You see a cockroach scurry across the floor of your favorite lunch spot, you
read in the paper about a rootworm infestation that greatly reduced this years
corn crop, or a student at your child’s school disturbs a fire ant nest and is
repeatedly stung.
Whatever the scenario, in the United States alone, pests like these cause
billions of dollars in damage to our food supply, natural resources, and
property. Just as important, they affect our health and well being by inflicting
short and long term injury in thousands of us each year.