Alan Nelson holds a family portrait of his granddaughter, Seana Tapp, daughter Margaret Tapp and grandson Justin Tapp. Picture: News Corp Source: News Limited

THIRTY years after Margaret Tapp and her daughter Seana were found dead in their suburban Melbourne home, the identity of the killer is still a mystery. But could a pair of Dunlop volleys be the key to cracking this case? And could a suspect appear out of the blue?

THE deviate who murdered Margaret Tapp then raped and killed her little girl 30 years ago this week is probably reading this, hoping no one notices his fascination. What he wont know is that he has claimed another victim: Margarets only son, Justin.

Justin Tapp wasnt strangled like his mother and his little sister, Seana. He was slowly poisoned by the horror of what happened to them. He rarely spoke about it but was haunted by the thought that if hed been at home at the time, maybe it wouldnt have happened. He was only 14 then just old enough to blame himself over the evil act that took two lives and destroyed his.

Calendars are cruel for the broken-hearted. For Justin, the unbearable became too much recently as time moved closer to the 30th anniversary of the murders at Ferntree Gully in early August, 1984.

He had left Australia in 2001, but could not escape the demons that had already cost him a career and a marriage in Melbourne. In England, he was Tappy the chirpy, cricket-loving Aussie who was good at cooking and computers. He soon met Wendy ODonovan, the woman who would be his greatest support besides his mothers older sister, Joan Nelson, but it wasnt enough.

Behind the cheerful false front was a broken man who lost jobs and wore down relationships because he drank to blot out the nightmares. He ended up alone and unemployed in a tiny rented apartment north of London, a prisoner of his past and his crumbling psychological state. Not that he was abandoned. His Australian relatives stayed in touch as best they could.

His former partner Wendy and her two daughters remained friends and tried to stop him brooding alone in his flat. It was Wendy who found him dead on June 3 when she went to check on him. No one knows if he deliberately suicided or accidentally drank and drugged himself into oblivion.

The body had deteriorated so much the British coroner insisted on not only a toxicology report but formal identification by DNA testing.

This is ironic, because it is bungled or incomplete DNA tests that have covered the trail of the man who murdered Margaret and Seana Tapp. Justins death is the third act of a tragedy in a family let down by modern forensic science and old-time police work.

See more here:
The vile crime that fell through the cracks

The detection of an adult Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) in an insect trap in a residential neighborhood in northeast San Luis Obispo has prompted a high density trapping delimitation survey of the surrounding area. A quarantine restricting the movement of citrus nursery stock and citrus fruit will be established by the California Department of Food and Agriculture to prevent the spread of this serious plant pest. Control efforts will take place in the near future in the area immediately surrounding the detection.

This is the second detection of ACP in San Luis Obispo County. The first detection occurred this past March in Arroyo Grande; only a single ACP was detected. Intensive trapping and visual surveys are ongoing, but no additional insects have been detected. However, a quarantine restricting the movement of citrus nursery stock and citrus fruit remains in effect in a five-mile radius surrounding the Arroyo Grande detection site.

The first detection of ACP in California occurred in San Diego County in 2008. Since then, it has been found throughout Southern California. This insect pest is of serious concern to Californias commercial citrus because it is responsible for spreading Huanglongbing, also called citrus greening disease, a plant disease that is fatal to all types of citrus trees. This includes citrus trees in countless landscapes across the county as well as local commercial citrus orchards valued at over $13 million in 2013, according to Martin Settevendemie, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer for San Luis Obispo County. Over the past ten years nearly 50% of the commercial citrus groves in Florida have been killed by this disease. The University of Florida estimates the disease has tallied more than 6,600 lost jobs, $1.3 billion in lost revenue to growers and $3.6 billion in lost economic activity for the state. The disease does not affect human health.

A single citrus tree infected with Huanglongbing was found in a Los Angeles County backyard in 2012. To date no additional detections of the disease in California have occurred.

Staff from the San Luis Obispo County Agricultural Commissioners office and officials from the California Department of Food and Agriculture continue to search for this pest by monitoring hundreds of insect traps placed in urban neighborhoods and commercial orchards throughout the county.

