teamed up for the 2018 Fifa...
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06-25-2018
Termite Spotlight: Drywood Termites in South FloridaWhile invasive subterranean termites gain the attention of South Florida due to their quick ability to cause significant structural damage, the slower action of drywood termites can often go undetected within walls, floors and attic spaces,...
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06-22-2018
Termites Weakening Trees as we Enter Hurricane SeasonAsian subterranean termites are at it again. Last year, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) published a study predicting that invasive Asian and Formosan subterranean termites were on track to threaten...
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06-18-2018
Jurassic Park Ticks Plaguing Dinosaurs? Never Before Found: Mummified Tick Wrapped in Spider Silk and Trapped in AmberBack in the prehistoric day, a hapless tick, probably clinging to a hairy-legged, tree-climbing dinosaur met its untimely demise in the snare of a spider's web. Wrapped in silk, as a precaution or to save as a snack, the tick's attempt to escape...
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05-29-2018
Asian Termites are Killing South Florida's Pine TreesAs if invasive Asian subterranean termites weren't causing enough harm to homes and businesses in South Florida with their super-sized colonies and voracious appetites, the Sun-Sentinel reported in an April 24 article that now these aggressive...
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05-23-2018
Ants: What You Need to KnowYou can tell it is summer in South Florida when you spot ants checking out your kitchen, bathroom or boldly foraging along walls and floor in search of food to feed their fellow ants in nearby nests. Social insects, ants live in colonies and these...
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05-07-2018
Termite Spotlight: Subterranean TermitesSouth Florida's unique tropical ecosystem supports more species of household pests than anywhere else. Most homeowners in South Florida know that they need to protect their most valuable investment from the heartache and financial headache of...
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