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Content curation is different from content creation You are not creating an article from scratch you are curating or commenting on a news or article that has already been written. The Original Source Botanical Compound p-Anisaldehyde Repels Larval Lone Star Tick (Acari: Ixodidae), and Halts Reproduction by Gravid Adults by Allan T Showler  Jessica L Harlien https://academic.oup.com/jme/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jme/tjx158/4344918 The Original Article Natural Compound Deters Lone Star Tick Larvae by By Leslie Mertz Natural Compound Deters Lone Star Tick Larvae Curated Article Botanical Repellent From Anise Shows Promise Against The Lone Star Tick By Franklin Hernandez Botanical Repellent From Anise Shows Promise Against The Lone Star Tick Content curation is great for people that do not want to do creative writing. Rules for curating articles * Rewrite the Headline. * Use your own image. * Rewrite or write your own text. * Quote a portion of the original. * Give credit or link to the original source

“Repeat a lie a thousand times and it becomes the truth.” Dr. Joseph Goebbels, propaganda minister of the Third Reich. Go to google scholar see if you find a single study on the effectiveness and repelancy of cedar oil “cedar oil” “cedrol” “cedrene” Essential Oil Mosquito Repellent 38 essential oils tested for comparative repellency against mosquito bites 38 essential oils from plants at 3 concentrations were screened for mosquito repellent activity on human subjects against the Aedes aegypti mosquito under laboratory conditions. Applied to volunteer’s forearm at 0.1 mL of oil was applied per 30 cm2 of exposed skin. The oils were applied at a 10% or 50% and 100% concentrations. None of the 38 oils prevented mosquito bites for as long as two hours. However the undiluted oils of • Cymbopogon nardus (citronella) • Pogostemon cablin (patchuli) • Syzygium aromaticum (clove) • Zanthoxylum limonella (Thai name: makaen) Provided two hours of complete repellency. From these initial results then the 3 concentrations of 10%, 50% and undiluted of citronella, patchouli, clove and makaen were tested for repellency tests against: • Culex quinquefasciatus • Anopheles dirus. As expected, the undiluted oil showed the highest protection in each case. Clove oil gave the longest duration of 100% repellency (2–4 h) against all three species of mosquito. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ptr.1637/full The Repellency Of 18 Essential Oils Extracted From Thailandies Plants Against 4 Mosquito Vectors In this study the evaluation of the reported repellency effects of essential oils from plants in Thailand where evaluated against 4 mosquito vectors: Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, Anopheles dirus Anopheles Culex With human volunteers, under laboratory conditions using under laboratory conditions essential oils that were extracted plant which belonging to 11 plant families, and the oils were then prepared as a 10% solution in absolute ethanol with additives. 2 repellents deet and IR3535 were also prepared in the same formulation as the essential oils and tested for repellency as controls. The essential oils were also evaluated for oviposition deterrent effects against Ae. aegypti under laboratory conditions. The results showed that night-biting mosquitoes Anopheles dirus and Anopheles Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes albopictus were more sensitive to all the essential oils with repellency lasting 4.5 – 8 hours than was Aedes aegypti with repellency lasting 0.3 – 2.8 hours. Deet and IR3535 provided repellency against all four mosquito for 6.7- 8 hours. All the essential oils had oviposition deterrent activity against Aedes aegypti with various degrees of repellency ranging from 16.6% to 94.7%. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.606.3108&rep=rep1&type=pdf Repellency effect of 41 essential oils against Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex mosquitoes The five most effective oils were those of Litsea (Litsea cubeba), Cajeput (Melaleuca leucadendron), Niaouli (Melaleuca quinquenervia), Violet (Viola odorata), Catnip (Nepeta cataria), which induced a protection time of 8 hour at the maximum and a 100% repellency against all three species.

Top 10 Things The Pest Control Industry Does That Doesn’t Provide Value To The Customer. * Caring about tattoos. * Use foam for rodent and wildlife exclusion. * Power spraying with a hose and rig around the foundation around the home. * Free Inspections. * Treating under the sink when there’s not really an issue there. * Using Gel Bait as a preventive measure * Putting bait out for rats in the attic and calling it rodent control. * Treating inside every apartment monthly. * Treating the interior on very service. * Spraying Baseboards as a preventive service.        