Original post:
Adult Citrus Psyllid Caught in Insect Trap

Mission Hills, CA (PRWEB) August 01, 2014

Susan Fries a.k.a The Termite Lady has been around the pest control business for over thirty years. Inspired and motivated by her son who suffered from symptoms of chronic asthma, Sue Fries approached the pest management industry like only a mother would by providing effective non-chemical alternatives. In what might sound like a page out of a sci-fi novel, her company, Ecola Termite and Pest Control Management, utilizes alternative methods like Ecola HEAT (TM), the Electro-Gun and microwave technology to rid her customers homes of termites and other pesky pests. And, although many national companies successfully use alternative methods for controlling termites, Sue Fries and ECOLA Termite and Pest consider themselves to be The Alternative Methods Specialists. By using a combination of treatment techniques Ecola believes that they can be more effective in controlling termites in most structures with the least amount of chemicals in our environment.

Susan Fries summarizes Ecolas approach in four easy steps: smart choice, simple solutions, problem solved, mother approved. As simple as that customers are provided with a variety of options for controlling their pest issues, in simple terms that anyone can understand, pests are eliminated and customers with children, pets or chemical sensitivities can rest easy knowing that Ecola has utilized the most effective alternative solutions available.

As an accomplished author, Ms. Fries in her new book, Learning to Breathe (http://suefries.com/book/), uncovers her familys heart-felt journey caring for her son who suffered from asthma, a chronic and life-threatening disease. Determined not to become a victim, Sue sought out to learn everything she could about the causes of and the prevention for suspected indoor allergens all associated with asthmatic conditions. Not only does the book provide insight into the causes and prevention of the disease, but it supports other parents with the wisdom, passion and faith to save the lives of their own children. As a new author Susan Fries states that she was ecstatic to receive an honorable mention in the 2014 San Francisco Book Festival for Learning to Breathe.

In addition to running Southern Californias leading alternative termite and pest control company, authoring a book what more could possibly fill Susans schedule? The Sue Fries show airs weekly in the San Diego, Los Angeles and Central California radio markets where Ms. Fries tackles the pursuit of passion, purpose and connection with her own life stories, analogies and those of her frequent live guests. Podcasts are available at http://www.SUEFRIES.com. What more? Susan also competes as a professional dancer and recently filmed an Ecola Termite and Pest Control commercial paying homage to her other profession, http://youtu.be/4sZm6m0d6TM.

Ecola Termite and Pest Control is a charitable organization led by the giving spirit of its owner. Ecola is a proud partner of the Los Angeles Community Outreach Center, Cloud & Fire, Union Rescue Mission and Hope Gardens. Not only is Ecola an active participant in your community, but it initiates proactive opportunities for others who have made a strong impact. This giving spirit is exemplified by Ecolas recent Pastor Appreciation Giveaway, where Ecola gifted a pest control service to a well-deserving pastor. ECOLA aims to help your community, one home at a time.

What makes Ecola Termite and Pest Control a special organization? Sue Fries states it best, Ecola is your best choice for family and environmentally friendly alternative treatments. Let us be your 1st choice or your second opinion!

ECOLA SERVICES, INC. is licensed by the Structural Pest Control Board of California, a division of the Department of Consumer Affairs, by ETEX LTD., the manufacturer of the Electro-Gun equipment and by TPE for the ECOLA Heat treatment process. ECOLA SERVICES, INC. is fully bonded and insured.

Ecola Termite and Pest Control can be reached at (800)332-BUGS or http://www.ecolatermite.com. For more information regarding Susan Fries or the Sue Fries Show, please visit suefries.com.

See the rest here:
New Book, Learning to Breathe by Susan Fries Wins Honorable Mention in the 2014 San Francisco Book Festival

Borage

PHOTO: Getty Images

* Borage. Deters hornworms and cabbage worms and can be used as an herb for teas, tinctures and leafy green recipes.

* Chrysanthemums. They contain pyrethin, which is toxic to insects but safe for human and animal consumption. You can also make a tea from the flowers and use it on root nematodes and to repel Japanese beetles.

* Clover. Use it around cabbage to prevent cabbageworm and aphids from taking hold.

* Lavender. Used to repel fleas, moths, mosquitoes and other common pests. Its also pretty and is used in everything from potpourri to tea and baked goods to frosting. And it smells good.

* Marigolds. Use the scented varieties of marigolds to deter pests. The French Marigold variety, for example, is recommended for keeping whiteflies away from tomatoes, and marigolds also protect the health of the soil under the plants.

Source: organicauthority.com

Basil: (aphids)

Chives: (aphids)

Read the original:
Pest-preventing plants: Some species repel mosquitoes, fleas, other critters

New Savior Pest Control Commercial
Finally we have a new commercial, web site and Facebook page. http://www.saviorpestcontrol.com . http://www.facebook.com/saviortpc.

