Pest-control firm calls for yellow-jacket reports
posted by admin in Pest ControlRussell Lamp, owner of Integrated Pest Control in Oregon, said he has a “swell time†handling stinging insects such as wasps, hornets and bees. But when it comes to collecting certain species for pharmaceutical firms manufacturing vaccines for individuals with allergic reactions to stings, he takes his work seriously.
Lamp is calling for property owners to “give him a buzz†if they encounter the little buggers, especially yellow jackets’ ground nests, which are now in demand to help stock supplies in the venom immunology industry. Doctors inject small amounts of vaccines into patients before they’re stung to build immunity against allergic reactions ranging from swelling in minor cases to death or near-death experiences.
Exceptionally warm weather contributed to a prosperous season for insects, with yellow-jacket populations doubling about every 10 days in late June and early July, he said. The result has been more frequent run-ins with stinging insects that tend to aggressively defend their nests. In one case in Whitehouse, Lamp and his employees recently removed what he described as the largest yellow-jacket nest he’s ever seen.
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