Wpn Celebrating Three Years

It is hard to believe with this past Sep 7th just passing WpN is now three year years old.

For the naysayers, we have not ever formed a new trade association and still back our one and only trade association, NWCOA and are proud to be one of their vendor members today.

It is hard to believe that what started out as five guys wanting to share their tips and tricks with other NWCO’s into the 563 members, 165 podcasts and over 200 videos online we have today and have done it without ever charging any member access to our site and have no plans to ever do it either.

Overtime we have evolved into a network of members who are also avid hunters and fur trappers, beekeeping enthusiasts and but have always stuck to one central theme of connecting the wildlife control industry together.There are many who may argue the fit with beekeeping but so many of us do bee cut outs and live bee removals today because of our involvement beekeeping has become a strong interest area to large part of our membership.

Our current business model is to take this all to the next highest level and promote each of these industries and the people behind each of them and will begin “Connecting The Consumer Better With Our Own Industry” with a commitment to educating the public and our own members alike.

We are holding a podcast Sunday Night for all of our NWCO’s to discuss and share ideas on how to make a NWCO’s business stay solvent over a long cold, snowy winter in the deep snow up north.

The next consecutive 50 Thursdays with the exception of each 2nd Tuesday of each Month (WpN Beekeepers Night) we will be interviewing NWCO’s in each state that advertise with WpN with the state of NY this next Thursday. Still time to signup and be part of that podcast.Call and ask Robb how!

Our phone numbers have changed! Some of our web sites have changed but our commitment to promote all of you has never changed and many of you will be amazed at the changes going behind the scenes daily to not only stay competitive but be become the leading web sites about our industry.

On oct 1st our new monthly Ezine will be part of the content at “WildlifeControl-USA.COM”and will be how we show case our industry in a positive light to the consumer and of course be linked to all of our state and local directories.;

We don’t build you a page but actually build you a web site within our site and give your business all the tools locally to grow on the internet on your own.For those who belong to the directory we do offer free web site hosting and your own personal FTP access to build your own site and connect it to our directory and a win win for those struggling to make every dollar count. Don’t want to build it yourself, ask me to build your site for you or even just just do the SEO work on your site to get the search engine rankings you need to compete as a NWCO in this new digital age.

Any questions or concerns please feel free to call me.

Robb Russell
Founder, And The One And Only Owner of
The Wildlife Pro Network

http://animalcontrol-usa.com

352-575-0121

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If you want to become part of the new directory and are a wildlife control professional feel free to call and ask how we can market you,develop your web sites, host them and provide state of the art search engine optimization to increase your internet market presence.

The Wildlife Pro Network announces the inclusion of Trutech Inc. of North Eastern Florida. They can be reached at 1-904-724-1115 and found on the FindthewildlifePro Directory at http://www.wildlifecontrol.tv/florida/jacksonville and on their own web site at http://trutechinc.com

Your source for Pest Control and Removal along with Animal and Wildlife Control. We offer services for the following: Bats, Bees, Hornets, Wasps, Yellow Jackets, Squirrels, Raccoons, Snakes, Coyotes, Beavers, Rats, Mice, Skunks, Opossums, Voles, Moles, Chipmunks, Birds, Armadillos, Foxes, Honeybee Comb Removal, Insulation Replacement, Dead Animal Removal, Exclusion Services and more.

Their Florida service areas include:

Baker County, Florida – Baxter, Cuyler, Glen Saint Mary, Macclenny, Macedonia, Margeretta, Sanderson, Taylor

Nassau County, Florida – Amelia Island, Bryceville, Callahan, Fernandina Beach, Hilliard

Duval County, Florida – Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Mayport, Neptune Beach

Clay County, Florida- Bellair, Green Cove Springs, Keystone Heights, Middleburg, Orange Park, Penney Farms

St Johns County, Florida- Crescent Beach, Fort Matanzas, Fruit Cove, Hastings, Marineland, Palm Valley, Ponte Vedra, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Augustine, St. Augustine Beach, Switzerland, Vilano Beach

Putnam County, Florida- Crescent City, East Palatka, Florahome, Fruitland, Georgetown, Hollister, Interlachen, Lake Como, Melrose, Palatka, Pomona Park, San Mateo, Satsuma, Welaka

Flagler County, Florida- Beverly Beach, Bunnell, Flagler Beach, Marineland, Palm Coast

The Wildlife Pro Network announces the inclusion of Dead or Alive Wildlife Removal of Broward County, Florida. They can be reached at 954-513-5957 and found on the FindthewildlifePro Directory at http://www.wildlifecontrol.tv/florida/fortlauderdale/ and on their own web site at http://doawildlife.com

Dead or Alive Wildlife Removal Inc. is a family owned and operated business serving the whole east coast of Florida. We handle almost all nuisance wildlife cases. If we can’t handle your wildlife problem we will help you find someonethat can.

