West Nile mosquito-borne diseases have killed over 90 people in North America. Chikungunya mosquito-borne disease has almost 2,500 cases reported since 2014, there were no deaths, and only 11 cases were from bites received. The rest were brought back from the Caribbean, Asia, or Africa. Mosquito-borne disease may be prone to large outbreaks in urban […]
On international sushi day a Japanese restaurant owner fined has been fined $30,000 for rodent faeces in flour, rice and breadcrumbs. Three inspections of Pabu Grill and Sake found repeated examples of unhygienic conditions. They also included a disabled toilet being used to store drinks and utensils. Inspectors saw that rodents had eaten into bags of sesame seeds, and […]
The evidence is clear that neonics have a negative impact on bee health. Given that 70% of our crops and 35% of our food production depend on the work of pollinating insects such as bees. The Ontario government has adopted regulations aimed at reducing the number of acres planted with neonic-treated corn and soybean seeds by […]
Tips to Get Rid of Ants Ants are showing up all over, invading homes and gardens and annoying people who see them crawling everywhere. “They’re looking for sweets; they’re looking for carbohydrates, they’re looking for crumbs. Anything they can take back to their nest and store it for the winter time.” explained Randy Bilesky of […]
Homemade alternative to harmful pesticides Make your own homemade pesticide alternative: 1 1/2 Tablespoons of biodegradable liquid soap A quart of water A few drops of lemon or orange juice There are currently more than 17,000 pesticide products for agricultural and non-agricultural use on the market. Pesticides are designed to kill unwanted garden […]
Experts to release wasps to kill emerald ash borer beetles. Where did the emerald ash borer beetle come from, the theory is the beetle hitched a ride in some wood being shipped to the U.S. from east Asia and it went undetected. Years later, the infestation has killed millions of ash trees. So to control the ash […]
British Columbia should be watching what California does once again. Change is coming due to growing concerns linking long-term pesticide exposure and increased risks of cancer, reproductive and developmental issues. California regulators are developing the first statewide restrictions on pesticide use near schools to protect children from potentially dangerous chemicals used to grow agricultural products. […]
Among pesticides, weedicides have come to be used in large quantities. 75 per cent of the pesticides being used belonged to the yellow category, meaning the most toxic of the permitted categories. Shortage and the high cost of labour are forcing farmers and householders to resort to the use of weedicides. Increasing incidence of life-threatening diseases […]
Integrated pest management, a series of escalating methods to control bugs and weeds. Various methods from hand weeding to biological and chemical controls are all part of the plan. Alternatives to pesticides; goats and ladybugs. While the goats are perhaps the most visible pest control method used, eating the seed heads off of weeds in parks. Vinegar works […]
What are the main types of wasps around homes during summer? Now with all this warm weather you’ve probably noticed more wasps around your home and maybe even the beginnings of a couple of wasp nests. Randy Bilesky from Go Green Pest Control explains the different types of wasps you may find around your home this summer. […]
Ontario has a new regulation to reduce the use of seeds treated with neonicotinoid pesticides (“neonics”): these pesticides have been implicated in the global decline of bees. Ontario is the first jurisdiction in North America to regulate restrictions on the agricultural use of neonics. Based on European countries’ experience with neonic restrictions healthier pollinator populations […]
Pest infestations must be taken seriously by the strata corporation and the strata council. If an owner, tenant or occupant can be determined to have caused the infestation, the strata corporation can always proceed against the owner to recover the claim. Unfortunately communities tend to spend valuable time debating the cause, when their first course […]
Wasps Traps 80 European wasp nests have been destroyed over the past six months to prevent the pest from becoming established in the state of Washington just, below British Columbia. When a wasp is caught in a trap and confirmed to be a European wasp, the Department then locates and destroys the nest. European wasps are […]
Pheromones offer green alternative to pesticide sprays Sex chemicals confuse male insects into looking for love in all the wrong places. Each pheromone only targets a single pest species. That leaves beneficial pollinators like bees and predators such as ladybugs unharmed. Some farmers are now turning to the green alternative of pheromones, the alluring chemicals female […]
Study finds detergents and pesticides linked to genital defects in baby boys Pregnant women regularly exposed to a range of detergents, solvents and pesticides have a substantially greater risk of giving birth to boys with genital deformities. Women who regularly work with such chemicals, including cleaners and hairdressers, were at greatest risk of giving birth […]