By: Johnny Gibson

Continue reading here:
New Savior Pest Control Commercial - Video

West Chester, PA (PRWEB) July 31, 2014

Warmer weather is finally here and Philadelphia tri-state area residents are no doubt spending more time outdoors at Delaware and New Jersey beaches and Pennsylvania lakes and rivers. However, with increased outdoor activity, the public is at risk of becoming a meal for the deadliest animal in the world the mosquito. As such, Green Pest Solutions and Green Lawn Fertilizing, a pest and lawn care management company servicing the Philadelphia tri-state area, is urging the public to take preventative measures to protect themselves and their families from lethal mosquito-borne disease like: West Nile Virus, Dengue Fever, Chikungunya and Malaria.

Mosquitoes are emerging early across the country due to recent rainfall and an increase in temperatures, said Tim Clowney, Service Manager at Green Pest Solutions. With the threat of West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne diseases, its important for people to take the necessary precautions to prevent mosquito bites when spending time outdoors in the coming months.

The Pennsylvania West Nile Virus Control Program does an incredible job displaying state-wide West Nile Virus statistics to help PA residents stay informed about positive West Nile Virus occurrences and how to stay protected with state-wide events. According to the PA West Nile Virus Control Program southeastern PA has been hit especially hard with West Nile Virus this year. Of all mosquito samples collected, Philadelphia, Bucks and Delaware counties rank in the top six PA counties for largest collections. Delaware county ranks second for the most samples tested, and ranks first with 29 positive West Nile Virus incidences in the entire state. Also on that list, Chester and Philadelphia counties ranking in the top six counties in the state with positive West Nile Virus incidences.

Green Pest Solutions and Green Lawn Fertilizing offer numerous industry related tips on how to stay protected through some of their blogs. Consumers can read more by clicking on some of the links below for more information regarding mosquito control, prevention and the West Nile Virus:

Green Lawn Fertilizing and Green Pest Solutions is an independent lawn and pest control company that was founded in 2004. Under the leadership of Matt Jesson, President and Owner of Green Lawn Fertilizing and Green Pest Solutions, they are dedicated to becoming an industry leading company in the lawn and pest industry. The company is currently ranked 9th in the country by Landscape Management Magazine, June 2013. In 2012 and 2013, the company received the Inc. 5000 recognition for being recognized as one of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the US. Both companies are A-rated and accredited by the Better Business Bureau. They perform lawn fertilizing and integrated pest management services for residential and commercial clients. They are active members of PLANET, National Landscape Association, and NPMA National Pest Management Association.

Read more from the original source:
Mosquito Season Is Here Philadelphia Area Urged to Take Precautions

(PRWEB) July 25, 2014

In only a matter of 10 weeks, a female bed bug can create as many as 35,000 offspring. Alarming? It should be.

The Bed Bug Guru Uses the latest up-to-date heating equipment, chemicals, and knowledge to evaluate and eradicate any bed bug issue. Over the past 7 years, we discovered that our 30+ years experience in pest control paired with our knack for bed bug extermination makes us the premier bed bug control specialists in the area. The bed bug (Cimex lectularius Linnaeus) has different biology from other insects and pests. Different methods and equipment must be used when trying to prevent or eliminate bed bugs. Unlike a generic pest control company, they have the resources in knowledge, equipment and time to do the job right the first time.....and they back it up. Not only do their certified K-9 teams confirm the blood suckers are gone, but they back it up with as much as a 12 month warranty.

Commercial property management firms are learning the hard way that it's less expensive to be pro-active as apposed to reactive. Multifamily managers, in an effort to demonstrate fiscal responsibility to stakeholders, often enlist in-house maintenance staff or lowest-bidder exterminators to respond to a bed bug infestation.

However, despite their (in most cases) best intentions, and because they are not bed bug experts, the staff or pest control company usually make the problem worse, and often spread the bed bug infestation to adjoining units. By the time we are called in to do the bed bug extermination the right way, the multifamily manager is dealing with a much more extensive problem and the associated much greater expense to clean it up. What was intended to be a demonstration of money-saving prowess has turned into sheepishly justifying a very large expense.

A well-trained dog and handler team can inspect units 5-10 times (or more) faster than a human inspector, often completing a 3-bedroom unit inspection in 5-10 minutes. Additionally, because bed bugs are so small and adept at hiding, K-9 bed bug scent detection teams are much more accurate than their human counterpart. The trained bed bug dog team has an accuracy greater than 95%, which stands in sharp contrast with a human visual inspection with an accuracy typically less than 60%. With tenant cooperation, in many cases its possible to inspect your entire property in a single day.