Serving the whole east coast of Florida. We handle almost all nuisance wildlife cases. If we can’t handle your wildlife problem we will help you find someone that can. We specialize in removing nuisance wildlife from residential homes, commercial buildings and private or public properties and placing them back in their natural environment. We also handle most insect cases you may have including but not limited to cockroaches, wasps, and bees. We use all organic repellents to permanently evict a wide variety of insects, these repellents are not harmful to animals or humans. Dead or Alive is one of the very few nuisance wildlife removers that handles deceased animals. We extract the deceased wildlife from your property, decontaminate and deodorize the entire area. Here at Dead or Alive Wildlife Removal Inc. We are dedicated to making our pesky little friends comfortable as we provide the best customer service possible. So if your having a nuisance wildlife problem then give us a call today and let us handle your every waking wildlife removal need. “A Humane Professional Solution To Today’s Nuisance Wildlife Problems”

CALL THEM TODAY FOR YOUR FREE OVER THE PHONE ESTIMATE! Their service areas include:

Martin County – Arundel, Indiantown, Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach, Jupiter Island, Ocean Breeze Park, Palm City, Sewall’s Point, Stuart

Palm Beach County – Atlantis, Belle Glade, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Briny Breezes, Canal Point, Cloud Lake, Delray Beach, Glen Ridge, Golf, Greenacres, Gulf Stream, Haverhill, Highland Beach, Hypoluxo, Juno Beach, Jupiter, Jupiter Inlet Colony, Lake Clarke Shores, Lake Park, Lake Worth, Lantana, Loxahatchee, Manalapan, Mangonia Park, North Palm Beach, Ocean Ridge, Pahokee, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach Shores, Palm Springs, Riviera Beach, Royal Palm Beach, Sandcut, South Bay, South Palm Beach, Tequesta, Wellington, West Palm Beach

Broward County – Coconut Creek, Cooper City, Coral Springs, Dania Beach, Davie, Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, Hillsboro Beach, Hollywood, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Lauderhill, Lazy Lake, Lighthouse Point, Margate, Miramar, North Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Parkland, Pembroke Park, Pembroke Pines, Plantation, Pompano Beach, Port Everglades, Sea Ranch Lakes, Southwest Ranches, Sunrise, Tamarac, Weston, Wilton Manors

Miami Dade County – Aventura, Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Biscayne Park, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Cutler Bay, Doral, El Portal, Florida City, Golden Beach, Goulds, Hialeah, Hialeah Gardens, Homestead, Indian Village, Islandia, Kendall, Key Biscayne, Leisure City, Medley, Miami, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, Miami Lakes, Miami Shores Village, Miami Springs, North Bay Village, North Miami, North Miami Beach, Opa-Locka, Palmetto Bay, Pinecrest, Pinewood, Princeton, Richmond Heights, South Miami, Sunny Isles Beach, Surfside, Sweetwater, Virginia Gardens, West Miami, Westchester, Westwood Lake

Monroe County – Big Pine, Islamorada, Key Colony Beach, Key Largo, Key West, Layton, Marathon, Sugarloaf Key, Tavernier

Thursday May 14th at 8PM EST -> The Wildlife Pro Network Podcasts

By Rob Overton, http://www.bushkillfarms.com/

I would like to extend and open invitation to join us for a podcast on beekeeping. It is part of the Wildlife Pro Network series of podcasts. If you haven’t checked them out yet, you are missing out. Robb Russell from WildlifePro.net does a great job and there is loads of informative information being shared.

Now don’t be scared off by the term “podcast”. You don’t need to download/install/configure anything on your computer to participate. In fact, you don’t even need your computer. An ordinary phone is all that is needed (of course you can use your computer if you elect to do so). The Wildlife Pro Network plans on regularly holding a monthly Beekeepers Podcast every 2nd Tuesday of each Month.

