Martinez, GA (PRWEB) December 13, 2013

When God created the Universe He designed it so that moisture evaporates out of the soil and into the clouds. This moisture later comes down as rain. This has continued since the beginning and water today is the same water that the dinosaurs drank.

In a crawl space, this moisture evaporates up also. The purpose of the foundation vents is to allow this moisture to exit the crawl space. If a home does not have enough vents, or if it has a high soil moisture content, this moisture can evaporate up and into a homes substructure. This will cause the wood moisture content to rise.

In the Augusta, Georgia area, the normal wood moisture content range for wood that is not in a climate-controlled setting is usually around 13 to 15 percent. When the wood moisture content gets to 18 percent for a sustained period of time (a couple of months), the wood is able to support fungus growth (mold, mildew, etc;) and corrective measures should be considered. When the wood moisture content exceeds 22 percent, corrective measures should be performed. At a 28 percent wood moisture content, the wood is considered to have active, wood-decaying fungus. This fungus causes damage. It is considered a wood-destroying organism, like termites, and therefore corrective measures are considered necessary. It is inevitable that this fungus will appear. Fungus spores are ubiquitous in the air and there are also dormant microscopic fungus spores on all non-sterile surfaces. When the surface of an organic object sustains enough moisture to support growth, fungus spores become non-dormant and grow.

Moisture problems can occur gradually. It is not uncommon for a house that was built in 1975 to be fine for 30 years and then start to develop some minor issues. There are a couple of reasons for this. If a house built 30 years ago had a wood moisture content of 13 percent at the time of construction, there would be no issues. During the course of a year the wood moisture content rises percent to 13 percent. There is still no problem. Now suppose this went on for several years. In four years the wood moisture content is 14 percent, in eight its 15 percent, in 12 years 16 percent, and so on. Eventually the wood moisture content elevates to a point when corrective measures should be considered.

There are multiple corrective measures that can be performed:

Sometimes the above corrective measures are insufficient, and a crawl space just remains damp. There are a few reasons for this, but typically it is a product of humidity. Air molecules hold moisture. When the air is moving it can hold more moisture and when it is warm it can hold more moisture. During the day when it is 95 degrees and the humidity is 95 percent, the air is almost saturated with moisture. At night when the air cools to 75 degrees, it is no longer able to hold this moisture and dew or condensation forms on the grass etc. Then the next morning when it warms up, the dew or condensation is absorbed. Crawl spaces are generally cool and therefore often damp. When the warm outside air enters a crawl space, it can warm the crawl space slightly and therefore make it able to absorb the moisture. But often times it causes another problem. When the warm humid air enters the crawl space it cools and therefore extra humidity is created. This is becoming more of a problem because todays air conditioners blow cooler air and people keep their homes cooler than they did 25 years ago. In these cases, different control measures may need to be performed:

It is best to have a home inspected a couple of times during the year, perhaps in the middle of spring and again in late summer. This will give a more accurate measure as to what the homes wood moisture content is and thus the best control method to use. Please feel free to call Hornes office and have a technician come out and advise of any potential issues.

About the company: Hornes Pest Control offers pest control solutions that combine the most advanced chemistry and targeted treatments in three protective layers. It takes the pest control battle directly to a homes four defensive zones: exterior, attic, crawl space and interior. This pest control method stops a pest invasion at all possible entry points. Hornes Pest Control also uses a comprehensive approach to termite control. Hornes Pest Control has the most comprehensive damage repair warranty in Augusta, Ga. and Aiken, S.C. so homeowners can rest assured that their home is protected. Visit the website for more information, http://hornespestcontrol.com.

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Pest control by the West Matukituki conservation project is even more crucial now a beech mast is predicted next year.

Beech trees are currently flowering heavily across the country and could potentially lead to a plague of predators next year, putting native species in areas like Mt Aspiring National Park at risk. These include mhua/yellowhead, blue duck/whio, South Island robin/kakaruai, and South Island long-tailed bat/pekapeka

The joint Matukituki Valley Protection project between the Matukituki Charitable Trust and the Department of Conservation (DOC) kicked off in July this year and aims to reduce pest numbers in the valley to benefit threatened native wildlife. The most efficient and cost effective pest control programme is being developed to protect native species.

Matukituki trustees Derek and Gillian Crombie have recruited volunteers to help with pest control management and monitoring of beech seed fall. They will be setting out seed funnels early next year to collect beech seeds to predict the onset and timing of the mast and potential rodent and stoat plagues.

"If monitoring shows a rise in these populations, we have a number of pest control options to manage the situation to prevent an increase in rat, mouse and stoat numbers from next winter," DOC Wanaka ranger Flo Gaud said.

The group has built 140 tracking tunnels and set them out in the valley, providing baseline data on rat and mouse numbers. The tunnels will be checked again in February to estimate the rat population trend.

Pest trapping is being carried out by DOC hut wardens in the Matukituki Valley, including ex- ranger Stu Thorne who is also a volunteer for the project. The wardens check the 52 traps for stoats, rats and hedgehogs every three weeks. Traps around Aspiring Hut are also catching feral cats and possums.

If predator populations can be reduced to very low numbers, the optimum long-term aim of the project is to have a haven suitable to introduce other threatened birds species into the valley.

