On this page the following entry/entries were made in the month of “November, 2007.” Check out other months in our Archives.
Bug Blog Archives for “November, 2007”
Why We Don’t Call Them Beneficial Insects
Will we start calling them beneficial insects? Nah, it’s unlikely, but we did want to share this back-story.
For marketing reasons, due to its common usage, the term beneficial insects, or beneficials as some say, is a good one to apply in the pursuit of sales of good bugs. If you’ll notice, though, we rarely use the term on this site or in any of our literature. We’ve always tried to be proper and true in our dissemination of information — factual information we believe. Thus, we usually call them biocontrols (the contraction of biological pest controls). We will also refer to them as natural enemies and, of course, oddly enough within this context, good bugs. But why? What’s up with that?
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Top Ten Biocontrol and IPM Mistakes
Our 2008 catalog is at the printers as this is being written (look for an official announcement soon). In creating the new booklet a content page in the 2007 catalog caught our eye. It was called “Top Ten Biocontrol and IPM Mistakes” and we had forgotten all about it. We decided that would be a good thing to post here.
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Thanksgiving 2007 Heads-Up
Are you ready for a meal so big that your only option following it will be to take a big nap? Yep, us too. That’s the Thanksgiving trend in America, and part of the fun of it. But over-eating isn’t the only trend. Taking the day after off is as well. Makes sense, it takes a lot of napping to burn it all off. All this eating, sleeping, and skipping work the next day requires some scheduling changes. And that’s the reason behind this quick post.
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Broken Links, Anyone?
We must admit that, sadly, we know there are probably a few broken links on this site. Finding them can be difficult. Pages not found show users what’s known as a 404 Error and it has it’s own page. If you see this page after clicking a link you thought would take you someplace else, and you find yourself on this 404 Error page, please be a sport as tell us about it.
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What Business Experience Do You Give?
There is a basic understanding that the best writing is that which makes the reader nod with empathy. If the reader says, “no kidding, ain’t that the truth,” the writer has succeeded in pushing that magical button of ultimate communication — by binding the reader and writer into a single collective that nods with understanding and appreciation. This happened to me recently. I read a business-related article that I could connect with on many levels. It is the topic of that article that I write about here.
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Ladybugs are Available Again!
Great news for ladybug lovers: The beetles are back! Our ladybugs, Hippodamia convergens, have been noncollectable for a few months due to a long spell of flaming hot and crispy dry California weather — you can get the details of that in a previous post. Well, now they are back. Finally we can fill backorders and have removed the “backorder” disclaimer from the ladybug entry in our online shop, now offering you this ordering convenience.
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