Just call (724) 444-7444 and use call id – 16456# It is that simple. Use 1# as a pin number.You can also listen in to the show using a computer at http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=16456&cmd=tc

We will have some experienced bee removers to kick it off, but the direction of the discussion will go however the participants lead it. So come with your topics (beekeeping related of course).Members from two popular beekeeping forums,http://forum.beemaster.com and http://www.beekeepingforums.com

Bob Evans, who will be hosting, is a Nationally Certified Wildlife Control Professional and is a full time nuisance wildlife control operator doing business as Live Trapping by Matt. Bob has been keeping bees about 20 years and covers all of New York State for bee removals. Bob is also a pro at these podcasts and has a wealth of knowledge to share.

Steve Prince, who is from Georgia and captures more swarms in a give year than the majority of us capture in a lifetime, combined!

I am a 2nd generation beekeeper with 30 years experience. The last 5 years I have been focusing on feral stock, and operate a part-time bee removal business in the Catskill Mountains and surrounding areas under Bushkill Apiary.

I was hoping to get a few more removal experts to participate. Unfortunately , due to hearing issues, Iddee(Walter Swaim) needs to stick with text based correspondence, and I could not confirm participation from the others as it is getting into the busy season.

Rob Overton of Bushkill Farms and a member of The Wildlife Pro Network has been  been doing quite a bit of bee removals for a few years now and heavily rely on using a bee vac. Rob was never quite pleased with the traditional box in a box design, so a couple of years ago I designed my own. It is basically a top and a bottom that is used with a regular hive body. The concept is to suck them right into the hive and not have to move them again, which reduces the stress and killing of more bees. It stores compactly and can either be used with a separate vac or an integrated one and is easily expandable for those huge swarms. Quite a few other beekeepers have built them as well and have had good success.

Here is a link to all of Rob Overton’s  details -> http://robo.bushkillfarms.com/beekeeping/bee-vac/

Need help removing a hive of live bees please visit http://honeybeeremovals.com

or visit findthewildlifepro.com

For those in the Gaineville, Florida area- please give me a call at 386-454-7474 or visit my web site http://gainesvillewildliferemoval.com

Live Honey BEE Removal

Websites:

http://gainesvillewildliferemoval.com

http://findthewildlifepro.com/us/fl/gainesville/

http://animalcontrol-usa.com

No chemicals, No poisons, Earthy Friendly,Green Mechanical Techniques and Safe Relocation and Managed By A Beekeeper.

Either In Your Home or Your Landcape is Never A Problem. Call For Quote 386-454-7474

Serving all of Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist and Suwannee Counties including the towns/cities of Lake City, Fort White, Watertown, Five Points, Lake Butler, Raiford, Worthington Springs,Glen St. Mary, Macclenny, Alachua, Archer, Gainesville,Hawthorne, High Springs, LaCrosse, Micanopy, Newberry, Waldo, Jonesville, Haile Plantation, Bell, Fanning Springs, Trenton,Jasper, Jennings, White Springs,Branford, Live Oak, O’Brien, McAlpin, Wellborn, Mayo .

Additional Services:

Specializing in the humane removal of: Moles, Squirrels (Gray, Fox and Flying), Bats, Beavers, Birds, Raccoons, Opossums, Skunks, Snakes, Coyotes,Foxes, Snapping Turtles, Nutria, Armadillo, and much more

Member:

Florida Beekeeping Association

Florida Wildlife Control Association

The Wildlife Pro Network

Robb Russell, and The Wildlife Pro Network proudly announces it schedule for the month of May 2009. We are now entering our 16th month of providing the nuisance wildlife control industry informative podcasts as an extension of education for the new, up and coming or veteran in the wildlife control industry.

The podcasts are open to all who have a sincere interest and if you are interested in participating in any of the upcoming topics or interested in sponsoring one of our shows please give Robb Russell a phone call at 386-454-7474 or email at robb@wildlifepro.net.

OUR PODCASTS Thursdays And Sundays 8 PM EST 1-724-444-7444 Call ID 16456 or listen in at http://talkshoe.com/tc/16456/ .

05/03/2009 08:00 PM EDT
NWCO Nutria Trapping

05/07/2009 08:00 PM EDT
NWCO Fox Trapping

05/10/2009 08:00 PM EDT
Pigeon & Crow Control

05/14/2009 08:00 PM EDT
WpN Beekeepers Nite #1

05/17/2009 08:00 PM EDT
NWCO Turtle Trapping

05/21/2009 08:00 PM EDT
Ladies of The NWCO Industry

05/24/2009 08:00 PM EDT
NWCO & Trapping Industry Vendor Night

05/28/2009 08:00 PM EDT
WpN Swap Shop

05/31/2009 01:00 AM EDT
No Show- Memorial Weekend

Mystery Solved for Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)?
Robb Russell, Gainesville, Florida

Great news came out of Spain this week that if correct may finally solve the mystery surrounding the disappearance of domesticated honey bees throughout the United States. Honey bees are a very significant contributor to most of all farmed goods in the United States since we rely on them to pollinate the crops harvested to feed this great nation.

