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Time for Your Input, If You Want to Give It
It’s that time of year again: catalog preparation time. For us it’s time to think about next year. We know we want to keep pricing the same, as much as that’s possible, anyway. In other words we will avoid raising prices as much as our suppliers allow — if they raise prices then we must, too. We did get out of trouble this year, thankfully, and have so far, at the time of this writing, kept our heads above water. But the economy is still weak so we’re sensitive to the needs of our customers, just as we’re sensitive to our own needs. It’s a very delicate thing; a fine line; a balancing act.
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Memorial Fund in Honor of Dave Simser
Dave Simser, 57, entomologist, mentor, writer, and family friend, passed away on November 26th, 2010, of prostate cancer complications. We’re late in getting this news to our readers as the news was late coming to us (both being busy we sadly only spoke only once or twice per year). He was known to keep his contact information in his head, instead of writing it down or putting it on a computer. His wife was unable to contact us when appropriate. We weren’t the only ones. Dave’s memorial isn’t going to take place until September of this year as finally people are learning about this tragic loss.
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Introducing Slug Shield Copper Barrier Mesh
There’s a new slug and snail control product that might offer an alternative to killing them off, however safely our excellent Sluggo iron phosphate bait does the job. Principally it’s similar to the slug and snail copper barrier tape we used to offer, except this new product is an expandable copper mesh strip.
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2011 Fly Time Reminder
It’s time to start thinking fly control. Specifically, we have created our 2011 schedule for sending out batches of our filth-breeding fly parasitoids. For our regulars, you’re probably aware of this and are all over it. For the uninitiated, this is how many people biologically control flies on farms, around livestock, and in other places that attract and support the development of filth-breeding flies (e.g. Musca domestica and other species).
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