On this page the following entry/entries were made in the month of “January, 2009.” Check out other months in our Archives.
Bug Blog Archives for “January, 2009”
Don’t You Have Something To Do?
Sorry, not trying to sound like a nag. Let’s call this a reminder so we may remain friends. We’ve had a bit of a January thaw and February is upon us. There are certain things you should be doing if you haven’t started already. Important things. Things that in hard economic times become even more necessary and make even more sense because we can’t afford to have anything go wrong. Starting out on the right foot is more important than it ever was.
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Sticky Traps on Sale Again
If you acted on our last sale, that means some plants have been started and you probably have fungus gnats on your mind. Even if you didn’t act on the sale, you may still have fungus gnats — as well as other pests — on your mind. That’s a good thing, actually. If you want to save money this year, scouting, as we suggest, can keep you ahead of the game saving you cash and heartache. It’s all part of the plan. To encourage you, because we want to make it as easy as possible for you to do the right thing, we’re having a sale.
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Revisiting Reflectivity for Pest Mitigation
People maintain a sense of equilibrium by a little bit of liquid in their inner ear acting against some cilia or small hairs inside the ear canal. If the cilia sense the liquid at the bottom on the inner ear it means up is up and down is down. If it’s not then we’re at some other position. Insects do this differently — some insects use light and tonality to determine what’s up and what’s down. In other words the sky is up and is bright, and the ground is dark and must be down.
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What’s Your Policy?
Policies or lip service? Sometimes we wonder, and after this past holiday season we wonder all the more. Companies have policies, that much is clear, but have they read them in a while? Do they adhere to them? Do they have any meaning whatsoever? The past few years have given us reason for concern. Based on this year’s experiences, we really have to wonder what retailers are thinking, if at all, that is.
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