More Pest Trivia...

Here are a few more interesting pests facts for trivia buffs....

• Caterpillars may have over 4000 separate muscles. Humans have only 792.
• Of the 20 million people in Latin America who are infected by Chagas disease, a serious kissing bug-borne illness, about 50,000 die annually.
• Bees must collect the nectar from 2,000 flowers to make 1 tablespoon of honey.
• Cicadas breathe through spiracles - small holes in the abdomen.
• Men claim their number one pest concern to be termites (24%) while women put spiders as their number one pest concern (16%).
• The Madagascan Hissing Cockroach is one of the few insects who give birth to live young, rather than laying eggs.

Dave's Pest Control
Serving Central Massachusetts
www.davespestcontrol.net

Reference: www.pestworld.org