Bed Bug Control With IGR Insect Growth Regulators Juvenile Hormones and chitin synthesis inhibitor. What works, what dosnt work and what shows promise. Krüppel homolog 1 and E93 mediate Juvenile hormone methoprene regulation of metamorphosis in the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius We studied the regulation of molting and metamorphosis in bed bugs with a goal to identify key players involved. Methoprene induced Kr-h1 and suppressed E93 and induced formation of the supernumerary nymph. These data show interactions between Kr-h1, E93 and JH in the regulation of metamorphosis in the bed bugs. https://www.nature.com/articles/srep26092?WT.feed_name=subjects_zoology The Occurrence of the Holometabolous Pupal Stage Requires the Interaction between E93, Krüppel-Homolog 1 and Broad-Complex http://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1006020 Efficacy of (S)-methoprene against Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae). A dose of 30 mg/m2 has been shown to interrupt the development of susceptible bed bugs in laboratory experiments. The efficacy of (S)-methoprene was assessed against both a laboratory susceptible strain and a field strain resistant to pyrethroid and carbamate insecticides. https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20133307487 Effects of juvenile hormone analog formulations on development and reproduction in the bed bug Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) RESULTS: At 1× and 2× the label rate, Precor® [active ingredient (S)-methoprene] had no significant effect on the development or the ability to produce an abundance of offspring or new growth; of bed bugs. At 2× the label rate, confinement to residues of Gentrol® [active ingredient (S)-hydroprene] had no significant effect, but residues at 3× and 10× the label rate caused a reduction in fecundity and impaired development. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps.3376/full Locomotion Inhibition of Cimex lectularius L. Following Topical, Sublethal Dose Application of the Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor Lufenuron. The chitin synthesis inhibitor lufenuron had a significant effect on the ecdysis of fifth instar bed bugs to adult. The effective dose that resulted in 50% malformations and mortality (ED50) There is no product labeled for bed bug use it’s the active ingredient in the dog chew in the veterinary flea control medication. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5620714/ Juvenile hormone regulation of female reproduction in the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius To begin studies on reproduction in common bed bug we identified 3 genes coding for a protein required for the reproductive success of insects and studied their hormonal regulation. https://www.nature.com/articles/srep35546?WT.feed_name=subjects_rnai Genome assembly and geospatial phylogenomics of the bed bug Cimex lectularius https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms10164?WT.ec_id=NCOMMS-20160203&message-global=remove&spJobID=860336606&spMailingID=50613647&spReportId=...

The Liability of Bed Bugs who is Responsible and who pays Who is responsible if a unit gets bedbugs? A furniture moving company delivers bed bugs. A used furniture store sells infested bunk beds. Are there any bed bug protocols? You just did a bed bug inspection with no PPE and you go perform a pest control service to hotel and brought bed bugs in? good luck proving it you say? You rent your condo to AirBnB Do you have an ironclad bed bug contract? Lipca Client they have a free bed bug contract written by lawyers of an insurance company Andy McGinty A Call if you need a free quote 800-893-9887 www.Lipca.com $2.5 MILLION TO BE AWARDED IN CLASS-ACTION BED BUG LAWSUIT $2.5 million to be awarded in class-action bed bug lawsuit The settlement that is currently pending agreement will be paid mostly by the insurance company covering the former owners of the affected properties. A portion of the settlement will also be paid by the new owners, as well as the insurer of the pest control company that formerly serviced the buildings. $125,000 BED BUG LAWYERS SETTLE MARYLAND LAWSUIT PEST CONTROL COMPANY MADE THE BED BUG INFESTATION WORSE http://whitneyfirm.com/125000-bed-bug-settlement-in-prince-georges-county/ Bed Bug Heat Treatment causes millions in Fire damage http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Bed-Bug-Treatment-Radiant-Heat-Fire-Ice-Debate-Hazards-214087061.html Offering Bed Bug Protection: “if you are our client and you ever get a bed bug we will treat for free”