Trustee Gillian Crombie said she hoped the project would eventually expand to include the whole Matukituki catchment, and the trust would work in partnership with other groups doing pest control in the region.

DOC has begun consulting with neighbours and groups such as the Diamond Lake trappers, the Longview Environmental Trust, landowners, the local farming community and businesses to establish an umbrella group to raise funds and work together on pest control, with advice and support from DOC.

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Rat call-outs in Bury lowest in Greater Manchester

4:43pm Tuesday 10th December 2013 in News By Neil Robertson, reporter

Bury received the lowest number of pest control call-outs in Greater Manchester, according to new figures.

Of the countys 10 authorities analysed by the British Pest Control Association (BPCA), Bury responded to 2,062 incidents in 2011-12.

By contrast, Bolton Councils pest control team was called out 5,075 times nearly two and a half times more than in Bury.

Burys pest control team dealt with the second lowest number of complaints for cockroaches (eight) and the third lowest number for rats (632), mice (331) and ants (181) in Greater Manchester.

BPCA chief executive, Simon Forrester, said: There are many localised reasons why an area could have a high prevalence of a certain pest. Local authorities are under immense strain to come up with savings. The BPCA wants to make sure this doesnt have an impact on public health.

If an infestation isnt dealt with quickly and properly, it will spread. Dealing with it then is much more expensive and it carries a greater risk to public health.

The survey showed that Burys pest control team was called out almost 400 fewer times in 2012 than in 2011, when it was called out 2,457 times.

This decrease meant that, in a league table of the UKs busiest pest control bodies, Bury fell from 88th place to 105th place.

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Savannah, GA (PRWEB) December 08, 2013

In response to the growing public fear of bed bugs, Preferred Pest Control in Savannah, Ga., has released a list of tips and tricks that people can use to avoid potential bed bug infestations in their homes.

What are bed bugs?

Bed bugs are tiny insects that live inside soft furniture (such as mattresses), carpets, soft toys and inside walls that hide during the day and come out at night to feed. They are reddish-brown and about the size and shape of an apple seed.

Whats so bad about bed bugs?

Bed bugs are gathering a lot of coverage in the news lately for a few reasons.

1.They feed on human blood, leaving itchy, painful bites on their victims. 2.They are talented hitchhikers. Bed bugs can easily be transferred from another location into your home simply by hitching a ride on your clothes or in a suitcase. Tourists have been known to take home bed bugs from Savannah in chunks of Spanish moss! 3.Bed bug infestations are notoriously hard to get rid of. Bed bugs can go an entire year without eating, multiply rapidly, and hide in places youd never think to look, such as behind baseboards or under loose carpet. All of these make them extremely tough to eliminate. Professional pest control services are the only way to rid a home of bed bugs.

What does Preferred Pest Control suggest to avoid bed bugs?

Bed bugs are common in vacation destinations like Savannah, so Preferred Pest Control knows a thing or two about how to prevent them. Preferred suggests that travelers follow these precautions:

1.Always check for bed bugs as soon as you get to a hotel room. Lift up your mattress and look for black or brown stains from their droppings, cast-off bed bug skins, and the bugs themselves. 2.Never put your suitcases or clothing on the floor of a hotel room. Use the top of the dresser, a luggage rack or even the tiled floor of the bathroom instead. 3.Deep clean all your clothes in hot water and vacuum your suitcase when you get home.

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The battle to manage pest plants and animals in the Lower North Island is heating up, with the Department of Conservation (DOC) and regional councils joining forces to protect the regions natural assets.

In areas like the Ruahine Ranges, the spread of wilding conifers is altering the landscape and reducing natural water flow to surrounding agricultural lowlands. Tackling this problem, like other pest control programmes, is a big job that crosses council and landowner boundaries. As part of a new pest accord, DOC and three regional councils will begin working more closely together to manage these kinds of issues.

The Chief Executives of Greater Wellington Regional Council, Horizons Regional Council, Hawkes Bay Regional Council and DOC signed the first Lower North Island Pest Management Accord last month.

DOCs director-general Lou Sanson says the Accord will pave the way for more effective management of pests across the Lower North Island.

"The accord will see the four agencies working together from the planning stage, meaning we are all thinking bigger in terms of what we can achieve and coordinating work across the wider region. The Accord will bring benefits to the whole community by protecting the natural capital - water, soil, vegetation - which underpins the economic and social prosperity of the regions."

"DOC is already working with each of these councils individually on pest control projects, but this Accord takes that to the next level. It will enable much greater outcomes for conservation across the whole region."

Horizons Regional Council chairman Bruce Gordon says the Accord provides a basis for a collaborative effort across the Lower North Island in the management of pest plants and animals.

"By having the three regional councils and DOC on board we can discuss initiatives together such as those concerning the Ruahines and coordinate the management of possums across boundaries. In that way we can reduce the threat to our native plants and animals, while protecting against production loss throughout the Horizons region."

The Pest Accord is the latest outcome of a formal conservation partnership between the three regional councils and DOC, which was agreed in December 2011.

Lou Sanson says the partnership has opened the door to much closer collaboration across the agencies.

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