There is no known method for eliminating the “Impressive Fire Ants” once they are established. Fire ants are spreading in the Lower Mainland as call goes up for legislation to prevent movement of soil that is infested. Attempts to eradicate impressive fire ants with pesticides have failed, they come back stronger than ever from […]
Scientists have grown an entire rat arm in the laboratory for the first time. The incredible lab-grown rat forearm limb has blood vessels, muscle tissue, skin and it even moves. This involves taking organs from donors and stripping all the soft tissue away, leaving just the collagen scaffold. They even attached the lab-grown arms to healthy rats […]
Seeing large numbers of flies requires applying summer insecticides. Last winter was relatively typical in that there was unexceptional snowfall and warmer temperatures. This means the peak fly season could be earlier with greater numbers of flies around all summer long. The one thing that all fly species have in common is that they all […]
Facts you may not know about the bugs living in your home: mice, rats, wasps, bees, dust mites and silverfish. bugs . Rodents – Mice & Rats Found in lofts (causing fire hazards by chewing electric cables) and kitchens (where they’ll eat virtually anything that’s on offer, especially dry cereal), telltale signs include droppings, scratching […]
A study shows commonly used household pesticide with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and young teens. This is why the government is trying to stop the sale of pesticides to the public. Pesticide exposure and ADHD, particularly in terms of hyperactivity and impulsivity, rather than inattentiveness is associated in boys more than […]
Why you should consider wasp and hornet control Go Green Pest Control, located in Delta, B.C., has been keeping homes pest-free this spring. Let’s face it, wasps and hornets mean business. Getting stung by one is painful, and can even be fatal in some cases; and when they enter your home and build a nest, […]
Working in my garden, I noticed a small blue black wasp flicking its shiny wings as it dashed across the dirt, searching here and there, looking for a spider. Yellow jackets, paper wasps and bald faced hornets are the very model of teamwork. The solitary wasp have an incredible variety in their lifestyle and shapes, but one thing […]
Canadian are five years behind most of Europe when it comes to banning neonics insecticides . Neonics insecticides are very, very toxic to all invertebrates including butterflies, earthworms and aquatic invertebrates, which are at the very heart of the food chain. There is growing evidence neonics insecticides use is affecting humans. Ontario is the only Canadian […]
“Impressive Red Fire Ant” Randy Bilesky of Go Green Pest Control searches for the Impressive Red Fire Ant along the Arbutus Corridor in the heart of Vancouver. CN has torn up the old rail ties to hide the extreme problems that years of neglectful maintenance has produced. Randy Bilesky is a man on a mission, he […]
Delta Cable’s Blanca Blandon interviews Randy Bilesky; owner operator of Go Green Pest Control Corp. Randy discusses pest control, alternative eco-friendly revelations and how having lived in Delta for almost two decades provides him the knowledge of the local terrain to help to save his customers money in their pest issues. “It’s not good enough […]
New pest control company owner putting local knowledge to work DELTA OPTIMIST MAY 27, 2015 12:00 AM A 17-year Tsawwassen resident, Randy Bilesky has opened Go Green Pest Control. Photograph By submitted After many years in the forest industry, long-time South Delta resident Randy Bilesky decided to start a new venture – and Go […]
Dementor wasps and giant stick insect among newly discovered species of animals The Ampulex dementor wasp from Thailand, which was named by popular vote after the soul-sucking creatures in the Harry Potter books, paralyses its prey with venom before eating them alive. A stick insect measuring 54cm (21 inches), making it – for […]
Interesting story in southern New Zealand A “battle for the birds” 1080 bombardment – produced an explosion in the back-country mouse population. This in turn allowed trout to quickly put on size and condition as they gorged on mice swimming rivers to find new sources of beech seed. The same phenomenon of heavy seeding, lots of mice and big […]
Tsawwassen, Delta B.C. Children need to be protected when farmers apply pesticides near schools. Most farms are industrial by nature, with dangerous equipment, noise, dust and chemicals, including pesticides. We need children to be safe in our schools, yet because land use is a local affair, school locations are exempt from the general plan […]
New campaign to save bees from pesticides Neonicotinoids are neuro-active insecticides similar in chemical structure to nicotine. It may also be that bees are not the only form of wildlife affected.The loss of bees worldwide has been puzzling scientists. Bees pollinate over one-third of food crops and their loss is set to cause ecological problems […]
Obesity may be tougher on male immune systems than females. Male mice may have the tendency to produce higher levels of white blood cells that encourage inflammation, which contributes to the negative health consequences of obesity. Male mice are most often studied because their risk for developing these diseases. Obesity does not trigger inflammation in female mice […]
