Ace Exterminating received the 2011 Seal of Satisfaction in the pest control category.
Ace Exterminating's Johnnie Hunter and Scotty Yant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Services Select announced the 2011 Seal of Satisfaction certification mark and award recipient companies for Nashville. Ace Exterminating received the 2011 Seal of Satisfaction in the pest control category. Ace Exterminating has been serving Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky since 1988, offering general pest, termite, moisture and wildlife control
Coxreels introduces a complete line of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) hose reels built on the all-steel construction SH and T Series of reels.
Coxreels introduces a complete line of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) hose reels built on the all-steel construction SH and T Series of reels. These reels are equipped with a stainless steel external full-flow swivel and chemical resistant Viton seals to provide a safe, reliable DEF dispensing solution. The swivel is easy to access for simple seal maintenance and fast DEF dispenser hose installation. Coxreels provides professional reeling systems in heavy-duty single pedestal (SH Series) or supreme-duty dual pedestal (T Series) configurations that handle DEF hoses up to 75 feet of ¾ inch and up to 50 feet of 1 inch hose I.D. Both versatile designs are outfitted with Super Hub dual axle support systems to increase stability and reduce vibration during operation, making these reels the perfect DEF handling solutions for either stationary or rugged mobile applications. The new models are available in standard spring retraction and EZ-Coil controlled retraction systems that promote greater operator and workplace safety by retracting up to 80% slower than conventional reels, the company reports.
For more information, visit www.coxreels.com.
Several new pest-related videos have been added to the site including interviews with leading PCOs and technical specialists, including Terminix’s Fred Strickland.
PCT has added several new pest-related videos to the site including interviews with leading PCOs and technical specialists. CLICK HERE to watch
Genes in animal immune systems may evolve in one of two main ways in the constant fight against pathogens, Cornell researchers report.
Genes in animal immune systems may evolve in one of two main ways in the constant fight against pathogens: They may evolve diverse forms of genes (alleles) to fight a wide variety of pathogens, or when only a few pathogens dominate, they may evolve one or a few alleles that specialize against common infections.
The Cornell researchers have found evidence of both these adaptive strategies occurring in the same immune-defense genes in different subpopulations of the human malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae.
The research, appearing March 8 in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, focused on a cluster of genes called APL1, which are part of the mosquitoes' immune defense against malaria parasites and other pathogens. Malaria infects humans, but it also makes mosquitoes that transmit the disease sick.
"From a purely evolutionary biology perspective, seeing both of those patterns occur in a single gene is very unusual; it validates both models," said Brian Lazzaro, the study's principal investigator and a Cornell associate professor of evolutionary genetics in the Department of Entomology.
Opening this fall in Chicago at the Notebaert Nature Museum is a traveling exhibit titled "Eww! What’s Eating You?"
LAS VEGAS — Opening this fall in Chicago at the Notebaert Nature Museum is a traveling exhibit titled Eww! What’s Eating You? The exhibit will travel to 15 major cities across the United States over a five-year span, revealing the repulsive, yet morbidly fascinating world of parasites.
Produced by Exhibit IQ, a Las Vegas-based producer of innovative exhibitions and educational programs, the 5,000-square-foot exhibit brings to life some of the most complex life forms on earth through dramatic design, rich content, oversized models, graphic eye-witness accounts and never-before-seen photographs, as well as preserved and live specimens of bed bugs, mosquitoes, ticks, tapeworms and many other skin-crawling (both on and under) critters. Eww! is a follow-up to the company’s other popular entomology-themed traveling exhibit CSI: Crime Scene Insects.
“Parasites might be gross to talk about, but complex and fascinating science exists in the symbiotic relationships between parasites and humans,” said John H. Good, president and executive producer for Exhibit IQ. “Eww! What’s Eating You? digs into the ancient beginnings of human-parasite interactions and guides visitors through modern tales, including cutting-edge medical applications. It’s a really unique and engaging way not just to entertain, but to inform and educate.”
Curated by world-renowned researchers and authors, the interactive exhibit demonstrates from the mildly irritating to the wildly infectious how many parasites prey on humans to successfully complete their life cycles. Expanding the notion of truly relevant and innovative science-based museum exhibits, Exhibit IQ assembled an accomplished team of academics, content specialists, educators, designers, fabricators, interactive engineers, multi-media experts and museum marketing specialists to create Eww! What’s Eating You? to ensure the project provided an accurate and impactful informal education experience.
The company expects the traveling exhibit to reach up to 5 million museum visitors during its 60-month tour through North America. For more information on tour dates and locations, visit www.exhibitiq.com.