Hiring Green Vs Hiring Experienced Technicians Working for the wrong company can limit your career options. Hiring techs with experienced technicians can seem to be the easy button especially for technicians turned solo-preneurs with no previous management or human resource experience. But it’s a mixed bag experience can come with Bad Habits Re-trainability Superiority Complexes Attitudes Management by Abdication vs Delegation I don’t have time to train I’m growing too fast I need people I can put in a truck and go. Suffering from (CFS) Control Freak Syndrome I have to find someone I can train to do all I do the same way I do it. Either way, you have to dump your knowledge on paper and develop however simple a program in writing. When a tech sees a program on paper their attitudes about training or retraining will become apparent. Here are some tips for hiring. Have a discovery days offer to buy them lunch for 3 days see if they like the work or they are just interested in a paycheck. Hire attitude, character, good habits these are things you cant teach. Look for attitude and body language. It says more than a resume! How do they feel about self-education? Ask what was the last great book they read, what they listen to in the car if the answer is only music well you may not have a person that invests in themselves. Hire people with previous customer service experience. If you find one or two good candidates pay for a DISC Personality Test. https://discprofile.com/what-is-disc/overview/

You’re Not Growing Because of what you believe to be true Everyone either has limits that they have not gotten too or they simply limit themselves! Your thinking and attitudes will limit what you do and how far you get! How you feel about hiring employees. Do you see employees as a liability or an asset? Can’t trust anybody that’s why I work alone! I gave up trying to hire too much work. How do you feel about sales? Are D2D Sales people deplorable to you? Having a prepared sales pitch is phone I shoot from the hip. You have no prospecting and sales process and no funnel. I hate salespeople, I’m a professional. How do you feel about marketing? Hate to making offers. Hate giving Discounts. Hate Bundling. Hate Using Un-entomological terms Such As Kills the Nest. How good are your management skills? Have you ever managed a team? Have you ever developed anyone? Job security #1 How good are you as a leader? If no one is willing to follow you your, not a leader. How you feel about all these things will ultimately determine if you grow and how big your business is.

Website Speed Is one of the Most Important Ranking Factors If your website cant load in 2 seconds or less your web designer is not a web developer. Top 5 web Page Speed Deterrents * Images not being optimized * Inline CSS Scripts Not Minified * HTML Not Minified * JScripts Not Minified * NO CDN Content Delivery Network * No Preload No Cache * Keep-alive Enabled * Compress Transfer * Cache static content 4 Tools To Help you diagnose and fix web site speed https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/ https://gtmetrix.com/ https://tools.pingdom.com https://www.webpagetest.org/ Waterfall shows you * First Byte * Load Time * Server Requests­­­ * Images Loaded * Java Scripts Loaded * CSS Loaded * Fonts Loaded * HTTP TO HTTPS Redirect SSL Certificate * Plugins 3 Plugins to Help Solve These problems * WP Rocket * Autoptimize * Above The Fold Optimization EWWW Image Optimizer Shared Vs Dedicated Managed Servers

No PPE and the PPE Police You see a tech making a pesticide application in short sleeves and shorts and you say how can he legally do that. If you carry products that require PPE like long sleeve shirt you may carry it in the vehicle and wear it when required Most Rockwell Lab Products Have limited or no PPE Intice 10 Requires shoes plus socks http://www.rockwelllabs.com/Labels/InTice/10%20Perimeter%20Bait.pdf Cimexa No PPE http://www.rockwelllabs.com/Labels/Dusts/CimeXa.pdf Blitz And Express There are no specific requirements for applicators or other handlers, however, the following is recommended at a minimum: -Short-sleeved shirt and long pants -Shoes plus socks http://www.rockwelllabs.com/Labels/InVict/InVict%20Blitz%20Ant%20Granules.pdf http://www.rockwelllabs.com/Labels/InVict/InVict%20Xpress%20Granular%20Bait.pdf Invict Gold No PPE http://www.rockwelllabs.com/Labels/InVict/Gold%20Cockroach%20Gel.pdf EcoVia Protective eyewear and nitrile or other chemical resistant gloves are recommended http://www.rockwelllabs.com/Labels/EcoVia/EcoVia%20EC.pdf EcoVia Dust Dust mask, eye protection and nitrile or other chemical resistant gloves are recommended http://www.rockwelllabs.com/Labels/EcoVia/EcoVia%20WD.pdf Maxforce Complete Applicators and handlers must wear: Shoes plus socks. https://www.backedbybayer.com/~/media/BackedByBayer/Product%20Labels%20-%20pdf/Maxforce%20Complete%20Brand%20Granular%20Insect%20Bait.ashx Talstar PL NO PPE http://www.fmcprosolutions.com/Portals/pest/Content/Docs/Labels/Talstar%20PL%2006-30-11%20Comm%20Label.pdf  Advion Roach Gel No PPE http://www.syngentapmp.com/current-label/advion-cockroach-gel-bait Demand CS No PPE http://www.syngentapmp.com/current-label/demand-cs