These regular inspections will have an associated recurring cost. However, this relatively small cost at the front end minimizes the chances of incurring larger control costs at the back end by catching bed bug infestations early, when the bed bug control issues are much less expensive to resolve.

The Bed Bug Guru, is a bed bug exclusive company with heat, chemicals and K-9's...It's all they do.

Should you have any questions regarding this press release, please contact Kevin Campbell by email.

See the original post:
A New Company, The Bed Bug Guru (AKA, American Bed Bug Remediation) Is Stomping Bed Bugs in North/Central Florida with ...

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa presided when Parliament met at 1.00 pm yesterday. After the presentation of papers and oral questions, the House took up the Regulations under the Control of Pesticides Act for debate.

Acting Agriculture Minister Y G Padmasiri:

I present the Regulations under the Control of Pesticides Act for the approval of the House.

Deputy Chairman of Committees Chandrakumar Murugesu takes the Chair.

Over the past three decades, Parliament approved and passed several Acts and Orders to control the use of pesticides. The use of pesticides should be controlled to protect the environment, land and health of the people. The use of pesticides spread across the world after 1960 with the Green Revolution. Sri Lanka was an agriculture based country that used traditional methods to control the pests. The natural methods did not harm the land or the people. The Agricultural Ministry hopes to establish control over the pesticides used by 2020. From the regulations made today, the licence fee for the import of pesticides which was Rs. 8,000 has been increased up to Rs. 100,000. When the licences are given, the storage and distribution facilities will be inquired. During the importation of pesticides, a special licence should be taken from the Pesticide Registration Bureau by paying Rs. 1,000. A field evaluation report has been made compulsory at the registration of pesticides.

Every six years after the registration, a certificate should be obtained after testing a pesticide sample at state laboratories.

The ministry will establish a district and regional level post-analysis system for the use of pesticides. It will be implemented next year.

P Harrison (UNP):

The agro-chemicals that are banned in other countries are being imported to our country. These contain harmful chemicals and are dangerous to the people. The WHO has also mentioned about them. Recently, four such agrochemicals were banned as of the order of the President. However, these are still available in our market. How can this happen?

These poisonous agro-chemicals have resulted in the increase of kidney ailments in Rajarata. The regulations must be brought to control the import of harmful agro-chemicals into the country.

Go here to see the original:
Moves to control use of pesticides

NEW YORK, July 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Bed bugs are on the rise in NYC but Control Exterminating has some advice on how to deal with them. The bed bug exterminator in NYC explains that bed bugs are at epidemic levels in the city this summer and don't appear to be dropping off anytime soon. The company recommends contacting an exterminator in NYC at the first sign of bed bugs to get a treatment process started as soon as possible.

"New Yorkers facing bed bug issues should: 1) Get encasement covers for mattresses and box springs, 2) Put down some mouse-size glue boards to monitor for insects in the apartment. This is a good action to take before resorting to pest control chemicals, and 3) Call a reliable pest control exterminator. Getting rid of bedbugs is not a do-it-yourself operation. Extermination is effective usually within 1 to 3 treatments, depending on the infestation levels," explained Barry Kimmel, Owner of Control Exterminating in Manhattan.

Bed bugs are tiny, oval-shaped, wingless insects 1/4 of an inch in length. They feed on the blood of humans and their pets, and tend to live in mattresses and furniture. The pests can survive in a dormant state for up to one year without eating, which makes them notoriously difficult to get rid of.

"Summer is the season for cockroaches, bed bugs and waterbugs. Bed bugs, like water bugs, are more apparent now because of the high humidity and heat; they propagate twice as quickly now that they do during winter. The sewer system tends to get overloaded, so the bugs rise above the ground that's another issue," said Kimmel.

To learn more about Control Exterminating and pest control in New York visit http://www.controlexterminating.com.

About Control Exterminating: Control Exterminating is a locally owned business providing pest control in NYC for commercial spaces, businesses and residences since 1973. All Control Exterminating team members are qualified, licensed and experienced exterminators. Barry Kimmel, owner of Control Exterminating, was supervisor of the New York City Housing Authority, Pest Control Division for over 18 years.

SOURCE Control Exterminating

RELATED LINKS http://www.controlexterminating.com

Link:
Bed Bug Exterminator In NYC Offers Advice For Controlling Bed Bugs This Summer

Salem and the Ehrlich mouse
Our cat Salem always comes running when she hears the music from the Ehrlich pest control commercial. When its over she will sit behind the tv waiting for th...

By: madashell83

See the original post:
Salem and the Ehrlich mouse - Video