Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 01, 2014

The interest, concern and subject of breast cancer has captured the attention of people worldwide. Of whom, hundreds of thousands will unite this October with a determined resolve to bring increasing awareness to preventing this deadly disease.

American Pest has a unique opportunity to give back to its community by announcing its partnership with Breast Care for Washington, a D.C. organization that provides no-cost mammograms, clinical breast screenings, and access to ongoing breast cancer treatment.

It has been determined that one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime and American Pest is committed to making it possible for women to receive advanced breast cancer screenings and breast education regardless of the ability to pay.

American Pest officials have stated, For each residential program service that we provide during the month of October, American Pest will donate $1 to Breast Care for Washington, a D.C. non-profit organization that assists uninsured women by providing no-cost mammograms, healthcare education, clinical breast examinations and patient navigation services. American Pest is pleased to bring further awareness to breast cancer prevention in our nations capital.

Breast Cancer for Washington was founded in 2012 and is a newly incorporated non-profit breast cancer screening organization. The organizations purpose is to enhance access to breast cancer care and treatment among medically underserved women in the greater Washington D.C. area. 3D mammography is the most advanced technology available for breast cancer screening and Breast Care For Washington is the first and only provider with the latest 3D technology east of the Anacostia River.

American Pest also encourages everyone to share your support by visiting http://www.breastcareofwashington.org and making a charitable donation.

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About American Pest

American Pest, founded in 1925, is a professional pest management company providing residential, commercial, and industrial pest control services to Maryland, Northern Virginia and the D.C. Metro. For more information, please visit http://www.americanpest.net or follow American Pest on Facebook or Twitter.

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Published September 24. 2014 4:00AM

Mystic - Jerry Hayes is a little like an itinerant preacher, traveling the country to inspire the already faithful and maybe convert some doubters.

Hayes, a veteran expert in honey bee health based at Monsanto's St. Louis headquarters, is visiting the company's Mystic office to give a talk today to staff and members of the public about promising work to develop a biological remedy for varroa mites, the parasite that carries numerous viruses to commercial and backyard bee colonies.

The use of chemical pesticides to control varroa mites, first found in this country in 1987, is believed to be one of the main factors in the "perfect storm" of forces causing Colony Collapse Disorder, the name for the phenomena that first began wiping out hives in 2006.

Hayes said he's been giving talks like this at various locations both to educate Monsanto staff and the public about a relatively new line of work going on at the international agricultural products company.

"With the public," he said, "one of my big struggles is that everybody hates Monsanto."

While he will address the often contentious issue of the company's work with genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, if someone in the audience brings it up, the main subject of his talk will be the promising research toward developing a biological control that would enable beekeepers to control varroa mites without using pesticides. Called Remembee, the product, which would enable bees to acquire genetic resistance to the mites, is about five to seven years from being commercially available, he said.

Monsanto took on the project when it acquired the Israeli company Beelogics in 2011, and the technology has potential applications for other crop pest control needs, he said.

"For the Monsanto staff, it's motivating for them to hear that their company is working on improving honey bee health," he said.

"For the public," said Hayes, who was the chief of the apiary section for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services before joining Monsanto in 2012, "I want them to pause and think about this a little more. The government and the USDA have not been able to do anything" to combat Colony Collapse Disorder but a private corporation may be closing in on a solution.

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Irvine, CA (PRWEB) September 18, 2014

Bird B Gone, the leader in bird control products for commercial, industrial and residential applications offers an ever-expanding library of instructional product videos to help professional installers solve pest bird problems.

The videos cover Bird B Gones growing line of bird control productseverything from Bird Spikes to Electric Track Systems. Created by bird control experts, Bird B Gones instructional product videos not only show how to install their products, they help installers determine which bird control product is best suited for any particular venue and bird. You get a lot of useful information in a short period of time by watching these installation videos, says David Smith, Director of Sales at Bird B Gone And if you need additional help or information, were always available to help.

The videos are ideal for prospects as well as customers. This is perfect for new installers who have the capability but need a little training before taking on a job, says Smith. Now in addition to attending Bird B Gone University or having a member of the sales team come on-site for training, installers can watch the videos and learn how to install Bird B Gone products.

Bird B Gone also offers commercial installation videos in Spanish. Available on YouTube, each video provides an informative overview of how to install their bird control products. We are now able to reach and help a wider range of customers, as many of them speak Spanish. Just like our English videos, the Spanish versions are perfect for new installers who have the capability but need a little training before taking on a job, says Smith.

The videos can be viewed through the companys YouTube channel and on birdbgone.com. Further instruction on installing the companys products are available through Bird B Gone University or training at the companys Irvine, California headquarters. Bird B Gones on-site training is ideal for more complex bird control jobs. The companys experienced sales team provides valuable assistance in choosing and installing the right bird control product for any specific application. Whether its a bird repellent or bird deterrent, comprehensive training classes provide the when, where and how of proper bird control. Group training programs provide an ideal way to involve every member of a companys team in bird control projects.

Bird B Gone is the worlds largest manufacturer and distributor of bird control products, providing effective and humane solutions to a bird-free environment. Since 1992, Bird B Gone products have helped solve pest bird problems in commercial, industrial and residential settings across the globe. Bird B Gone proudly manufactures their products in the USA, ensuring they meet the highest quality standards in the industry.

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ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SERV), a leading provider of essential residential and commercial services, today announced that Chief Financial Officer Alan Haughie will present at the Credit Suisse 2014 Global Credit Products Conference in Miami Beach, Florida at 1:30 p.m. eastern time tomorrow, September 18, 2014. To listen to the presentation via webcast and view the slide presentation, visit the companys investor relations home page at http://www.servicemaster.com.