Nacrophoric Behavior of Insects and How Termidor Works Necrophoric behavior of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and its implications for horizontal transfer of slow-acting insecticides 05“demonstrated that necrophoresis was an important behavior facilitating the horizontal transfer of fipronil.” http://www.pmaapestworld.com/PW08YoungScientist/documents/ChoeDong-HwanResearch.pdf Horizontal Transfer of Insecticides in Laboratory Colonies of the Argentine Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) http://urbanentomology.ucr.edu/docs/Argentine%20Ant/2004%20Soeprono%20and%20Rust.%20Effect%20of%20Horizontal%20Tranfer%20of%20Barr.pdf Efficacy of Simulated Barrier Treatments Against Laboratory Colonies of Pharaoh Ant http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1603/0022-0493-98.2.485 Activity of Bifenthrin, Chlorfenapyr, Fipronil, and Thiamethoxam Against Argentine Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1603/029.102.0633

The Repellency Myth Are Pyrethroids Really Repellant? For years we have been hearing from manufacturers and studies that pyrethroids are repellent yet where are the studies to prove it. I even talked about it in a previous podcast on repellency. I have spoken to many manufactures reps tell me that pyrethroids by nature are repellents and have sat though ceu classes where this is mentioned, read dozens of studies where they mention this and yet I can’t find any studies where a specific pyrethroid was used on a specific species and showed repellency. Daniel Dey III brought this up on a post in the pest cemetery and it has good validity I have come to a point in my life where I need to be a Berean, for those who do not know what a Berean is it was a group of Greek Jewish people at the time of Christ that Paul claims they were more noble meaning of higher thinking because they listened to what he taught without arguing and went back to look at the Torah to confirm everything. Laboratory Evaluations of Insecticide Product Efficacy for Control of Cimex lectularius “This study also determined that pyrethroid products were not repellent to bed bugs and would not cause bed bug aggregations to scatter or avoid treated surfaces.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17195676 EXCITO-REPELLENCY OF DELTAMETHRIN ON THE MALARIA VECTORS, ANOPHELES MINIMUS, ANOPHELES DIRUS, ANOPHELES SWADIWONGPORNI, AND ANOPHELES MACULAZUS, IN THAILAND http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/content/part/JAMCA/JAMCA_V20_N1_P045-054.pdf Irritability and repellency of synthetic pyrethroids on an Aedes aegypti population from Thailand http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1948-7134.2009.00029.x/full It was found that cyphenothrin had a stronger repellent effect than the other pyrethroids, while the contact irritant effect was similar among compounds tested. Lambda-cyhalothrin (Technical Fact Sheet) Lambda-cyhalothrin has repellent properties. http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/archive/l_cyhalotech.pdf REPELLENCY, LETHAL TIME, AND TRANSFERENCE OF RESIDUAL INSECTICIDES USED FOR PHARAOH ANT CONTROL by DAVID ANTHONY MELIUS Both fipronil and lambda-cyhalothrin effectively killed pharaoh ant workers and queens when they were exposed to the treatment. No degree of repellency was found for either insecticide. http://etd.fcla.edu/UF/UFE0013222/melius_d.pdf Comparative Toxicity and Repellency of Microencapsulated and Other Liquid Insecticide Formulations to the German Cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae) These data demonstrate the difficulty in making generalizations about the relative performance of ME compared with EC or RTU formulations. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1603/EC09415?journalCode=ecen

So I want a website I want to be on facebook and have a YouTube channel what will that cost. For additional info see our first podcast on website development In order to go online, you must have a clear strategy what is it that you want to accomplish. I want a website to give us credibility. I want new business from online. I want to be able to sell our services online. In order to understand this read the Book 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris. This deals with 99% of the BS in order to succeed online you will have to do something’s that you might struggle with. Outsourcing work to India or the Philippines. Is your site a: • Niche Sites • Sales Site • Authority Site Most online SEO teaching focuses on niche sites or affiliate marketing aka passive income. Very little is actually taught for the brick and mortar or service industry. • Aggressive spamming tactics • Backlinking buying and farming • These products or sites have a short lifespan of 1 to 2 years • Article spinning 300 article in a month farmed out to India or China for pennies an article. How can they be successful They find a keyword that has little competition and low ppc cost like 0.13 per click for a product or topic that could be trendy. Build 100 sites selling one product that makes 100 per month each and you have 10,000 per month Now what do you do Get a local company to do what Set up Google my business account and manage it for $99 month big deal you can do that in 15 minutes and once it’s optimized it runs itself. All you need is reviews to boots it. Don’t create bogus locations with the addresses of friends and families, that is a black hat it’s a house of cards that google will bring down with an algorithm. If you competitors figure it out and report google will knock it down flag you and close your account down.

