Insect Sheild
Ways to protect yourself from insects

Expected Up-Tick in Tick Populations This Season
MARYSVILLE, Ohio, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This spring, welcoming temperatures throughout the country lured people outside sooner than usual, providing early-arriving, and hungry, ticks their first warm weather feast: you and your family.

Pet Owners: Look Out for Fleas, Ticks and Mosquitoes this Summer
ATLANTA, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Orkin, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rollins Inc. (NYSE: ROL), warns pet owners to check their four-legged friends for fleas, ticks and mosquito bites.

American Idols Go to Washington, D.C. with Malaria No More to Voice American Support for the Fight Against Malaria
Idol Finalists Jason Castro (Season 7), Melinda Doolittle (Season 6) and Elliott Yamin (Season 5) will meet with Members of Congress on Wednesday, March 7 NEW YORK, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Malaria No More, a nonprofit organization determined to help end malaria deaths in Africa, will bring former American Idol finalists Jason Castro (Season 7, 4th place), Melinda Doolittle (Season 6, 3rd place) and Elliott Yamin (Season 5, 3rd place) to Washington, D.C.

Dengue Mosquitoes in Film Debut
LONDON, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxitec, a British company with a new approach to combating the dengue mosquito, Aedes aegypti, has today launched a new educational film, 'Controlling the Dengue Mosquito - the Oxitec Solution'.

Texas Economy Ticks Up in December, Reports the Comerica Bank Texas Economic Activity Index
DALLAS, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Bank's Texas Economic Activity Index rose one point in December, to a level of 93.  December's reading is 21 points, or 29 percent, above the index cyclical low of 72.

Lyme Disease Awareness Month: Six Tips You Need to Know to Deal With Ticks in Your Own Backyard
RICHMOND, Va., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than 250,000 Americans, the bite of a deer tick meant the start of a life changing disease. With record warm temperatures and the start of May's National Lyme Disease Awareness Month, Mosquito Squad () is on watch and has six tips to help homeowners tick-proof their yards. Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).