Bed Bug Tips For Travelers
February 5, 2010
Waltham Services offers bed bed tips, suggestions and advice for preventing bed bug problems while you are traveling. Don't let bed bugs interfere with your travel plans or ruin your vacation. Learn the signs of a bed bug infestation and how to prevent them from coming home with you. And remember to pack a flashlight.
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Adult Buck Moths
October 20, 2009
Adult buck moths may emerge and inadvertently become trapped indoors between October and November. This moth is known to occur in the 6 New England states and New York. Adults do not feed and will not cause damage. Adults trapped inside will die. The caterpillar is active in the spring and feeds on a variety of plants. The caterpillar is medically important because it has hairs, or spines with…
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Waltham Services’ Own Tom Wetherbee Receives Award
August 20, 2009
WALTHAM, Mass. — This past Spring, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarist Tom Wetherbee of the Quality Control & Technical Group received a special award from the U.S. Coast Guard. The “Station Gloucester Sailor of the 1st Quarter Award” had never before been given to a civilian at Gloucester Station, one of the oldest Stations in the Coast Guard’s network of…
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Should You Treat For Emerald Ash Borer?
August 16, 2009
First the Gypsy Moth, then the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Asian Long Horned Borer and now the Emerald Ash Borer. These are just some of the non-native, imported creatures that have invaded the US. The EAB has not been found in the Northeast yet, but forest managers and arborists are on the lookout for this destructive insect.
The EAB has been found in 12 Northern States and 2 Canadian…
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