Hasta siempre Ted: homenaje al Dr. Ted Granovsky
Desde LATAMPLAGAS queremos recordar con enorme afecto al Dr. Ted Granovsky, el “gringo de yankeelandia” como se autodenominaba. Ted partió con nuevo rumbo el pasado mes de mayo.
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IPM INFO: units of measurement and nomenclature of living beings
Knowing the units of measurement has, among other advantages, making pest control services more precise as well as more productive by avoiding waste, better understanding the recommendations of pesticide...
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Vespula germanica: technical infographic
Eusocial hymenoptera are a group of insects with great invasive potential due to their high dispersal capacity, high reproduction rates, generalist diets and varied ranges of habitat use.
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Aedes aegypti: technical infographic
Aedes aegypti is a mosquito that transmits dengue, zica, chikungunya and urban yellow fever. It has typically domestic behavior with a short flight range of no more than 200 m.
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Pest World 2019
Women in Pest Management (PWIPM) was aimed at discussing how to attract, develop and support women in the pest management industry through educational and other programs.
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The social territories of dengue
The social territories of dengue: Since Kimura and Hotta isolated its causal agent in 1943, the research and study of dengue have been developed under the mechanical perspective of the positivist and neopositivist...
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UNIVAR Mexico promoted a special day on public health and mosquito control
During Tuesday, August 7 and Wednesday, August 8, UNIVAR Mexico successfully developed its second special day on public health at the Bex salons in Mexico City aimed at its clients.
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International pest control news
RICKETTSIA IN BAJA CALIFORNIA MX.- Mexicali, Baja California.- Health sector authorities confirmed four more cases of death due to rickettsia, bringing the total to nine so far this year.
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Latamplagas recommends: bibliography and key sites for professional pest management
BIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF URBAN PESTS. MANUAL OF PESTS IN STORED GRAINS, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL. TERMITES AND OTHER XYLOPHAGUS INSECTS IN CHILE:.
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International Pest Control Day
On June 6, the second edition of World Pest Day, INTERNATIONAL PEST CONTROL DAY, was celebrated with the purpose of raising awareness about the importance of this activity for Public Health worldwide.
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World Mosquito Day: August 20
In 1897, a British doctor named Ronald Ross discovered that female mosquitoes (of the genus Anopheles) were responsible for transmitting the malaria parasite.
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International pest control news
SOUTH GEORGIA DECLARED RODENT FREE. UK- At a press conference held on May 8 in central London, the Antarctic island of South Georgia was officially declared rodent-free, a situation it was two centuries ago, before...
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EXPOPRAG 2018: the largest urban vector and pest control event in Latin America
EXPOPRAG 2018, the largest meeting in Latin America for the vector and urban pest control market, takes place from August 29 to 31, at the Frei Caneca Convention Center, in São Paulo (SP), with free admission.
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Latamplagas recommends: books and resources for professional pest management
ADVANCES IN THE BIOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF MODERN BED BUGS. MANUAL OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY.
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“Clean” cleaning revolutionizes international milling
There was a time when horses pulled the wheels of industry, and the best way for a miller to clean his mill was to hit and damage his precious equipment with a hammer.
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EXPOPRAG 2018: the largest urban vector and pest control event in Latin America
EXPOPRAG, the largest urban vector and pest control event in Latin America, takes place in August in São Paulo, Brazil.
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International pest control news
Spain: two new exotic species of cockroaches for the Iberian Peninsula. During our work as urban pest control professionals, two new exotic species of cockroaches were detected for the Iberian Peninsula.
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Latamplagas recommends: books and resources for professional pest control
Technician's Handbook, for the identification and control of insect pests. Classic book of Anglo-Saxon literature on pest control, small in size, 18 by 11 centimeters, and easy to handle.
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Latamplagas academic training in pest management
Integrated pest management course. Infestalia is an Italian school with more than 20 years of experience in the field of disinfestation and theoretical and practical teaching for pest control professionals.
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Latamplagas academic training in pest management
Theoretical and practical training course for the integrated management of urban, domestic and industrial pests.
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Latamplagas recommends: bibliography and reference resources
Truman's Scientific Guide to Pest Control Operations. Excellent book prepared under the direction of the Department of Entomology at Purdue University in the United States.
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International pest control news
Canada: pest control with cold at the Royal BC Museum. “When artifacts, works of art, objects, records, come into the museum, whether they're returning from loan or display, or coming in for the first time, they all...
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International pest control news
USA: EPA registers the Wolbachia ZAP strain of Asian tiger mosquitoes. On November 3, 2017, the EPA registered a new mosquito biopesticide ZAP Males, which can reduce local populations of Aedes albopictus, or Asian...
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Musca domestica: technical collectible
Musca domestica It is an insect belonging to the order of Diptera. Among its relevant morphological characteristics we can mention its great cephalic development, with two very prominent compound eyes that occupy a...
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Latamplagas academic training in pest management
Diploma in Integrated Pest Management (IPM). The proposal seeks to develop knowledge and professional skills in the area of integrated management of urban, livestock, industrial pests and disease vectors...
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Latamplagas recommends: books and resources for professional pest control
Update on biology and control of synanthropic rats. Based on that initial work, Biology and control of synanthropic rats, this publication expands and updates the content of the main topics developed on that...
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PERUPLAGAS, the most important integrated urban pest management meeting in Latin America
For the second consecutive year, the Ricardo Palma University of Lima hosted PERUPLAGAS 2017, the most important Integrated Urban Pest Management meeting in Latin America..
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Cimex lectularius: bed bug
Cimex lectularius It happens to be the most common species of bed bug in the world. They are gregarious, blood-sucking insects that feed on blood and are nocturnal.
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