Up until now this discovery and link to a parasite found in professional apiaries called Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) the beekeepers and scientists have been fooled about its origin. As a fellow bee keeper I have long been concerned of whether or not we would ever have a cure for CCD.

Thanks to the efforts of a Spanish science team they have now isolated the parasite and were successful in eliminating this parasite. They were successful in treating the infected surviving under-populated colonies with the antibiotic drug, flumagillin and demonstrated complete recovery of all infected colonies.

For more info please READ THE ARTICLE

If you have a problem with bees swarming and want to have them removed . I personally recommend not hiring a pest control company that uses chemicals since we still have low populations of bees throughout the United States. Hire a beekeeper or a professional company that offers live bee removal. The professionals are trained to not only to resolve your Human-Bee Conflict but safely return the bees back to the environment using approved green methods. You can find Beekeepers and live honey bee trappers through our many web sites: wildlifecontrol.tv , honeybeeremovals.com and anytime animal control.

For those in North Central Florida I am always available for both consultation and removal of honey bees in Alachua, Baker, Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Madison, Marion, Suwanee and Union counties. Some of these cities and towns but not all of them are: Lake City, Fort White, Watertown, Five Points, Lake Butler, Raiford, Worthington Springs,Glen St. Mary, Macclenny, Alachua, Archer, Gainesville,Hawthorne, High Springs, LaCrosse, Micanopy, Newberry, Waldo, Jonesville, Haile Plantation, Bell, Fanning Springs, Trenton,Jasper, Jennings, White Springs,Branford, Live Oak, O’Brien, McAlpin, Wellborn, Mayo.

Robb Russell
Anytime Animal Control of Florida
gainesvillewildliferemoval.com
386-454-7474

Bed bugs are on the rise across the USA. If you are a traveler, BEWARE!

Bedbugs are a nightmare and in many parts of the country have already developed an immunity to pyrethroids. I have done several motel rooms in the past and can tell you although this is a high dollar service it all comes down to being very detailed in your inspection and treatment. For example, the average motel room requires 3-4 hours of inspection and treatment.

Steamed heat works best in areas you can get away with it. Steam cleaning carpets, (especially carpet corners and edges) about every crack and crevices you can think of. Removing pictures off the wall, putting mattress covers on every “new” mattress and dismantling every piece of furniture and doing 100% coverage and treating every crevice and I mean every crevice. Neglect one area and the whole invasion thing just takes off like you never treated the place.

The adult bedbug is known to be able to go for over 6 months without feeding, and when deprived of food may live for a year and a half.(this means bring a living human host in 1/1/2 years and suddenly they found a blood meal). Eggs are deposited into hidden crevices by the female, and normally hatch within about 1 week. But, in cooler temperatures this may take a month of more.

As far as chemicals I have used Phantom, or a Eco Smart Botanical . Pesticides work very poorly on the eggs and that means physically removing every egg. Mattresses, pillows, upholstered furniture are thrown away and replaced with covers and made of Steri-Fab and vinyl upholstery (easier to treat next time); Replacing carpeted floors with tile will keep the maintenance costs down next time their is a re-infestation. Fumigating a home or building may not even kill all the eggs.

As far as equipment Tyvek suits, taped close, gloves. A tool box that includes every possible screw driver, torx, you name it; box wrenches, socket set and at least a two man team since the job involves flipping over every piece of furniture and doing detailed work.

This work is very labor intensive. Customers want guarantees and you to return for re-occurrences which can be something as simple as last nights guest bringing them with them from the nights stay at another motel. If you are thinking of doing this as a business, think it over, lots of re-inspections and follow-ups to stay ahead of the problems.

If its a home, just about every upholstered furniture can be suspect especially if someone moved from the bed to the couch to sleep because they could not handle the bed bugs in the bedroom. We got out of the bed bug business when we realized it involved dedicated crews ;but we basically did motels that were a revolving door for re-infestation. Homes on the other hand were profitable if they agreed to replacing all upholstered furniture and not stay in motels and thoroughly inspect items from guests who stayed in a motel on the way to Florida.