Declare war on wasps this summer Shoo Away device confuses insects by blasting them with beams of moving light. A new hi-tech version of the notorious cork hat has been created in a bid to stop wasps from ruining barbeques. The Shoo Away gizmo actually blasts the much-hated insects with small beams of light, baffling them using a similar […]
Ottawa School to reopen doors Students at Charles H. Hulse Public School will return to their regular classes today, more than a month after the elementary school was closed due to an insecticide that made some students and staff sick. The school has been undergoing renovations to remove insecticide residue. Some parents say they’re still upset […]
Several recent studies point to a disturbing relationship between bees, which are essential for the health of the planet, and a particular class of pesticide known as nicotinoids. Nicotine, the compound we all know and fear, is a natural substance. Plants produce it because it keeps bugs away. Hence the development of neonicotinoids, synthetic […]
Beekeepers warn store-bought plants may carry deadly pesticide Environmentalists are warning the public over a pesticide they say is bad for bees. Manitoba Bureau Chief Jill Macyshon explains. Beekeepers and scientists say some store-bought herbs, flowers and seeds may contain a pesticide linked to mass bee die-offs in North America. Studies have linked neonicotinoid pesticides […]
Second child dies after being exposed to bedbug insecticide Another child has died after being exposed to an insecticide his parents were using to kill bedbugs in their northern Alberta apartment. The two-year-old boy died Thursday while being treated at Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton. Imam Sherif El Sayid of the Al Rashid mosque told […]
It’s not a huge thing in the fight to reverse a dramatic population decline. The decline of the nation’s honeybee population started in the 1980s and has been blamed on a variety of factors, including neonicotinoids, a type of insecticide and other seed producers, and the varroa mite, a parasite that may contribute to colony […]
The government is censoring its own scientists for studying ties between pesticides and bee deaths? Following reports that scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture are being harassed and their research on bee-killing pesticides is being censored or suppressed, a broad coalition of farmers, environmentalists, fisheries and food-safety organizations urged an investigation in a […]
A new study suggests that just two weeks of eating a changed diet is enough to drastically reduce the amount of lingering ag chemicals. There are pesticides—and other agricultural chemicals too—in your body right now. With organic food production accounting for less than 1 percent of the world’s farmland, herbicides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, and […]
Randy Bilesky owner/operator of Go Green Pest Control is interview by Delta Cable. May 7 2015, Delta cable interviewed Randy Bilesky of Go Green Pest Control Corp. The discussed quickly turned from what Randy does to what he is concerned about in the local area. “We are looking at a massive invasion of the […]
Do to continue Government pressures, north American car companies are “going green” by using biodegradable components to build their cars. Unfortunately for many car owners this has come at a cost: the expensive repair bill resulting from rodents chewing the wire coatings and other electrical parts under the hood! Randy Bilesky of Go Green Pest Control in […]
Rats scurrying down hospital hallways, chewing through wires and nibbling on food scraps near the cafeteria. Children’s Hospital, the rodent problem there has definitely got worse in recent years. These are a few of the recent rodent sightings reported by public health inspectors, nurses and staff members at B.C. Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. A […]
Blame the ‘impressive fire ant’ for delayed at Vancouver’s airport and don’t expect things to get much better Richmond B.C. — The invasive fire ant continues to spread in the Lower Mainland, wreaking havoc on Vancouver airport runways and forcing CP Rail to burn the soil on the Arbutus corridor in attempts to eradicate them. Last […]
1. Avoid applying pesticides to blooming plants, or when conditions favor drift into areas with plants in bloom. 2. If you must spray plants in bloom, select a pesticide that is less toxic to bees (e.g. Bt, insecticidal soap, summer spray oil). Spot spray when possible to limit pesticide exposure risks. 3. Apply pesticides only […]
Beneficial ants being mistaken for invasive species in Naramata near Penticton BC May 04, 2015 – 11:51 AM PENTICTON – A beneficial native species of ant is being mistaken for an invasive species that doesn’t, according to a Thompson Rivers University researcher. Following an InfoNews story on the European fire ant last week, several […]
Impressive fire ant (IFA; Myrmica specioides): Specimens were sent to Dr. Higgins from Vancouver Airport that were originally thought to be European fire ant (EFA), but they turned out to be a very similar species, M. specioides. YVR has a highly established population of M. specioides in their fields. Unlike EFA, these are undergoing mating […]