About ServiceMaster

ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SERV) is a leading provider of essential residential and commercial services, operating through an extensive service network of more than 7,000 company-owned, franchised and licensed locations. The companys portfolio of well-recognized brands includes Terminix (termite and pest control), American Home Shield (home warranties), ServiceMaster Restore (disaster restoration), ServiceMaster Clean (janitorial), Merry Maids (residential cleaning), Furniture Medic (furniture repair) and AmeriSpec (home inspections). The company serves approximately 5 million residential and commercial customers through an employee base of approximately 13,000 company associates and a franchise network that independently employs an estimated 33,000 additional people. The company is headquartered in Memphis, Tenn. Go to http://www.servicemaster.com for more information about ServiceMaster or follow the company at twitter.com/ServiceMaster or facebook.com/TheServiceMasterCo.

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DAFWA research officer Touhidur Rahman monitors Medfly numbers in fallen fruit.

The Department of Agriculture and Food WA is urging commercial fruit growers to bait for Mediterranean fruit flies to limit a population surge during the summer.

DAFWA is also extending the message to the community to ensure the flies are controlled in backyard trees.

DAFWA senior research officer Sonya Broughton said Mediterranean fruit flies had started to emerge this month, indicating a much higher population now than at the same time last year.

Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) is a serious horticultural pest which attacks a range of cultivated fruits and some fruiting vegetables in WA.

Dr Broughton said when deciduous stone fruit and some fruit trees were bare of leaves, the flies sheltered in citrus and other evergreen trees to await warmer weather.

"In order to lay her eggs after mating, if few hosts are available, the female Medfly will sting hard green fruit," she said.

"The first sign of damage is often larvae-infested or 'stung' fruit caused by the female laying eggs in the ripe or unripe fruit."

Dr Broughton advised growers to begin foliage baiting citrus and evergreens in orchards as soon as possible to help control the flies while numbers were low.

"Backyard lemon trees, loquats and early stone fruit should be included in the baiting program," she said.

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Alexandra Ralph, Hollis Belger, Haylee Priest, and Cole Errecart get the creepy-crawlies in this fun new spot for Clark Pest Control!

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Abu Dhabi: Lack of awareness about the dangers of a pesticide popularly known as bomb leads to its illegal use that risks poisoning and death, a senior official told Gulf News on Sunday.

Many people still are not aware of the dangers of banned aluminium phosphide [known as bomb for its severity] and accept offers from illegal pest control operators to use it in residential units, Engineer Othaibah Alqaydi, Director of Chemicals Department at the Ministry of Environment and Water, said.

People should be careful as some illegal operators convince ignorant people that it [aluminium phosphide] is the cheapest and best solution to eradicate all insects and pests from residential and commercial buildings. If people are aware of its dangers, its misuse can be stopped, she said.

As part of raising the awareness, the ministry reissued a general warning against aluminium phosphide on Sunday. We have to continuously educate the people about this, Alqaydi said.

Moreover, its legal use for agricultural purposes rises during summer and the ministry wants to prevent its misuse, she said.

Aluminium phosphide is classified as a severely restricted agricultural pesticide for indoor fumigation of raw agricultural commodities in silos and grain warehouses only.

But this use is on a very small scale and only a few companies are allowed to import this chemical to the UAE under strict supervision, Alqaydi said. Its use is restricted under the supervision of qualified specialists and agricultural engineers. The authorised pest control companies should submit a monthly report to the ministry about the used pesticides.

Although currently there are no internationally declared alternatives for its agricultural use, the ministry is working on finding safer alternatives. It is under study, the official said.

The ministrys warning said that aluminium phosphide turns from solid state to gas once the package is opened, spreading the deadly phosphine (PH3) that causes poisoning and death.

Those who use it could face prosecution.

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Abu Dhabi: Lack of awareness about the dangers of a pesticide popularly known as bomb leads to its illegal use that risks poisoning and death, a senior official told Gulf News on Sunday.

Many people still are not aware of the dangers of banned aluminium phosphide [known as bomb for its severity] and accept offers from illegal pest control operators to use it in residential units, Engineer Othaibah Alqaydi, Director of Chemicals Department at the Ministry of Environment and Water, said.

People should be careful as some illegal operators convince ignorant people that it [aluminium phosphide] is the cheapest and best solution to eradicate all insects and pests from residential and commercial buildings. If people are aware of its dangers, its misuse can be stopped, she said.

As part of raising the awareness, the ministry reissued a general warning against aluminium phosphide on Sunday. We have to continuously educate the people about this, Alqaydi said.

Moreover, its legal use for agricultural purposes rises during summer and the ministry wants to prevent its misuse, she said.

Aluminium phosphide is classified as a severely restricted agricultural pesticide for indoor fumigation of raw agricultural commodities in silos and grain warehouses only.

But this use is on a very small scale and only a few companies are allowed to import this chemical to the UAE under strict supervision, Alqaydi said. Its use is restricted under the supervision of qualified specialists and agricultural engineers. The authorised pest control companies should submit a monthly report to the ministry about the used pesticides.

Although currently there are no internationally declared alternatives for its agricultural use, the ministry is working on finding safer alternatives. It is under study, the official said.

The ministrys warning said that aluminium phosphide turns from solid state to gas once the package is opened, spreading the deadly phosphine (PH3) that causes poisoning and death.

Those who use it could face prosecution.

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An Illinois-based animal activist organization will soon air a television commercial in Bucks County asking state lawmakers to ban pigeon shoots.

The nonprofit group, Showing Animals Respect and Kindness Inc., began airing the ad Tuesday in the Harrisburg area. It urges the passage of a bill that would ban trapped shoots of pigeons and other animals.

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