A Synergist work by increasing the lethality and effectiveness of natural and synthetic pesticides. Synergists have been used commercially for about 50 years By themselves, synergists are considered nontoxic. However, that is debatable. The mode of action of the majority of synergists is to block the metabolic systems that would otherwise break down insecticide molecules. They interfere with the detoxication of insecticides through their action on polysubstrate monooxygenases (PSMOs) and other enzyme systems. The role of synergists in resistance management is an enzyme-inhibiting action. Synergists are tools for overcoming metabolic resistance, and can also delay the manifestation of resistance. Synergist prevent the breakdown of insecticides by the insect’s mixed function oxidase (MFO) system so that the toxic action of the insecticide will be more effective. Terminal enzyme is cytochrome P-450 Type of Synetrgists PBO (piperonyl butoxide) discovered in 1947 using naturally-occurring safrole as a key raw material. MGK 264 (n-octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide) prevent the breakdown of insecticides by the insect’s mixed function oxidase (MFO) system so that the toxic action of the insecticide will be more effective. Terminal enzyme is cytochrome P-450 Roles of mixed-function oxidases in insect herbivory http://edepot.wur.nl/323226#page=47 Studies seem to sudgest once there is a resistance to the active ingredient the synergistic activity is marginal. Mode of Action of Insecticide Synergists http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.en.12.010167.001305?journalCode=ento Evaluation of Piperonyl Butoxide as a Deltamethrin Synergist for Pyrethroid-Resistant Bed Bugs http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1603/029.102.0637?journalCode=ecen In Scabies the result is substantion The Effect of Insecticide Synergists on the Response of Scabies Mites to Pyrethroid Acaricides http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0000354 Kicker & ExciteR Pyrethrin 6% PBO 60% Areosol CB 80 0.50% Pyrethrins – 4% Piperonyl Butoxide Misting Systems http://www.pestgeekpodcast.com/mosquito-misting-systems-pyrethrins-synergists-bayer-monsanto/¬ The use of piperonyl butoxide and MGK-264 to improve the efficacy of some plant-derived molluscicides http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/(SICI)1096-9063(1998100)54:2%3C145::AID-PS789%3E3.0.CO;2-3/full Synergism of azadirachtin piperonyl butoxide and MGK-264 enhanced the toxicity. Health and safety. Mode of action of piperonyl butoxide as herbicide synergist of atrazine and terbutryn in maize http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/004835759290088H PBO releases histamine in humans Pyrethroids and piperonyl-butoxide affect human T-lymphocytes in vitro These findings demonstrate the immuno- and allergo-toxicological properties of the synthetic pyrethroid combin...

There less than a handful of studies on 25b exempt study to prove residual. The majority of 25b products on the market are not manufactured by chemists but by marketers. There are no real efficacy studies in the field with multiple pest species almost all studies are performed in vitro. Only one product on the market EcoRaider has documented testing. Efficacy of an Essential Oil-Based Pesticide for Controlling Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) Infestations in Apartment Buildings http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/5/4/849/htm Potential of Essential Oil-Based Pesticides and Detergents for Bed Bug Control https://academic.oup.com/jee/article-abstract/107/6/2163/796197 Long-Term Efficacy of Various Natural or “Green” Insecticides against Bed Bugs: A Double-Blind Study http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/5/4/942/htm Posttreatment Feeding Affects Mortality of Bed Bugs (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) Exposed to Insecticides https://academic.oup.com/jee/article-abstract/109/1/273/2614317 Evaluating the Effect of Minimal Risk Natural Products for Control of the Tick, Ixodes scapularis http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1961&context=theses The fact that most manufacturers have little to no pest control experience, with no real testing in the real world and with specific pest and products have been targeted to over the counter consumers which have no experience in pest control creating a demand for professional products with no training and no experience.

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