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Jim Hyland U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.90 Clarity of Response 9.95 Timeliness 9.91 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 340	I am an expert in Forestry, Forest Entomology, Forest Pest Control, and Forest Health. Extensive knowledge in Identification of insects and diseases of trees. Expert on Bark beetles and other insects that attack forests. Also a Registrated Forester with extensive knowledge in the management and care of forests.
Stephen Vantassel U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.91 Clarity of Response 9.86 Timeliness 9.95 Politeness 9.94 Total Questions 1147	I was a professional animal damage controller. If you are having problems with squirrels, raccoons, beavers, moles, voles, etc. damaging your property, I can help give you information to resolve that damage. I was an assistant editor for Wildlife Control Technology magazine and have published numerous articles as well as two books in this field.
Jack DeAngelis U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.91 Clarity of Response 9.97 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 170	I can answer questions in any area of entomology (study of insects, spiders, mites, ticks, and other terrestrial arthropods). Contact me about home and garden insects such as aphids and spider mites, insects that bite and sting such as ticks and wasps, and insects that damage homes such as carpenter ants and termites.
Mike Mascio U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.94 Clarity of Response 9.97 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 9.98 Total Questions 466	I have been an avid gardener since 1985 and an AllExpert volunteer since 1998. I specialize in soil preparation, seed starting and plant propagation, flowers, vegetables, and general landscaping. I am a strong advocate of the square foot method of gardening and the use of organic controls for pests and diseases.
Dan Jincks Unavailable View Profile View Past Answers	Rating N/A (Expert Not Accept Rating) Total Questions 206	I can help with controlling a number of nocturnal mammal wildlife pest problems. Deer, Coyote, Bear, Racccoon, Armadillo, Skunk, Opossum, Beaver, Bobcat, Fox, Mink, Muskrat. (sorry, not moles or rabbits)

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Recent Answers

2009-11-01 Tiny brown house bugs - vancouver:

Steven, This is a good description of a dermestid carpet beetle larva. Dermestid beetles feed on a variety of organic materials including animal-based fabrics and stored foods like cereals and dry pet

2009-10-29 Mulch Digger:

I suspect the culprit would be skunks or an armadillo. Controlling for grubs after wildlife find them is essentially useless. but I suspect treating grubs after the damage starts makes people feel

2009-10-25 Biting Insects:

Alan, Whenever bites occur where clothing is constricted (waist, socks, undergarments) the first suspect is chigger mites. Chigger mites are very small (1/100") larval mites that bite but do not burrow

2009-10-25 Millipedes:

Shilpa, Millipedes live in the leaf litter layer (dead plant material that accumulates on top of the soil) where they feed on organic material. They enter homes, sometimes in large numbers, following

2009-10-25 Scale on my Fig Tree:

Katie, As you know scale insects can be very difficult to control. Infestations develop slowly so they tend occur on older plantings. Adult scales are covered by a waxy shell which makes treating them