DDT fixed this once and now in the days of IPM and less use of pesticides as a industry this has caused a resurgence of bed bugs.

About The Author:

I have worked as a pest control technician since the mid 90’s and back in 2007 made the decision to work exclusively with vertebrate pests. Today I run Anytime Animal Control of North Central Florida , if you have a animal or bird problem please keep me in mind. I service all of Alachua,Bradford, Columbia,Gilchrist,Union and Suwanee Florida Counties including the towns/cities of Lake City,Fort White,Watertown, Five Points, Lake Butler, Raiford, Worthington Springs,Glen St. Mary, Macclenny, Alachua, Archer, Gainesville,Hawthorne, High Springs, LaCrosse, Micanopy, Newberry, Waldo, Jonesville, Haile Plantation, Bell, Fanning Springs, Trenton,Jasper,Jennings,White Springs,Branford, Live Oak, O’Brien, McAlpin, Wellborn, and Mayo .

Additional Professional Services:

Specializing in the humane removal of: Moles, Squirrels (Gray,Fox and Flying), Bats, Beavers, Birds, Raccoons, Opossums, Skunks, Snakes, Coyotes,Foxes, Snapping Turtles, Nutria, Armadillo,Live Honey Bee Removal and much more

You can reach Robb by phone at 1-352–575-0121 or visit my website. Looking for a wildlife control professional across the Untied States try our directory at http://animalcontrol-usa.com.

Note: I am sharing this story as a reminder to never try to pick up a wild animal no matter how good intentioned you may be. Wild animals should be left alone and no one can really determine by a visual inspection that a animal may have rabies or other diseases.

On Saturday, March 14th,2009 I got a call from my son’s best friend’s mom that  her husband found a raccoon down the street. She was all teary eyed  over the phone and on her way to pick up her husband who was at work and needing to come home because he became sick and that he refused to get medical help and she asked me to step in and try to help the situation.

So I made the phone call to their local health department in Suwanee County, Florida  who obviously wanted me to go bring them the coon. Did I forget to mention, they kept it in a outside bathroom and it was tearing the bathroom up.

The coon turned out to be a young juvenile and the bite broke his skin on his right forearm and looked to be healing well, no redness, no swelling and thankfully a good clean looking wound healing well. But good looking or not since rabies runs through saliva and not the blood stream it was necessary to have the coon protected and determine whether the coon had rabies and whether rabies treatment needed to be initiated right away.

So I went over poled the coon, shot it per instructions from the health department  and took it to the lab for a necropsy and filled out the incident report with the health department .

The lab results were shipped  via FedEx to the state lab in Jacksonville , Florida and thankfully 48 hours later we were all relieved to learn the coon did not have rabies.

The dad, promised he would think twice next time but not really sure if he learned anything today but at least I got the animal tested.

What To Do If Bitten By Any Animal

If you have been bitten or scratched by an animal that might
be rabid, do the following:

• Act promptly, but do not panic. It takes time for the rabies
virus to react in the body.

• Capture and kill the suspect animal, if possible, without
destroying the head.

• Wash the wound immediately and thoroughly with generous
amounts of soap and water. Then apply rubbing alcohol or
a strong solution of water and iodine to the exposed areas
(except for the eyes, of course).

• Contact a physician immediately after this first-aid treatment.
Rabies vaccine and antiserum will then be administered as
required.

About The Author:

Robb Russell provides wildlife,bird and animal services to all of Alachua,Bradford, Columbia,Gilchrist,Union and Suwanee Florida Counties including the towns/cities of Lake City,Fort White,Watertown, Five Points, Lake Butler, Raiford, Worthington Springs,Glen St. Mary, Macclenny, Alachua, Archer, Gainesville,Hawthorne, High Springs, LaCrosse, Micanopy, Newberry, Waldo, Jonesville, Haile Plantation, Bell, Fanning Springs, Trenton,Jasper,Jennings,White Springs,Branford, Live Oak, O’Brien, McAlpin, Wellborn, and Mayo .

Additional Professional Services:

Specializing in the humane removal of: Moles, Squirrels (Gray,Fox and Flying), Bats, Beavers, Birds, Raccoons, Opossums, Skunks, Snakes, Coyotes,Foxes, Snapping Turtles, Nutria, Armadillo,Live Honey Bee Removal and much more

You can reach Robb by phone at 1-352-575-0121 or visit his website.