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Show Caption Hide Caption Central Iowa leaders want to spend $125 million to transform waterways A look at the proposed Central Iowa Water Trails system, which would transform 150 miles of rivers and streams into a recreational amenity. Kim Norvell, Des Moines Register Hannah Ray J spends every hour she has free navigating whitewater rapids on her kayak and surfboard. Year-round. That might be commonplace in Colorado. But she's building her adventure lifestyle in Iowa, where a handful of small river cities have modified dams to create freefall drops and other challenges for Ray J and her fellow paddlesports enthusiasts. Ray J plunges through the standing waves and splashing rapids even though she's worried about the quality of Iowa's rivers. "I think about it all the time, all the unknown...

Blister Beetle on Clematis (Photo by Jesse Eastman, Fort Collins Nursery) Jesse Eastman Colorado summers mean hot days, camping trips, and unfortunately, garden invaders. All sorts of pest problems amplify in summer, from insects to fungus to bacterial problems that infest and damage our beloved plants. Fortunately, there is a wide range of options to manage pests and keep our yards and gardens thriving. At Fort Collins Nursery, we follow a pest management protocol known as IPM (Integrated Pest Management). IPM seeks to solve pest problems while minimizing risks to people and the environment. We choose from a variety of organic and conventional pest controls and consider all aspects of chemical safety. Within the range of both organic and conventional pesticides, some are very toxic, some are not. We keep all options open so we can be as effective AND as safe as possible. We focus on proper watering and fertilizing to keep plants healthy and invite fewer problems in t...

Editor's note: Mosquito control is a growing market segment for many PCOs in North America, and this includes pest control companies in Canada.  Sean Rollo BSc./Board Certified Entomologist, Technical and Business Development Director at Orkin Canada, takes a look at three mosquitoes in Canada and where they are found. In Canada there are three main genera of mosquitoes. From coast to coast, one or all of them may appear. Let us explore the fundamentals of mosquitoes in greater detail. Whether you are a pest control professional or someone simply curious about the differences and similarities, we hope it will provide an informative education on the three most common genera present in Canada. The Three Genera and How they Differ. The Anopheles, Culex, and Aedes genera are the top three types of mosquitoes in Canada. There are several important points of note where they differ from one another. They are as follows: Aedes variants are carriers of a wide array of diseases. The...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Thursday morning Aubrey Iacobelli was woken up by her dog growling at 4:15 a.m. "I have a doggy door and my dog sleeps right in front of that dog door. I hear her going in and out all night. I wake up and I hear her barking outside," said Iacobelli. She asked her Amazon Echo device ("Alexa") to turn on the lights and saw her dog was staring at the Christmas tree and barking. "I just knew that there was something there, that shouldn't have been there. I see a furry body in the Christmas tree," she said. She grabbed a frying pan to try to get the animal she thought was a cat out of her tree. Iacobelli said, "I didn't want to hurt the animal. I just wanted it outside of the house." The creature finally came out of the tree and revealed itself. Iacobelli and her dog spotted the raccoon on the side of the tree and the dog jumped towards it, knocking over the tree. "The raccoon ran away from freedom. Jum...

A Vancouver woman is recovering from physical and emotional trauma after being mauled by a family of raccoons last week. Salete Morgadinho said the incident, which has left her with lasting injuries and unable to sleep, was made worse by officials' unwillingness to do anything about it afterward. "I thought I was going to faint and they were going to kill me," she said. Read more: Vancouver woman attacked by raccoons says they're being fed by a neighbour It happened last Friday on 39th Avenue near Clarendon Street, when Morgadinho took her puppy for a walk around 11:30 a.m. She arrived home to find a family of raccoons bathing in her front yard fountain. The dog began barking, and the raccoons attacked. Morgadinho was able to get out of the yard and close the gate, but the raccoons slid through the fence and continued the attack — only breaking off when a neighbour came and began throwing stones at them. "My injuries are very bad,...

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Mosquitoes suck. Quite literally, the buzzing blood-suckers are one of the worst parts of summer, especially when trying to have a pleasant evening outdoors. While bug sprays and repellants are a great choice, the smell and chemicals used can be overwhelming and maybe even a reason for some to forgo the spray and suffer the bites. For your backyard and even inside your home, you shouldn't have to let the bad bugs bite. Instead, check out the many options for bug zappers and LED devices that both lure the mosquitos away from you and your family and then zap them into oblivion without any chemicals or effort required. Bug zappers come in all shapes and sizes, which is why we've broken down our list into the best for outdoors, indoors and even those that can be handheld or solar-powered. Read on for some electrifying options spanning all needs and price ranges and then get back outside bite-free. Best outdoor bug zapper Electric LED...

Marion County Animal Services is reminding residents across the county that tethering dogs to stationary objects is illegal and carries consequences. Tethering, which is the restraint of a dog through a rope, chain or other device to a stationary object like a house or a fence post, is not allowed unless animals are supervised. Dogs may only be tethered while they are being supervised or while their owner is completing a temporary task, but that tether must meet safety requirements outlined in the Marion County ordinance. Walking a dog on a leash or restraining a dog during transportation is not considered tethering. According to the county, there are two exceptions to the prohibition of unattended tethering, including an owner completing temporary tasks or a dog being part of a working farm. A working farm is an operation that has been granted an agricultural classification from the property appraiser. Any potential violations of the law are enforced by Marion County Animal ...

Bed bugs are back and exterminators are busier than ever trying to kill these blood-sucking bugs from robbing of us of our sleep and sanity. Here's a list of top-rated pros in every state to help you wage the war against bed bugs. wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock We don't want them, but bed bugs just can't get enough of us—and our blood. Since bed bugs live solely on the blood of mammals (mainly human), they will congregate anywhere we set down roots and sleep. According to the National Pest Management Association, 97 percent of pest management pros have treated homes, apartments, dorms, nursing homes, and even day care facilities. That alarming percentage is primarily due to our lack of knowledge of bed bug behavior and what causes bed bugs. In fact, 71 percent of calls to an exterminator were from clients who thought they had fleas. Here are 50 top-rated bed bug exterminators to help you identify and kill bed bugs. Alabama Knox Pest Control has been eradicating pests for 85 ye...